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<br />\\DC3-ELKR\Shared\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\OA\OA 18-05 ERX\5-City Council\OA 18-05 sr 5-22- <br />18.docx <br />as amusement rides, animal events, art shows, concerts, craft fairs, itinerant shows, and religious revival <br />meetings. <br /> <br />Research and Development Facility means research, development, and testing laboratories that do not involve <br />the mass manufacture, fabrication, processing, or sale of products. <br /> <br /> The city already defines this. Research and development facility means a structure or complex of <br />structures designed or used primarily for research and development functions related to industry <br />and similar fields of endeavor, which does not involve the mass manufacture, fabrication, <br />processing, or sale of products. Staff recommends using the existing definition. <br /> <br />Conference and Event Center means a facility for service organizations, business and professional <br />conferences, and seminars limited to accommodations for conference attendees. <br /> <br />Swap Meet means occasional or periodic commercial activities held in an open area or an enclosed <br />structure where 1) groups of sellers rent space on a short-term basis to display, barter, or sell handcrafted <br />or other goods to the public; or 2) one or more sellers bring goods for auctioning to the public. <br /> <br /> Staff recommends removing the strikethrough text. <br /> <br />Work Session <br />The City Council reviewed this at their work session on April 16, 2018, and had no issues with what was <br />being proposed. They directed staff to continue working with the applicant. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this at their work session on April 24, 2018. The commission <br />discussed traffic concerns, camping events, and ERX’s vision by expanding the scope and concept of <br />their facility. <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the commission to support future expansion plans presented by ERX, seeing it as <br />a benefit to the community and drawing visitors into Elk River, and support the vision of ERX with the <br />introduction of new uses to the property to better utilize their space on non-race days. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Location Map <br /> Narrative <br />