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Using the Plan <br /> • Council or another party with a vested interest in effected property. The City <br /> Council must approve amendments by resolution. Council initiated <br /> amendments, however, may not be adopted until the Council has received a <br /> recommendation from the Planning Commission, or until 60 days have elapsed <br /> from the date of submission to the Planning Commission. All amendments <br /> are subject to the same public hearing and 2/3 vote requirements as adoption <br /> of the original plan. <br /> Project Evaluation <br /> In adopting the Comprehensive Plan, the City of Elk River makes a <br /> commitment to use the Plan as a means of evaluating a variety of private and <br /> public projects. This evaluation requires using a series of questions to consider <br /> the merits of a project: <br /> • Is the project consistent with the land use plan? <br /> • Does the project move Elk River towards its vision for the future? <br /> • Is the project consistent with the policies contained in the Plan? <br /> A negative answer to one or more of these questions may illustrate flaws in <br /> the proposed project. These flaws may be fundamental and require denial of <br /> the project, but modifications to the project that bring the it into compliance <br /> with the Comprehensive Plan may be possible. Negative answers to the <br /> • questions listed above might, however, point to a need to amend the Plan (see <br /> Amending the Plan). In such situations in which a noncompliant project <br /> underscores a potential flaw in the Plan, then the project should be approved <br /> and an effort to properly amend the Plan should be initiated. Repeated failures <br /> to amend the Plan so worthy projects can be compliant with the Plan from <br /> the outset will eventually render the Comprehensive Plan useless. <br /> What is a Project? <br /> To apply this process, it is necessary to define a "project." This definition has <br /> both practical and legal considerations. For the purposes of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan, the following items are considered projects: <br /> • Platting of land for private development <br /> • Rezoning of property <br /> • Acquisition and disposition of public lands <br /> • Construction of public improvements <br /> • Provision of financial assistance to private development <br /> The discussion that follows examines each type of project in greater detail. <br /> Platting <br /> The Subdivision Ordinance requires a series of findings as a prerequisite for <br /> • <br /> { Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 3• <br /> N.iver <br />