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Request for Action <br />ver <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Planning Commission <br />5.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />Aril 27, 2021 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Great River Energy — 17 845 US Highway 10 <br />Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Reviewed by <br />■ Zone Change (remove solid waste overlay), <br />Case No. ZC 21-02 <br />■ Amend Conditional Use Permit CU 87-10, <br />modifying outdoor storage and permitted <br />uses, Case No. CU 21-05 <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Zone Change request to <br />remove the solid waste overlay district for the GRE facility at 17845 <br />US Highway 10 — PIDs 75-003-1200, 75-003-1100, & 75-003-1102. <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of a Conditional Use Permit <br />amending CU 87-10 and amending the allowed uses, with the following <br />conditions. <br />1. All site, engineering, and building plans are reviewed and <br />approved by staff prior to beginning work on the site. <br />2. The current CUP request shall replace CU 87-10. <br />Background/Discussion <br />With the closure of the Elk River Resource Recovery Project (ERS) in <br />2019 and the subsequent demolition of the plant in 2020 and into <br />2021, Great River Energy (GRE) is seeking to update the zoning and <br />uses to reflect their ongoing operations at the site. <br />The first request removes the Solid Waste Overlay district from the <br />GRE facilities. As the ERS is no longer operational, the overlay district <br />is also not required. The only remaining parcel in this area with the <br />overlay district would be the city' wastewater treatment plant. The ERS <br />Figure I <br />site will be graded to match the adjacent hillside and revegetated with <br />prairie pollinator habitat similar to the nearby hillside. <br />The second request updates the allowed uses on the site. The ERS will be removed and outdoor storage areas are <br />proposed to be adjusted and condensed to better fit the needs of the operation, reducing the amount of <br />impervious surfaces on site. The remaining existing uses will continue to operate and include the substation, office <br />The Elk River Vision P D 1 E B E 0 8 Y <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional NAVPE <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. Updated. August 2020 <br />