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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Planning Commission <br />Item Number <br />9.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />December 16, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Concept Review: Mille Lacs Motorsports II, Inc., PID <br />75-00014-1200 <br />Reviewed by <br />Katie Porath <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Review the project and provide the applicant with informal, nonbinding, feedback. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The applicant is proposing to construct a 75,000 square foot commercial facility at the corner of Highway 10 <br />and 165th Ave NW. This is directly across Highway 10 from the planned entrance to the Oakwater Ridge <br />subdivision. The Comprehensive Plan and zoning map guide the property for highway commercial uses, <br />supporting the proposed power sports dealership. Sales could include ATVs, boats, snowmobiles, and <br />motorcycles. <br /> <br />The proposed retail use is permitted, but the proposal includes allowing the four existing billboards to remain <br />on the property after the development of the dealership. City code requires billboards to be removed or <br />platted onto their own lot when a parcel is developed. Permitting the billboards to remain on site would likely <br />require development as a PUD rather than under the C-3 district. The application also proposes increasing <br />the billboard heights from the ordinance limit of 35-feet to 40-feet. The applicant states this would provide <br />the retail operation with a clearer view from Highway 10, supporting the use and allowing the billboards to <br />remain. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission should discuss supporting development as a PUD with a commercial powersports <br />dealership along with four billboards up to 40-feet tall. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Support the growth and development of the community. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. Location Map <br />2. Concept Plans <br />3. Presentation <br />Page 45 of 57