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• 3. Existing Uses <br />The Site Plans are provided on an aerial photograph to readily show the existing uses on the <br />existing landfill property and the SDA. Existing uses represent a combination of natural <br />features (woods, wetland, and natural topography) and mining activities. The proposed <br />landfill expansion area within the existing landfill property and within the SDA is currently <br />used for permitted mining activities including mineral excavation and operations related to <br />the hot mix asphalt plant, which is located in the southeastern portion of the SDA. Photos of <br />the SDA are provided in Exhibit 1. <br />4. Utilities <br />No municipal utilities are provided to the subject property, nor does this application request <br />the provision of any municipal utilities. The property will continue to be served by private <br />wells and septic system. The existing landfill property includes a Landfill Gas to Energy <br />Facility that provides the City of Elk River with approximately 12% of its electrical needs. The <br />landfill expansion provides the opportunity for additional green energy generation capacity <br />with the addition of a second landfill gas to energy plant. <br />5. Curb Cuts <br />Existing public streets and curb cuts are shown on the Site Plans and Site Development <br />Plans. No new entrances or curb cuts are required as part of the project. Private driveways <br />and maintenance accessways on the property are shown. The curb cut along 221St Avenue <br />serves the existing mining operations and hot mix asphalt plant. The access on 221St Avenue <br />will not be used for landfill operations. This access will be closed when mining operations are <br />• completed. <br />6. Locations of trees having a diameter of six inches or more <br />The applicant discussed the requirements for the tree inventory with the Planning Manager <br />and Environmental Administrator on February 20, 2009. StafF stated that the applicant only <br />needed to survey trees that would be removed due to the landfill expansion. Trees that are <br />removed as part of the current mining operation do not need to be inventoried. Trees that <br />will not be removed for either the current mining operations or proposed landfill operations <br />do not need to be surveyed. <br />No trees will need to be removed due to the landfill expansion; therefore, a tree inventory is <br />not provided. <br />2.3.6 DEVELOPMENT PLAN <br />ERL has prepared two versions of the Development Plan. One shows the southern portion of the <br />existing landfill property and the SDA and is titled "Site Development Plan -SDA". The second <br />version shows the entire landfill property and is titled "Site Development Plan -Entire Property". <br />The specific elements that are required for inclusion on the Site Development Plan and how they <br />are addressed on the Site Development Plan are discussed below: <br />1. Ingress and Egress <br />Existing public streets and curb cuts are shown. No new entrances or curb cuts are required <br />• as part of the project. The access on 221St Avenue will not be used for landfill operations. <br />This access will be closed when mining operations are completed. <br />Elk River Landfill SDA w ', ~ B0n25t1'00 ~WE'llC~< Section 2-5 <br />Land Use Application ,«„~~,~^,,,,« <br />