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3.3.4 RELEVANT PROVISIONS IN THE LAND USE PLAN • <br />^ The 2004 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) contains the following text within its vision statement, <br />°As Energy City, Elk River seeks to promote sustainable and energy efficient forms of <br />developments" (pg. 2-2, See Exhibit li). The landfill expansion provides the opportunity for <br />additional green energy generation capacity. <br />The SDA is guided °Mining" in the land use plan and already labeled "Elk River Landfill". The <br />Plan states that the "Mining land use designation functions similar to the Urban Reserve. The <br />primary objective of this land use category is to allow the current mining use of the land and <br />address future land use when development becomes imminent" (pg. 5-13). The Mining land <br />use designation is consistent with this request as mining will continue to occur within the <br />SDA. According to the Plan, the City anticipated that it could achieve its growth projections <br />between 2025 and 2032. The Plan did not attribute any job or population growth to the <br />Mining land use areas (pg. 4-9). This suggests that development of the SDA is not imminent <br />until after 2025-2032, which is compatible with the anticipated development schedule for the <br />SDA (see Table 1 in Section 1.2 of this application). <br />The Plan states that the discussions at the Comprehensive Plan Task Force meetings and <br />public meetings has been to guide the future development of the Mining area toward a <br />combination of Commercial and Industrial uses close to existing and proposed roadway <br />infrastructure (pg. 5-13). The SDA is consistent with these discussions as it provides for <br />Industrial uses associated with mining and landfilling and provides the opportunity for <br />Commercial end uses adjacent to major roadway infrastructure. <br /> <br />• <br />Elk River Landfill SDA ~ ~ BonestrOO W~nCI~ Section 3-6 <br />Land Use Application «R.~.....o <br />