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• Signage. ERL maintains at each entrance to the Landfill Property a sign stating the name of the facility, the schedule of days and hours the facility is open to the public, prices for use of the facility, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permit number, and contact information. No new entrances are proposed, thus additional signage will not be needed. (Z) Will be consistent with the comprehensive p/an. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) contains the following text within its vision statement, "As Energy City, Elk River seeks to promote sustainable and energy efficient forms of developments" (pg. 2-2, see Exhibit il). The existing landfill property includes a Landfill Gas to Energy Facility that provides the City of Elk River with approximately 12% of its electrical needs. The landfill expansion provides the opportunity for additional green energy generation capacity with the addition of a second landfill gas to energy plant. As part of the discussion on potential end use options there are several additional alternative energy issues discussed. Alternative energy sources available may include the use of geothermal and solar energy, as well as additional uses for landfill gas or excess heat generated at the landfill gas to energy plant. One of the conceptual end use plans presented revolves around the idea of Elk River as "Energy City", with the creation of an "Energy Park", where various forms of alternative energy are produced, and businesses located at the facility utilize and/or create the alternative energy. • Portions of the expansion area are located within the existing property, which is guided "Landfill" in the land use plan. The Plan states that the "Landfill use is consistent with the current land use plan" (pg. 5-13). • The SDA is guided "Mining" in the land use plan and already labeled "Elk River Landfill". The • Plan states that the "Mining land use designation functions similar to the Urban Reserve. The primary objective of this land use category is to allow the current mining use of the land and address future land use when development becomes imminent" (pg. 5-13). The Mining land use designation is consistent with this request as mining will continue to occur within the SDA. According to the Plan, the City anticipated that it could achieve its growth projections between 2025 and 2032. The Plan did not attribute any job or population growth to the Mining land use areas (pg. 4-9). This suggests that development of the SDA is not imminent until after 2025-2032, which is compatible with the anticipated development schedule for the SDA (see Table 1 in Section 1.2 of this application). The Plan states that the discussions at the Comprehensive Plan Task Force meetings and public meetings has been to guide the future development of the Mining area toward a combination of Commercial and Industrial uses close to existing and proposed roadway infrastructure (pg. 5-13). The SDA is consistent with these discussions as it provides for Industrial uses associated with mining and landfilling and provides the opportunity for Commercial end uses adjacent to major roadway infrastructure. • The Draft EIS found that "the proposed project is compatible with the existing and future land uses in the project area" (pg. 4, see Exhibit 2). The SDA is guided for mining, which is an industrial use, and landfilling is, per the Draft EIS, an industrial use. • Elk River Landfill SDA ~ ~ BOnEStI'00 ~Wencl< Section 4-7 Land Use Application «F„~F~~,~,,,«