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SECTION 5 • Land Use Amendment 5.1 LAND USE AMENDMENT NARRATIVE The SDA is guided "Mining" on the land use plan and already labeled "Elk River Landfill". The Land Use Amendment application form requires a typewritten narrative that provides the information below. • Detailed description/scope of project - what is being proposed See Section 1.2 for a complete description of the proposed project. • What are the reasons/purposes for the proposed Land Use Change? What has changed to warrant the Land Use Change? It is the opinion of the ERL that the proposed project does not warrant a Land Use Change and that the project is consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan. The SDA is guided Mining on the land use plan and current mining operations will continue. The SDA is already labeled °Elk River Landfill" on the land use plan (Exhibit 11). 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. • How is the request consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan? • 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 11). The landfill expansion provides the opportunity for additional green energy generation capacity. 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). Elk River Landfill SDA ~ Section 5-1 Bonestroo ~WE'C1C1< Land Use Application .. ~,~~~ ..o.