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9. The proposed expansion of the Landfill would extend the life of the Landfill beyond <br />its current expected closing date. The Application as revised proposes that the Landfill would close <br />no later than 2029 if the Application is approved. <br />10. The City of Elk River has been proactively planning fox its future and regulating <br />solid waste facilities since the 1980's. The City adopted its Solid Waste Facilities Ordinance in 1986, <br />and the Landfill was rezoned to the Solid Waste Facilities C-verlay Zoning District in 1988. <br />11. The City adopted its first growth management plan in 1988 and its first <br />comprehensive plan in 1995. The City's current comprehensive plan (the Comprehensive Plan) was <br />adopted on August 16, 2004. <br />12. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan consists of 13 elements, including the Land Use <br />Element. The Land Use Plan incorporated in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br />designates the current Landfill as "Landfill" and the proposed expansion area (the SDA) as <br />"Mining". The designation of the SDA as Mining has not been changed since adoption of the <br />Comprehensive Plan in 2004. <br />13. Changing the designation of the SDA from Mining to Landfill on the Land Use Map <br />requires the approval and adoption of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan by the City <br />Council, as provided by Minnesota Statutes. <br />14. The Comprehensive Plan states that it should not be amended capriciously and that <br />the following questions should be considered when changes to the Comprehensive Plan are <br />proposed: <br />Is the project consistent with the Land Use Plan? <br />Does the project move Elk River towards its vision for the future? <br />Is the project consistent with the policies contained the Comprehensive Plan? <br />6 <br />