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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 7.7 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Public HearingsJuly 20, 2015Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Ordinance Amendment Relating to Extreme Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Commercial Recreation <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, the ordinance amending Sections 30-1, 30-880, 30-1041, and 30-1042 of the city <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />‐ <br />Overview <br />‐ <br />Elk River Extreme Motor Park (ERX) proposes to expand their current facility. ERX is a yearround <br />complex hosting snowmobile events in the winter and car, truck, ATV and gocart racing in the summer <br />months. <br /> <br />In order to complete their proposed and future projects, they need several ordinance amendments <br />approved. These include: <br />Ordinance Amendments <br /> <br />1.Definitions <br /> <br />a.Off-road racing <br /> <br />b.Water sports facility <br /> <br />c.Limited stay lodging <br /> <br />d.Parking, overflow event <br /> <br />e.Active use storage <br /> <br />2.XCR signage <br /> <br />3.XCR principal structures <br /> <br />4.XCR accessory structures <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br />The commission reviewed these applications during a special meeting on July 14, 2015. No one spoke at <br />the public hearing and no concerns were raised by the commission regarding the requests. <br /> <br />The commission agreed the proposal would be a great asset/draw for Elk River and would like to see it <br />happen. They felt the amendments supported the proposed multiple uses. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of all the requests. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />