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5 <br /> <br />panels can be hundreds of feet long. We’ve provided detail drawings showing typical panel size <br />and height (Figure 3). <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council consider whether or not Community Solar Gardens are <br />an appropriate land use in the city of Lino Lakes. <br /> <br />1. If the City Council believes that CSGs are an appropriate land use, they should direct <br />staff to begin drafting an ordinance amendment for consideration at future Planning & <br />Zoning and Council meetings. <br /> <br />2. If the City Council does not wish to allow CSGs in the City of Lino Lakes, they should <br />notify the applicant that they do not support this land use and suggest that the applicant <br />withdraw the application for a Zoning Ordinance Amendment. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Photos of Community Solar Gardens <br />2. Community Solar Garden Subscriber Question information sheet from the Minnesota <br />Department of Commerce <br />3. Chisago County Solar Ordinance <br />4. Xcel Service Areas in Lino Lakes <br />5. Information Brief from the Research Department at the Minnesota House of <br />Representatives on the Xcel Legislation <br /> <br />