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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 18-85 RESOLUTION DENYING A ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT REGARDING COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDENS WHEREAS, the City received an application from Lino Lakes Solar, LLC for a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment regarding Community Solar Gardens and hereafter referred to as "Amendment"; and WHEREAS, City staff has completed a review of the proposed" Amendment based on information submitted by the applicant; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Planning & Zoning Board on May 9, 2018 and the Board recommended the City Council further discuss the Amendment. Based on the record before it, the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes hereby makes the following: FINDINGS OF FACT Pursuant to Zoning Code Section 1007.015 (5), the Planning and Zoning Board must consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment. Its judgement must be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: (a) The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of, and has been found to be consistent with, the official City Comprehensive Plan. Community solar gardens are not in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan and the City's intent to facilitate urban sewered residential development. The City of Lino Lakes is designated as an Emerging Suburban Edge community and growth is managed through the implementation of utility staging areas. The long-term investment (25 years+) required for construction of community solar gardens will inhibit the orderly growth of the city. (b) The proposed use is, or will be, compatible with present and future land uses of the area. See above finding (a). The proposed use is a large utility and would not be compatible with the proposed land uses in Lino Lakes, which is an Emerging Suburban Edge community. Allowing community solar gardens in the community would limit orderly growth in the manner described in the Comprehensive Plan. (c) The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein.