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• • • Molin Concrete October 10, 2001 page 3 b. The site is capable of accommodating the increased structure size. comment: A 55 -acre site is large enough for such a structure. Soils in this area of the City typically can support buildings. Soil analyses are a normal requirement for building permits. c. The potential increased intensity and size of use does not cause an increase in traffic volumes beyond the capacity of the surrounding streets. comment: The silos will not increase traffic. d. Public utilities and services are adequate. comment: The silos will not increase the need for public services. e. For each additional story over the district limitation or for each additional ten (10) feet above the maximum allowed per district, front and side yard setback requirements shall be increased by ten (10) percent. comment: The 70' silos are 25' higher than the 45' limit. Therefore, the front and side setbacks must increase 25 %. The minimum front setback is 50', the minimum side setback is 10'. The increased front setback must be 62.5', the side must be 12.5'. The minimum setback from a residential property increases from 100' to 125'. The silos are more than 300' from the road in front, and about 200' from the nearest side lot line. Therefore, they comply with the increased setbacks. f. The construction does not limit solar access to abutting and/or neighboring properties. g. comment: Molin prepared an analysis to determine the length of the shadow of the silos to determine if there will be a solar access issue. The analysis shows that the silos will not limit solar access for neighboring homes. The Molin property continues for 200' east of the proposed silos. Property to the east of Molin is owned by the Twitchell Cemetery. That site is zoned and guided for industrial use. Some shadow will be cast during the hour just prior to sunset in mid- winter. Solar access is not limited on neighboring properties. The existing building is taller and larger than the proposed silos. The provisions of Section 2, Subd. 2. of this Ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. comment: This is the section of required standards for CUP. There are nine findings, and they are addressed below in the section of this report on CUPs.