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Molin Concrete page 3 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. However, one provision is of particular interest to the 70' height issue. The first provision requires that the use "will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the City." The Lino Air Park is just west of the northern portion of the Molin site. A private air park is not governed by the typical regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration or MnDOT in the same way a public airport is governed. However, safety issues should be considered by the City. The 70' silos are not in the direct line of the Lino Air Park runway. Representatives of the Air Park and City staff met to analyze the site. Neither the silos nor the overhead cranes pose an aviation hazard. Overhead Cranes: The proposal includes overhead cranes (gantry system) that will stand approximately 33 feet high. The cranes will serve a new storage area covering 150 by 500 feet in the central portion of the Molin site. The cranes will run on rails over