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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2022-030 A RESOLUTION DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLAR FARM ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10755 50TH STREET NORTH WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo (the "City") is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, CEF Lake Elmo Community Solar, LLC (the "Applicant") has submitted an application to the City for a conditional use permit for the construction and operation of a solar farm on the property located at 10755 501h Street North (PID# 11.029.21.11.0003) (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on said matter on November 22, 2021 and considered the application; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered said matter at its March 15, 2022 meeting and with the Applicant's consent, tabled the matter to the April 5, 2022 meeting; and NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and information received, the City Council makes the following: FINDINGS 1) That the procedures for obtaining a conditional use permit are found in the Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance, Section 105.12.290. 2) That the required findings for a conditional use permit are set forth in Section 105.12.290 (a) of the Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance. That the standards for solar farms are set forth in Section 105.12.560 (a) and Section 15.12.1470 of the Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance. 3) One of the required findings is that the use or development is compatible with the existing neighborhood. The Property is zoned Rural Residential. The surrounding properties are also Rural Residential. The proposed solar farm will use seven acres of the 10.9-acre site and includes the installation of approximately 2,250 PV modules. The PV modules are nine feet in height with the top of the panels standing no higher than 14 LA515-1-788781.v1