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11 <br />insufficient to cover the City’s costs, the City shall certify the costs against the property <br />and collect the costs with the property taxes. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact on the City as a result of this permit. The City is collecting a letter of <br />credit to cover any potential removal costs. <br />OPTIONS: <br />The City Council may: <br />•Approve the Conditional Use Permit with recommended findings and conditions of <br />approval. <br />•Approve the Conditional Use Permit with amended findings and conditions of approval. <br />•Deny the Conditional Use Permit, discuss findings, and direct Staff to bring forward a <br />denial resolution at the April 4th 2023 City Council meeting. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the CUP to allow a solar farm with the listed <br />conditions. Suggested motion: <br />“Motion to adopt Resolution 2023-021, approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as <br />requested by CEF Lake Elmo Community Solar, LLC for the construction and operation of a <br />solar farm on the property located at 10755 50th Street N with the listed conditions based on <br />the findings listed in the staff report.” <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1.Location Map <br />2.Land Use Application <br />3.Applicant’s Narrative* <br />4.Site Plan (2/9/2022) <br />5.Structure Detail Sheet <br />6.Revised Landscape Plan (2/17/2023)** <br />7.Landscape Architect Review Comments (2/28/2023)** <br />8.Landscape Architect Review Comments (3/13/2023)** <br />9.City Engineer Review Comments (11/13/2021) <br />10.Fire Department Review Comments (11/12/2021) <br />11.City Attorney Review Comments (11/11/2021) <br />12.Applicant’s Response to Planning Commission Conditions of Approval (1/18/2022) <br />13.Letter from Abutting Property Owner <br />14.Minutes from the November 22, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting <br />15.Minutes from the March 15th 2022 City Council Meeting <br />16.Minutes from the April 5th 2022 City Council Meeting <br />17.Resolution 2023-021 <br />*Due to the size of the full submittal, we have not included all of the appendices listed in the <br />narrative. These are available upon request. <br />**Updated information