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MOUNDtSVf EW <br />of Mounds View Staff <br />Item No: 7F <br />Meeting Date: August 26, 2013 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 883, <br />Renewable Energy Systems <br />The Planning Commission has reviewed the Zoning Code in regards to renewable energy system <br />installations, such as solar energy, wind generators or geothermal systems. The Commission <br />recommended that the City update the City Code to help promote renewable energy systems and <br />not hinder or make it difficult for a property owner to install a system since the existing Code <br />language for solar and wind turbines is very outdated. <br />The Planning Commission has recommended that the City Council adopt new and updated <br />language for three types of renewable energy systems: solar energy, geo-thermal and wind <br />energy conversion systems. The Planning Commission passed Resolution 986-13 on July 24, <br />2013 that recommends deleting the existing language for Solar Energy and Wind Generator <br />Systems and adding a new renewable energy systems chapter to the zoning code. <br />City Staff will develop new permit process policies, applications and fees specifically for these <br />systems when the fee schedule is updated for 2014. <br />Recommendation <br />Review Ordinance 883 with the proposed Zoning Code amendments for renewable energy <br />systems. <br />Sincerely, <br />Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br />Attachments: <br />1. Ordinance 883 for Renewable Energy Systems Code Amendments <br />