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<br />Item No: 6A <br />Meeting Date: May 15, 2013 <br />Type of Business: Other Planning Activity <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Planning Commission <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Discuss City Code Updates for Renewable Energy Systems <br /> <br /> <br />At the April 15, 2013 the Planning Commission started the discussion on reviewing the Zoning Code <br />in regards to development and renewable energy. The City wants to update the City Code to help <br />promote renewable energy systems and not make it difficult for a property owner to install a system. <br />The City is able to get technical assistance through the end of May for free through the Minnesota <br />Solar Challenge, so we are going to work on this code update first. <br /> <br />Brian Ross, from CR Planning, Inc. will be attending the Planning Commission meeting on May 15th <br />to talk about the changes Cities are making to their City Codes and help us move towards code <br />amendments. He is part of the Minnesota Solar Challenge which provides support for communities <br />across Minnesota that may be interested in capturing the benefit of their local solar energy <br />resource. The partners are working with communities to implement local government best practices <br />in permitting and zoning. <br /> <br />I have attached information about solar energy standards and some ordinance examples from other <br />cities to review. <br /> <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br /> <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Information about the MN Solar Challenge <br />2. Solar Energy Standards <br />3. Mounds View’s Zoning Code for Solar Energy and Wind Generator Systems <br />4. Maplewood’s Renewable Energy Systems Ordinance <br />5. Mahtomedi’s Renewable Energy Zoning Code