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Ordinance 2016-475 <br /> Solar Energy <br /> a. The new permit holder must own the property or have a written lease agreement with <br /> the property owner stating the land will continue to be used for the production of <br /> energy via a solar farm. <br /> b. The new permit holder shall abide by all requirements of the original permit, <br /> including, but not limited to, posting financial security to the City for <br /> decommissioning, as outlined in subsection 2 (f). <br /> c. The transfer of the permit must be approved by the city and filed accordingly. <br /> (7) Basis for denial. In order to recommend denial of an interim use permit, the Planning <br /> Commission must find that the proposed use will not meet one or more of the conditions found <br /> in subsection (3) of this section. <br /> (8) Suspension and revocation. <br /> a. The City Council may suspend or revoke an interim use permit upon failure of the <br /> interim use,or the interim use permit holder,owner,operator,tenant,or user,to comply <br /> with City Codes, the laws of the State of Minnesota, the approved plans, or the <br /> conditions of approval, or by which that activities allowed under the permit adversely <br /> affect the public health, safety, or welfare. <br /> b. A suspension or revocation of an interim use permit shall be preceded by written notice <br /> to the permit holder and a hearing before the city council. The notice shall provide at <br /> least ten days' notice of the time and place of the hearing and shall state the nature of <br /> the violations.The notice shall be mailed to the permit holder at the most recent address <br /> listed on the application. <br /> (9) Expiration and termination. An interim use permit shall expire and the interim use permit <br /> shall terminate at the earlier of: <br /> a. The expiration date established by the City Council at the time of approval, but in no <br /> case more than 25 years from the date of approval. <br /> b. Occurrence of any event identified in the interim use permit for the termination of the <br /> use. <br /> c. Upon an amendment to the City Code that no longer allows the interim use. <br /> (10) Issuance of permit. The Community Development Director or designee shall, within ten <br /> days of City Council approval of any interim use permit, provide one copy of the <br /> completed permit to the applicant, the City Clerk, and for permits issued in the floodplain <br /> district or shoreland district, to the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. <br /> (e) Accessory Solar Energy Systems <br /> (1) Accessory solar energy systems building permit. A building permit application must be <br /> submitted and approved by the Building Official before an accessory solar energy system is <br /> installed. The information required and the procedure to be followed for all accessory solar <br /> energy system applications shall be the same as that required for a building permit. In <br /> addition, the applicant shall submit supplementary information pertaining to the nature of the <br /> accessory solar energy system including: <br />