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Ordinance 2016-475 <br />Solar Energy <br /> <br />c. Approval periods between one to twenty-five years.Additional setbacks. <br />d. Approval periods between one to twenty-five years. <br />(5) Renewal of a solar farm interim use permit. Because of its temporary nature, an interim <br />use permit for a solar farm shall not be renewed. Continuation of a solar farm beyond the <br />date of expiration of its interim use permit requires approval of a new interim use permit. <br />(6) Interim use permit nontransferable. Solar farm interim use permits do not run with the <br />land. The permit is not transferable from person-to-person, and shall expire if there is a <br />change in ownership of the property, unless the following conditions are met: <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 p rovide 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