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RESOLUTION 2024-XX <br /> <br />APPROVING A SITE PLAN AND INTERIM USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A <br />SOLAR FARM ON PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF EVERTON AVENUE <br />NORTH AND NORTH OF 149TH STREET NORTH <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EESolar13, LLC. has requested approval of a Site Plan and Interim Use <br />Permit (IUP) to allow for a solar farm on the property legally described as follows: <br /> <br />(See Attached) <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called public <br />hearing and recommends approval, and; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the <br />request by EESolar13, LLC. for a Site Plan and Interim Use Permit (IUP) to allow a solar <br />farm, subject to the following findings of fact: <br /> <br />1. The applicant has a lease agreement with the property owner of the <br />property in question. <br /> <br />2. The proposed solar farm is an allowed permitted use within the <br />Agricultural (AG) zoning district with an interim use permit. <br /> <br />3. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow for the generation of <br />renewable energy within the City of Hugo. Promoting the safe, effective, <br />and efficient use of solar energy, may reduce the onsite consumption of <br />fossil fuels and utility-supplied electric energy while avoiding adverse <br />impacts on the community at large. The solar farm meets the spirit and <br />intent of the ordinance. <br /> <br />4. The solar farm will not impede the City’s ability to implement its <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />5. The intent of the Agricultural (AG) zoning district is to provide an area for <br />uses dependent on the inherent productivity of the land. Many of the <br />surrounding properties are used for single-family homes or agricultural <br />activity, which generally translate into having a low impact on adjacent <br />properties with limited noise, traffic, etc. The solar farm will be <br />adequately screened from the view of surrounding properties. The solar <br />farm is compatible with the character of the surrounding area. <br /> <br />6. To construct and operate the solar farm on the property the applicant <br />agrees to sign the interim use permit and agrees to the conditions outlined <br />in the permit. <br />7. The permit shall be reviewed each year for the first two years after <br />installation and every five years following. <br />