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Agenda Number D.1 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Planning Commission FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Enterprise Energy, LLC for EESolar13, LLC. Site Plan and Interim Use Permit requests for a Solar Farm located east of Everton Avenue North and north of 149th Street North DATE: April 8, 2024 for the Planning Commission Meeting of April 11, 2024 ZONING: Agricultural (AG) LAND USE: Large Lot Residential (LL) REVIEW DEADLINE: Review Deadline Waiver Signed by Applicant 1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a site plan and an interim use permit for a solar farm located east of Everton Avenue North and north of 149th Street North. 2. BACKGROUND: In 2016, the City Council adopted an ordinance regulating the use of solar energy systems, and the first and thus far only solar farm project was approved in 2018. In 2023, the Planning Commission and City Council identified reviewing the solar energy systems ordinance as it relates to solar farms as a goal for the year, due to an increased interest in solar farm development and related feedback from the community. The Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) recommended revisions to the performance standards for solar farms which were approved by the City Council on July 24th, 2023. The vacant property is approximately 12 acres and is located within the Agricultural (AG) zoning district. The applicant is proposing to install a solar farm on 5 acres of land in the center of the property for the use of a solar energy system and installation of solar panels. This request requires approval of an interim use permit (IUP). The applicant has indicated that this solar farm will produce approximately one (1) megawatt (MW) of power.