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Agenda Number D.1 <br /> CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> DEPARTMENT <br /> PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Enterprise Energy, LLC for EESolar13,LLC. Site Plan and Interim <br /> Use Permit requests for a Solar Farm located east of Everton Avenue <br /> North and north of 149th Street North <br /> DATE: April 8, 2024 for the Planning Commission Meeting of April 11, 2024 <br /> ZONING: Agricultural (AG) <br /> LAND USE: Large Lot Residential (LL) <br /> REVIEW DEADLINE: Review Deadline Waiver Signed by Applicant <br /> 1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br /> The applicant is requesting approval of a site plan and an interim use permit for a solar farm located <br /> east of Everton Avenue North and north of 149th Street North. <br /> 2. BACKGROUND: <br /> In 2016,the City Council adopted an ordinance regulating the use of solar energy systems, and the <br /> first and thus far only solar farm project was approved in 2018. In 2023,the Planning Commission <br /> and City Council identified reviewing the solar energy systems ordinance as it relates to solar <br /> farms as a goal for the year, due to an increased interest in solar farm development and related <br /> feedback from the community. The Ordinance Review Committee(ORC)recommended revisions <br /> to the performance standards for solar farms which were approved by the City Council on July <br /> 20, 2023. <br /> The vacant property is approximately 12 acres and is located within the Agricultural (AG) zoning <br /> district. The applicant is proposing to install a solar farm on 5 acres of land in the center of the <br /> property for the use of a solar energy system and installation of solar panels. This request requires <br /> approval of an interim use permit (IUP). The applicant has indicated that this solar farm will <br /> produce approximately one (1) megawatt (MW) of power. <br />