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5/6/24,5:05 PM Hugo, MN Code of Ordinances <br /> Interim use permit nontransferable. Solar farm interim use permits do not run with the land. The permit is <br /> not transferable from person-to-person, and shall expire if there is a change in ownership of the property, <br /> unless the following conditions are met: <br /> a. The new permit holder must own the property or have a written lease agreement with the <br /> property owner stating the land will continue to be used for the production of energy via a <br /> solar farm. <br /> b. The new permit holder shall abide by all requirements of the original permit, including, <br /> but not limited to, posting financial security to the city for decommissioning, as outlined in <br /> 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 <br /> found in subsection (d)(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 interim <br /> use, or the interim use permit holder, owner, operator, tenant, or user, to comply with city <br /> codes, the laws of the State of Minnesota, the approved plans, or the conditions of <br /> approval, or by which that activities allowed under the permit adversely affect the public <br /> 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 least <br /> ten days' notice of the time and place of the hearing and shall state the nature of the <br /> 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 case <br /> more than 25 years from the date of the start of operation. Solar farms shall be <br /> constructed and operational within one year of city council 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 days <br /> of city council approval of any interim use permit, provide one copy of the completed permit <br /> to the applicant, the city clerk, and for permits issued in the floodplain district or shoreland <br /> about:blank 4/7 <br />