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Ordinance 2025-XX <br />Amended Solar Energy Systems Ordinance <br /> <br />project life, abandonment, expiration, or termination of the interim use permit. If the <br />solar energy system remains nonfunctional or inoperative for a continuous period of 12 <br />months, the system shall be deemed abandoned and shall constitute a public nuisance. <br />The owner shall remove the abandoned system at their expense after a demolition permit <br />has been obtained within 90 days after notice has been given. Removal includes the <br />entire structure including transmission equipment, structures and foundations, and the <br />restoration of soil and vegetation. The owner/operator shall provide a current-day <br />decommissioning cost estimate, and shall post financial security in a form acceptable by <br />the City. This estimate must include an inflationary escalator, in an amount determined <br />by the City, which will allow the City to remove the solar farm from the property after <br />the 90-day period has elapsed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo this ____ day of _______, 2025. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ___________________________ <br /> Tom Weidt, Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br /> <br />__________________________ <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk