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RESOLUTION 2025-36 <br /> APPROVING A SITE PLAN AND INTERIM USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A <br /> SOLAR FARM ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7776 157TH STREET NORTH <br /> WHEREAS, Oriana CSG 2020-12, LLC has requested approval of a Site Plan and <br /> Interim Use Permit(IUP) to allow for a solar farm on the property legally described as <br /> follows: <br /> (See Attached) <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called public <br /> hearing and recommends approval, and; <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 Oriana CSG 2020-12, LLC for a Site Plan and Interim Use Permit(IUP) to <br /> allow a solar farm, subject to the following findings of fact: <br /> 1. The applicant has a lease agreement with the property owner of the <br /> property in question. <br /> 2. The proposed solar farm is an allowed permitted use within the <br /> Agricultural (AG) zoning district with an interim use permit. <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 /> 4. The solar farm will not impede the City's ability to implement its <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <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 /> 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 />