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Cedar Creek Energy Solar Farm Site Plan and IUP <br />Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br /> 7 <br />of the final building permit inspection with the allowance, required by City code, that the <br />owner/operator of the solar farm provide the City with evidence that the solar energy system is <br />functioning properly at any time deemed necessary by the City. The solar farm shall be reviewed <br />every five (5) years. <br /> <br />(g) The proposed solar farm shall be subject to any conditions that the city council deems <br />appropriate for the permission of the use. <br /> <br />City staff have reviewed the application for a solar farm interim use permit and have outlined <br />conditions of the permit within the IUP document. City staff can update the permit with any <br />conditions deemed necessary for this use prior to final approval. <br /> <br />8. SITE PLAN APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />Building Setbacks <br /> <br />Sec. 90-278(d)(2)(b) requires minimum setbacks for solar farms that exceed the minimum <br />required setbacks for the AG zoning district. The proposed solar farm meets these requirements. <br /> <br />Building Height <br /> <br />Sec. 90-278(d)(2)(d) requires a maximum height of 15 feet for ground mounted solar energy <br />systems that is less than the maximum height allowed in the AG zoning district. The applicant <br />has indicated that the solar farm will have a panel height of approximately 12 feet at maximum <br />tilt. The proposed solar farm meets this requirement. <br /> <br />Building and Impervious Surface Coverage <br /> <br />The AG zoning district allows for up to 35% of the lot area to be covered by impervious surface. <br />The applicant is not proposing to construct any buildings, and is proposing that approximately <br />4.9 acres of the 38.25 acre site to be covered by impervious surface, including the solar panels, <br />access driveway, and equipment pad. This coverage equates to roughly 12.8% of the lot to be <br />covered by impervious surface, meeting the ordinance requirement. <br /> <br />Parking <br /> <br />Sec. 90-235 outlines minimum required parking for specific uses. Solar farms are not a specific <br />use that requires off-street parking. The applicant has stated that the access road will provide <br />enough space to park a maintenance vehicle during routine trips, without any further anticipated <br />vehicle trips per day. Staff is comfortable with the amount of space provided for parking in the <br />access road. <br /> <br />Landscaping <br /> <br />As previously stated, Sec. 90-278(d)(2)(g) and (h) require that ground areas within the perimeter <br />fencing of a solar farm not occupied by equipment or access paths be planted with deep-rooted,