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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:53 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 167 of 198 <br />b. The new permit holder shall abide by all requirements of the original permit, including, but not <br />limited to, posting financial security to the city for decommissioning, as outlined in subsection <br />(2)f. <br />c. The transfer of the permit must be approved by the city and filed accordingly. <br />(7) In order to recommend denial of an interim use permit, the planning commission must find that the <br />proposed use will not meet one or more of the conditions 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 use, or <br />the interim use permit holder, owner, operator, tenant, or user, to comply with city codes, the <br />laws of the State of Minnesota, the approved plans, or the conditions of approval, or by which <br />that activities allowed under the permit adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare. <br />b. A suspension or revocation of an interim use permit shall be preceded by written notice to the <br />permit holder and a hearing before the city council. The notice shall provide at least ten days' <br />notice of the time and place of the hearing and shall state the nature of the violations. The notice <br />shall be mailed to the permit holder at the most recent address listed on the application. <br />(9) An interim use permit shall expire and the interim use permit 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 more <br />than 25 years from the date of the start of operation. Solar farms shall be constructed and <br />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 use. <br />c. Upon an amendment to the city code that no longer allows the interim use. <br />(10) The community development director or designee shall, within ten days of city council approval of any <br />interim use permit, provide one copy of the completed permit to the applicant, the city clerk, and for <br />permits issued in the floodplain district or shoreland district, to the Commissioner of the Department <br />of Natural Resources. <br />(e) Accessory solar energy systems. <br />(1) A building permit application must be submitted and approved by the building official before an <br />accessory solar energy system is installed. The information required and the procedure to be followed <br />for all accessory solar energy system applications shall be the same as that required for a building <br />permit. In addition, the applicant shall submit supplementary information pertaining to the nature of <br />the accessory solar energy system including: <br />a. Total square footage of the solar energy system. <br />b. Total energy production for the site. <br />c. To scale horizontal and vertical (elevation) drawings. <br />d. Drawings must show the location of the system on the building or on the property including the <br />property lines and proposed screening, if required. <br />(2) All commercial or industrial solar energy systems will require submittal for approval by the community <br />development director or designee before a permit is issued for any accessory solar energy system. This <br />submittal process will require the same application and supplementary information required in (e)(1). <br />Denial of a building permit request may be appealed to the planning commission by following the <br />procedures outlined in section 90-40. <br />(3) Accessory solar energy systems shall be erected and maintained to meet the following standards.