HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018.10.01 RESO 2018-32 Interim Use Permit for Solar Farm on 165th St.RESOLUTION 2018-32
APPROVING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A SOLAR FARM ON
PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF 165TH STREET NORTH AND WEST OF
HENNA AVENUE NORTH
WHEREAS, FastSun 4, LLC. has requested approval of an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to
allow for a solar farm on the property legally described as follows:
(See Attached)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called public
hearing and recommends approval, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the
request by FastSun 4, LLC. for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to allow a solar farm, subject
to the following findings of fact:
1. The applicant has a lease agreement with the property owner of the
property in question.
2. The proposed solar farm is an allowed permitted use within the Future
Urban Service (FUS) zoning district with an interim use permit.
3. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow for the generation of
renewable energy within the City of Hugo. Promoting the safe, effective,
and efficient use of solar energy, may reduce the onsite consumption of
fossil fuels and utility -supplied electric energy while avoiding adverse
impacts on the community at large. The solar farm meets the spirit and
intent of the ordinance.
4. The solar farm will not impede the City's ability to implement its
Comprehensive Pian.
5. The intent of the Future Urban Service (FUS) zoning district is to promote
the preservation of large parcels that are eligible for city services.
Because of this, this area is generally treated as a rural/agricultural area of
the City. Many of the uses in this zoning district are single family homes
with the remaining land used for agricultural activities. These uses
generally translate into having a low impact on adjacent properties with
limited noise, traffic, etc. The solar farm will not adversely affect the
surrounding area and is compatible with the present character of the
surrounding area.
b. To construct and operate the solar farm on the property the applicant
agrees to sign the interim use permit and agrees to the conditions outlined
in the permit.
Resolution 2018-32
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7. The permit shall be reviewed each year for the first two years after
installation and every five years following.
8. Expires in 25 years (timeline beginning at the issuance of the building
permit) Expires when deemed abandoned. Expires when FastSun 4, LLC,
is no longer the operator.
9. The applicant shall comply with all conditions listed in the interim use
permit (IUP).
ADOPTED by the City Council this 1St day of October, 201
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Tom Weidt, Mayor
ATTEST-
Nltchele Lindau, City Clerk
Exhibit "A"
Legal Description
PID: 10.031.21.23.0003
The West 30 acres of the South Half (S 1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section Ten
(10), Township Thirty-one (31), Range Twenty-one (21)