Laserfiche WebLink
NEW BUSINESS — IOB <br />,`iRZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 10, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #23-004 — Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Alatus LLC <br />Request: Conservation District Zoning Code Amendment <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />Adoption of Ordinances 2023-002 and 2023-003 as well as authorization to publish a <br />Summary Ordinance for Planning Case 23-004 for Zoning Code Amendments in Sections <br />1305.04, 1320.04 — Subd. 17, 1320.05, 1320.15 of the Arden Hills City Code to allow Solar <br />Energy System as a Conditional Use in the Conservation District. <br />Approval for authorization to publish summary ordinance requires an affirmative vote of four councilmembers. <br />Background <br />Staff has prepared text amendments based on the Applicant's narrative as well as a few other text <br />amendment considerations for "Solar Energy System" language within Sections 1305.04 <br />Definitions, 1320.04 Purpose of Districts, 1320.05 Land Use Chart and 1320.15 Special <br />Requirements for the CD. <br />Applicant's Narrative: <br />1) Add a definition for Solar Energy System - Section 1305.04 Definitions <br />a. Solar EnerSystem: A system or set of devices whose primary purpose is to <br />collect, convert, store and distribute solar energy, including for heating and cooling <br />of buildings, electricity generation, water heating and other energy -using processes. <br />2) The Land Use Chart within Section 1320.05 would be amended to include solar energy <br />system: <br />a. Add a land use category for Solar Energy System as a Conditional Use (CUP) under <br />the CD. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />