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Attachment J <br />PC Agenda Item — 3A <br />'It <br />,fi` DEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 8, 2023 <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case # 23-018 — Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Donald Wahlberg <br />Request: Zoning Code Amendment - Ground -Mounted Solar Energy Systems in <br />R-1, R-2, R-3, NR-1, NR-2, and NR-3 Residential Districts <br />Requested Action <br />Donald Wahlberg, "Applicant," is proposing an amendment to the language of Chapter 13 — <br />Zoning Code of the Arden Hills City Code to allow for the accessory use of ground -mounted solar <br />energy systems within the R-1, R-2, and R-3 residential districts in City Code Sections 1320.05 — <br />Land Use Chart and 1325.02 — Accessory Uses. The proposed ordinance amendment would also <br />modify Section 1380 — TCAAP Redevelopment Code ("TRC") to allow ground -mounted solar <br />energy systems as an accessory use with criteria within the Neighborhood 1 ("NR-1"), <br />Neighborhood 2 ("NR-2"), and Neighborhood 3 ("NR-3") residential districts. <br />History of the Planning Case <br />In September 2023, the Applicant submitted a land use application for a Zoning Code Amendment <br />to add language to the Zoning Code for residential zoning districts that states "Ground mounted <br />solar panels are not allowed unless their view is blocked to all parties concerned." <br />At the October 4, 2023 meeting of the Planning Commission, staff presented drafted language that <br />would allow for the accessory use of ground -mounted solar energy systems through an <br />administrative process in R-1, R-2, and R-3 zoning districts. The language also established <br />provisions for both roof- and ground -mounted solar energy systems. The Planning Commission <br />approved a motion to table the planning case with direction for staff to provide language for the <br />aesthetics, visibility, and screening of ground -mounted solar energy systems, incorporate the <br />residential districts that fall under the TRC, and consider the comments provided by All Energy <br />Solar during the October 4, 2023 public hearing. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 8, 2023 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2023\PC 23-018, Wahlberg Solar Energy System — CA <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />