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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — NOVEMBER 27, 2023 <br />12 <br />MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to adopt <br />Resolution 2023-057, Certifying Delinquent Utilities to Ramsey County. The <br />motion carried (4-0). <br />C. Planning Case 23-018 Zoning Code Amendment — Ground -Mounted Solar <br />Energy Systems In Residential Zoning Districts <br />o Ordinance 2023-013 Amending Chapter 13, Section 1320, Subsection <br />1320.05 (Land Use Chart) and Section 1325, Subsection 1325.02 <br />(Accessory Uses) <br />o Ordinance 2023-014 Amending Chapter 13, Section 1380, (TCAAP <br />Redevelopment Code, Subsections 5.1 and 5.2) <br />o Summary Ordinances 2023-013 and 2023-014 Amending Chapter 13, <br />Zoning Code, Sections 1320,1325 and 1380 <br />Community Development Director Jagoe stated to allow ground -mounted solar energy systems <br />as a land use in the R-1, R-2, R-3, NR-1, NR-2, and NR-3 residential zoning districts, the City's <br />Zoning Code would need to be amended to designate Solar Energy System as an Accessory Use. <br />If approved, an Applicant of any future proposed solar energy system within the R-1, R-2, R-3, <br />NR-1, NR-2, and NR-3 zoning districts would apply for administrative review and approval <br />through the building and electric permit process as drafted in the proposed ordinance <br />amendments. Staff has prepared text amendments based on the Applicant's narrative, the <br />Minnesota Solar Model Ordinance, the Minnesota Building Code, ordinances of neighboring <br />communities, and comments from the October 4, 2023 meeting of the Planning Commission for <br />"Solar Energy System" language within Sections 1320.05 Land Use Chart, 1325.02 Accessory <br />Uses, 1380 5.1 Applicability, and 1380 5.2 Additional Use Criteria. Amendments were also made <br />to Section 1380 6.1 General to All Zoning Districts to address solar energy system heights in TRC <br />residential zoning districts. Staff reviewed the proposed ordinance amendments in further detail <br />with the Council. <br />Community Development Director Jagoe explained the Planning Commission reviewed this <br />application at their November 8, 2023 meeting and have offered the following findings of fact for <br />consideration: <br />General Findings: <br />1. Donald Wahlberg, The Applicant, is proposing amendments to the language of Chapter 13 <br />— Zoning Code of the City Code. <br />2. Under the City's Zoning Code Section 1320.05, a Solar Energy System is considered a <br />prohibited land use in the Residential Districts. <br />3. The Applicant is proposing an amendment to alter the Land Use Chart in Sections 1320.05 <br />and 1325.02 of the Zoning Code to allow a Solar Energy System as an Accessory Use in <br />the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Residential Districts. <br />4. The City is proposing to add special provisions for Solar Energy Systems to Section <br />1325.02 — Accessory Uses. <br />5. The City is proposing an amendment to alter the Schedule of Permitted Uses Chart in <br />Section 1380 5.0 and 5.2 of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code to allow a Solar Energy <br />