Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 08/21/2017

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technologies have as little environmental impact as photovoltaic solar panels. A ground mounted solar array generates electricity without any moving parts, requires no water, and produces no direct emissions. Underneath the ground mounted equipment, native vegetation will be established, providing pollinator habitat as well as erosion control and stormwater runoff benefits. . Final Site Plan plans are being developed presently. Their design team is completing field work on the Subject Property that will be incorporated into the final design and Site Plan. While a complete Site Plan is not yet available, consideration of and a recommendation regarding the requested Zoning Amendment and Conditional Use Permit can still be addressed. The recommendation pertaining to a conditional use permit could include specific contingencies such as submittal of the Site Plan for review and approval by City Council, further information/documentation regarding glare to verify that it will not create any negative impact on surrounding properties, a decommissioning plan (how the site will be 'deconstructed' upon the abandonment of the operation), specific landscaping requirements (e.g. it must include the establishment of a native landscape), etc. Funding Source: All costs associated with this request are the responsibility of the Applicant. Action: Motion to recommend approval of a Zoning Amendment to rezone the Subject Property to Public/Quasi Public and to add Solar Energy Systems as a principal use with the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit; -and- Motion to recommend approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the installation of a Solar Energy System on the Subject Property with contingencies. Site Location Map Site Layout DRAFT Zoning Amendment Attachments Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Tim Gladhill JoAnn Shaw 08/18/2017 11:34 AM Form Started By: Clu-is Anderson Started On: 08/17/2017 04:00 PM Final Approval Date: 08/18/2017