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'1.1 // <br />Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />River <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 5.5. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Communi Develo ment Se tember 21, 2009 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request by City of Elk River fox Ordinance Amendment <br />Relating to Wind Turbines, Case NO. OA 09-04 - Reviewed by <br />Public Hearing <br />Action Requested <br />Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval of the attached ordinance. <br />Summar~- <br />Staff has fielded an increasing number of calls regarding the regulations for wind turbines. Expecting this <br />call volume to increase, staff requested and received authorization to research possible amendments in <br />June. Currently, the zoning ordinance allows wind turbines by conditional use permit in the A-1 zoning <br />district. In 2010, when the last Elk River's A-1 zoning district is rezoned to R-1a, there will be no <br />locations for wind turbines. <br />A draft ordinance was presented to the Planning Commission and City Council in July. Receiving those <br />comments, staff developed the ordinance as attached. <br />Planning Commission Discussion/Public Comment <br />There was no public comment. <br />The Planning Commission questioned whether the Utilities Commission has reviewed the ordinance. <br />The Utilities Commission has not; however, Utilities staff has reviewed the ordinance and their <br />comments were incorporated. <br />Additionally, the Energy City Commission is planned to review the ordinance at their meeting on <br />September 16. Comments received will be updated to the Council verbally. <br />Attachments <br />• Staff Report to Planning Commission dated September 15, 2009 <br />• Ordinance amending sections 30-1 "Definitions" and adding section 30-804 "Wind Turbines" <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />S:\PLANNING MAIN\Case Files\OA\OA 09-04 Wind Turbines\Staff report to CC 9-21-09 Turbines.doc <br />