HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-18 PC Recommending Resolution A RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
OAK PARK HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BE AMENDED
TO ADD GOALS AND POLICIES RELATED TO ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND TO ADD AN
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS SECTION TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received an Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Grant from the State of Minnesota to promote energy efficiency and
sustainability, and after considering amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the
Zoning Ordinance and having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning
Commission of Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact:
1. The Planning Commission has determined that the Comprehensive Plan
should be amended to include goal and policy statements related to energy efficiency and
sustainability; and
2. The Planning Commission has reviewed the Zoning Ordinance and
determined that regulations related to alternative energy systems including solar energy,
wind energy and ground source heat pumps is necessary to implement energy efficiency
and sustainability regulations into the City Code; and
3. The Planning Commission directed City Staff to prepare draft
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments which were reviewed and
revised by the Planning Commission; and
4. The Planning Commission recommended amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan as found in the November 18, 2010 planning report that is on file at
City Hall; and
5. The Planning Commission recommended amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance by adding Section 401.17 Alternative Energy Systems Ordinance and to add
allowances for energy systems within the Zoning Districts as found in the November 18,
2010 planning report that is on file at City Hall; and
6. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their November 18,
2010 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing,
and made the following recommendation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
A. The Comprehensive Plan is amended to add goals and policies related to energy
efficiency and sustainability.
B. The Zoning Ordinance is amended to add Section 401.17 Alternative Energy
Systems Ordinance and to add allowances for energy systems within the Zoning Districts.
C. Copies of the recommended Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance
amendments are on file at City Hall.
Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 18 day
of November, 2010.
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,/ Chuck LeRoux, Vice Chair
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