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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2021-145
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING S ITE P LAN A MENDMENT TO ALLOW G ROUND M OUNTED
S OLAR P ANELS LOCATED AT 1145 S HENANDOAH L ANE (2021012)
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has requested approval of a site plan amendment to
allow the installation of ground mounted solar panels located at 1145 Shenandoah Lane on the
property presently legally described as:
Parcel 1: That part of Government Lot 4, Section 28, Township 118, Range 22 lying
Southerly of the line designated "survey line" on the plat of Hennepin County State Aid
Highway No. 6 Plat 5 which lies Westerly of the center line of the 66 foot wide right of
way of Shenandoah Lane, said center line is described as follows: Commencing at the
Southwest corner of said Section 28; thence on an assumed bearing of South 88 degrees
55 minutes 08 seconds East, along the South line of said Section a distance of 1228.98
feet to the beginning of the center line to be described; thence North12 degrees 37
minutes 44 seconds West a distance of 638.89 feet; thence Northerly a distance of
342.08 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East having a radius of 4878.93 feet
and a central angle of 4 degrees 01 minute and 02 seconds; thence North 8 degrees 36
minutes 42 seconds West, tangent to said curve a distance of 176.34 feet to the
intersection with the above-mentioned "survey line" and there terminating.
Parcel 2: Those parts of the following described tracts of land: All that part of
Government Lot 1 of Section33, Township 118, Range 22 described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner thereof; thence South on the West line thereof to
the Southwest corner thereof; thence East along the South line thereof 1272 feet more
or less to the Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 33; thence North at right angles 732 feet; thence East at right angles 520 feet
more or less to Parker's Lake; thence Northwesterly along the shore of said Lake to the
North line of said Lot; thence West along the North line thereof to point of beginning;
and Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 33, Township 118 North Range 22 West; thence East along the North
line of said tract 532 feet; thence North 24 degrees and 5 minutes East 110.5 feet to the
point of beginning of the land to be hereinafter described; thence North 24 degrees and
5 minutes East to the shore of Parker Lake; thence Northwesterly along the shore of said
Lake to a point due East of a point 732 feet North of said Northwest corner of said
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 33 which said point on the
West shore of said Parker Lake is described in the deed recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for said Hennepin County in Book 231 of Deeds, page 55 as
marked on a dead Elm tree and a fence in said Section; thence Westerly and parallel to
the North boundary line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said
Section, 510 feet more or less to said point distant 732 feet North of said Northwest
corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section; thence South
647 feet to a point 85 feet North of said Northwest corner of said tract; thence Easterly
to the place of beginning; which lie Westerly of the center line of the 66 foot wide right-
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of-way of Shenandoah Lane, said center line is described as follows: Commencing at the
Northwest corner of said Section 33; thence on an assumed bearing of South 88 degrees
55 minutes 08 seconds East along the North line of said Section 33 a distance of 1228.98
feet to the beginning of the center line to be described; thence South 12 degrees 37
minutes 44 seconds East a distance of 30.87 feet; thence Southeasterly a distance of
377.54 feet along a tangential curve concave to the Northeast having a radius of
1145.92 feet and a central angle of 18 degrees 52 minutes 38 seconds; thence South 31
degrees 30 minutes 22 seconds East, tangent to said curve, a distance of 144.55 feet;
thence Southeasterly a distance of 174.44 feet along a tangential curve concave to the
Southwest having a radius of 954.93 feet and a central angle of 10 degrees 28 minutes
00 seconds; thence South 21 degrees 02 minutes 22 seconds East, tangent to said curve,
a distance of 49.01 feet; thence Southeasterly a distance of 180.00 feet along a
tangential curve concave to the Southwest having a radius of 1432.40 feet and a central
angle of 7 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds; thence South 13 degrees 50 minutes 22
seconds East, tangent to said curve, a distance of 400 feet and said center line there
terminating in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Torrens -Certificate of Title No. 1129623.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public
meeting and recommends approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and does approve the request for a site plan
amendment for installation of 1,300 ground mounted solar panels located at 1145 Shenandoah
Lane, subject to the following conditions:
1. A site plan amendment is approved to allow the installation of an emergency
generator located in the southwest side of the exterior loading area, in accordance
with the plans received by the city on February 25, 2021, and additional information
on March 3, 2021, except as amended by this resolution.
2. A separate electrical permit is required prior to commencement of the project.
3. The permit is subject to all applicable building and fire codes, and to all city
regulations and ordinances. Any violation thereof shall be grounds for revocation.
4. Prior to issuance of an electrical permit, the applicant shall fulfill the requirements,
submit the required information, and revise the plans as indicated below, consistent
with the applicable city code, zoning ordinance, and engineering guidelines:
a) Receive city approval of final construction plans.
b) Submit wind load design information.
c) Submit design information for footing/foundations.
d) Submit an erosion control plan, with contours.
5. Standard Conditions:
a) Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and
approvals per ordinance provisions.
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b) The site plan amendment shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless
the property owner or applicant has started the project, or unless the applicant,
with the consent of the property owner, has received prior approval from the
city to extend the expiration date for up to one additional year, as regulated
under section 21045.09 of the zoning ordinance.
ADOPTED by the City Council on this 25th day of May, 2021.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota,
certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the Plymouth City Council on
May 25, 2021, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the same is a correct transcription
thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this ________day of
_______________________, _____.
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City Clerk