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Zoning Administrator's Report A. February Permits: The following permits were issued over the last month by the Zoning Department: i. Jason and Kristen Forrest, 55T7 Wilderness Road, for a new home and garage. B. Correspondence: Your Staff sent the following correspondence since the last meeting: i. March 6 letter to Sharon Thorson waiving the CUP fees; 2. March 6letter to Curt Johnson notifying him the Solar Ordinance Amendment was approved. C. Council Meeting Notes: An excerpt of the draft March 5 City Council Minutes is included. 6.2. Ordinance Amendment- Definitions and Solar Enerqv Svstems Dawn Bittner informed the Council that the City received a request to amend the City Code to permit ground-mounted solar. She stated the Planning Commission unanimously recommends the City Council amend the ordinance regarding definitions and solar energy systems. She explained the red text in the Ordinance Amendment is the proposed language to be added. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMENT MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 20-02 AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING DEFINITIONS AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Ms. Bittner explained there will be no Council motion for a summary publication since a four-fifths vote is needed. Curt Johnson thanked the Council on behalf of himself, Jerry Ackerson, and everybody involved with the amendment to the solar ordinance. He also spoke for John Vaughn, Executive Director of RealSolar, who could not be at the Council meeting. He said that Mr. Vaughn would like to express his gratitude to the City for the things that they are doing in relationship to amending the ordinance. Mr. Johnson said the ordinance opens up a lot of opportunity, economically and otherwise, for the City and local contractors. 6.3. Ordinance Amendment— Liqhtinq in Public Zone Ms. Bittner stated the City found that a downward directional solar light did not adequate light the American Flag in the new flag display. She said hardwiring a March i9, 202o Staff Report Page i