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� ' ' � 27-CV-14-7419 <br /> 4. Plaintiff Kendall Nygard is a property owner in Orono, Minnesota. Kendall <br /> Nygard is a Minnesota taxpayer. <br /> 5. Defendant City of Orono is a municipal corporation in Hennepin County, <br /> Minnesota,incorporated under the laws of the State. <br /> JURISDICTION <br /> 6. The District Courts of Minnesota are courts of general jurisdicrion. Minn. <br /> Stat. § 484.01; Minn. Const. Art. VI, sec. 3. <br /> 7. Jurisdiction of the court is specially conferred for declaratory judgments under <br /> Minnesota Statute �� 555.01, et seq. and other applicable authorities. <br /> 8. The Plaintiffs have standing as interested parties and as taxpayers. <br /> COUNT I <br /> COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT <br /> Under Minnesota Statute �� 555.01, et seq. <br /> STATUTORY PREEMPTION <br /> 9. The above paxagraphs in their entirety are hereby incorporated by reference <br /> herein. <br /> 10. On December 9, 2013, the City of Orono adopted a complete ban on small <br /> wind energy conversion systems. . <br /> 11. Orono Ordinance No. 119,Third Series,is a complete ban on wind energy <br /> conversion systems: <br /> "Wind energy conversion systems are not an allowed use or structure within <br /> any zoning districts in the city." <br /> Orono Ordinance Sec. 78-1379,Alternative Energy Systems, subd. (6). <br /> 3 <br />