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U° q \n.. Dane County Planning and Development Department Room 116,City-County Building,Madison,Wisconsin 53703 r r +' Fax (608)267-1540 Planning 183 (608)266-4251,Rm.116 Records&Support April 25, 2014 (608)266-4251,Rm.116 Zoning Jessica Boyd (608)266-4266,Rm.116 2395 County Highway B Stoughton, WI 53589 (delivered by email) Dear Jessica, Attached is a density study report you requested for property owned by Rein Farm LLC in sections 21, 22, and 27 of the town of Pleasant Springs. The property is located in an Agricultural Preservation Area as identified in the town's Comprehensive Plan. Development in these areas is limited to one lot, residence, or non-farm use (aka "split", or "density unit") per 35 acres of contiguous land owned as of June 6, 1978. The property has remained in family farm ownership and configuration since June 1978, and totals approximately 285 acres. Under the town's density policy, the property was originally eligible for eight (8) possible splits. As noted on the attached density study report, the two original farm homes each count as a split, as does the residential lot established by Certified Survey Map (CSM) #6711. One of the original farm homes was divided off the farm in 2009 by CSM #12883. As a result, five (5) possible splits remain available to the property. Please note that the previous density analysis from 2009 incorrectly indicated that the original farm was eligible for seven (7) splits instead of eight (8) because it failed to include 15 acre tax parcel #0611-214-8000-1. The present analysis includes the appropriate acreage and splits. Please note that this density analysis does not guarantee town or county approval of a particular land division, rezone, or development proposal. The Town of Pleasant Springs Plan Commission and Board of Supervisors review all applications to rezone property or create new parcels of land, and apply interpretations, standards and criteria as set forth in the town comprehensive plan to guide their decisions. Such standards include considerations for soil type, environmental features, site characteristics, proposed location of driveways and utility extensions, and proposed lot size and location. In addition, all zoning changes are subject to County Zoning Committee, Board, and Executive approval. A copy of this density study is being forwarded to the town of Pleasant Springs for their records. If you have any questions about this density analysis, please feel free to contact me by phone at 267- 2536 or by email at allancountyofdane.com. Sincerely, Ate Majid Allan Senior Planner cc: Cassandra Suettinger, town of Pleasant Springs Clerk 1 II