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• The site is currently in agricultural use, 'th a farmstead on the south side. The property is bordered on the north, east and south by pasture, woodland and a few scattered rural residences. The Meadow Grove subdivision border the property to the west(see map, attached). D. Other approvals required A certified survey map must be approve, before any rezoning becomes effective. A Special Exception Permit from the County Boar, of Adjustments and a Chapter 30 Permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Reso ces (applications on both are pending) will be necessary before filling or grading of the site can e place. Conditional Use Permits would also be necessary for any night-time operation o alcoholic beverage service as part of the golf course operation. II. ANALYSIS A. Corn liance with Plans/Ordinan•es County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 10). The proposed RE-1 district would allow unlighted golf courses intended for daytime operation as a permitted use. B-1 zoning proposed for the club house would allow unspecified"retail sales" and"private clubs and organizations,"b t would also allow a number of other uses, including banks, offices and medical clinics,that ay be inappropriate for the area. B-1 zoning would also preclude single family residences;the applicant has indicated they may wish to amend the petition to C-1 to accommodate the exis ping house. The applicant also proposes rezoning a 27- acre parcel to A-2 for use as a"prairie b i ffer"between the golf course and adjacent residential development to the west. A-2 zoning, u less deed restricted,would permit uses, such as single family residences and accessory buildin;.s which would seem inconsistent with the proposed use. CO-1 (Conservancy) zoning would be ore appropriate. County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (C apter 11) The site plan shows proposed greens an, fairways within 20 feet of both forks of the stream. Section 11.04(2)of the Dane County Sh Ireland Ordinance prohibits "tree and shrubbery cutting" and requires preservation of"natural s bbery as far as practicable"within 35 feet of the ordinary highwater mark of any navigab e water body. While the terms"trees and shrubbery" are somewhat imprecise,the intent of the or,inance is to maintain a 35-foot wide buffer of undisturbed natural vegetation on either side of navigable streams. Such buffers reduce erosion, siltation and nutrient loading into public waters, and can provide valuable habitat for aquatic and shoreline species. Manicured turf grass pically associated with golf fairways perform these functions much less well than natural ve:etation does, and require relatively high levels of fertilizers and pesticides to maintain. E emptions from shoreland cutting restrictions for agricultural drainages would not apply o ce the land is converted from agricultural use. 2