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Town Land Use Plan The Town of Cottage Grove Land Use 'lan(adopted in 1995) shows the property in question as within an agricultural district. The plan i'ndicates that in such areas, commercial recreation facilities (golf courses are specifically entioned)may be permitted, if limited to the following: • Areas having less productive farml. ►d; • Areas with minimal impact on farmi g operation; • Projects requiring minimal construct on development, thus allowing future use as farmland; • Uses and locations having minimal affect on existing nearby uses; • Locations which have direct access t. state or county highways. If town roads are involved, the applicant must demonstrate mini al impact on neighbors. If the town road requires improvements, the applicant will be : ked to pay for their share of such improvement. • A size of area and magnitude of operation which protects the rural atmosphere and scenic beauty of the Town, and; • Service facilities appropriate to the SI oposed use and rural location. Note that the Dane County Soil Survey .bows Class I or Class II prime farm soils covering approximately 70%of the proposed gol course site. Because they served as agricultural drai ages,two forks of a navigable stream on the property were not originally mapped as environm-ntal corridors in the town plan. Once the land is converted to non-agricultural use, such :► emptions no longer apply. The Town may wish to consider designating these areas as envi .nmental corridors in future plan amendments. County Farmland Preservation Plan The Dane County Farmland Preservatio Plan and Section 91.77 of the Wisconsin statutes require that before any land can be rezo ed out of the exclusive agricultural district,the county board must make the following findings (a) Adequate public facilities to acco odate development either exist or will be provided within a reasonable time. (b) Provision of public facilities to acco odate development will not place an unreasonable burden on the ability of affected loc.1 units of government to provide them. (c) The land proposed for rezoning is su table for development and development will not result in undue water or air pollution, caus: unreasonable soil erosion or have an unreasonably adverse effect on rare or irreplaceabl- natural areas. The extent of hydric, limiting soils note• below, may raise some questions about the suitability of the land for the proposed use. B. Environmental Features An unnamed navigable stream with two orks flows from north to south through the property (see map). The stream joins Door Cree I approximately%of a mile south of the site. Door 3