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Zoning Petition# 7272 B. Environmental Features The site is not located within or adjacent to wetlands, floodplains, woodland, steep slopes or other environmentally sensitive features. The intended future use, a welding shop, could potentially pose environmental contamination issues. Insufficient information was provided to determine if the planned facility would pose any environmental risks. Future allowable uses in M-1 zoning could pose environmental hazards. C. Public, Local Government, And Agency Input Town Board Action No Town action has been taken on this petition. Other County Agencies As of the date of this report, the County Highway Department made the following comments: "Access control is restricted along the intersection of STH 113 by the State. Access should be relocated through an easement with adjacent property to keep access back from the intersection. Sighting an access may also be difficult due to terrain. Any changes to existing accesses or new accesses requires a permit." D. Site and Neighborhood Planning Issues The petition includes only a rough sketch of the planned building dimensions, but not a site plan that depicts the location of the buildings on the site or other features such as parking, storage or access. As mentioned above, the Highway Department raised an issue about access to the site. A site plan would also be important to show plans for storage of materials, given the broad range of permitted uses in the proposed M-1 zoning. Other site and neighborhood planning issues to consider include: • Compatibility between the intended and allowable uses in an M-1 district to other existing agricultural and residential land uses. If approval is given, the committee may wish to consider restrictions on uses, or performance standard requirements, to minimize potential conflicts between these different land uses. • Suitability of the site for septic systems, and/or to be provided with public sewer and water facilities, given the compacted soils, small size and the long narrow shape of the site. III. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS A. Summary Of Main Issues /Findings The site is in an area designated for agricultural protection by the Town of Dane. The town plan includes a policy to restrict development of commercial and industrial uses on agricultural lands unless they are needed to support agricultural uses. The soils are class I or II but have likely been compacted from road construction activities. The road Page 3