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• Minutes of ZNR Committee Page 1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE DANE COUNTY ZONING AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMML'1'1'EE HELD ON JUNE 2 98 PRESENT: Anderson, Cornwell,Hendrick, Kuhn, Homre,Johnson ALSO: Sieling, Roffers CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Chairperson Johnson at 7:30 PM in room 2D City-County Building. IL PUBLIC COMMENT: None III. REZONE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS a. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT# 1484 by Curtis A. &Debra D.Herfel to allow mineral extraction site on property located West of 2005 State Highway 69 in part of the S 1/2 SE 1/4 and NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 28,Town of Verona. Supervisor Anderson stated that he has no connection with Curtis and Debra Herfel nor does he have any connection with the lease holder of the land,Fitanburg Minerals.He indicated that he does have a lease with Payne and Dolan the proposed operators of CUP 1484.He stated that he is paid a fixed amount per ton as part of the contract.He stipulated that he has fully explained the situation to the Corporation Counsel who has stated that there is no provision that impedes his ability to vote on this petition. Therefore he stated that he intends to participate in the debate and cast his vote at the appropriate time. Mr.Mark Roffers indicated to the committee that the City of Verona has not taken any formal action on CUP 1484 but they are in the process of changing their plan. City indicated they hold a sanitary easement but it is no longer in use. Motion by Anderson/Hamre that the 47 conditions as presented by the applicant be added to the Conditional Use Permit;carried 6-0. Main Motion by Cornwell/Kuhn that the Zoning and Natural Resources Committee denies CUP 1484 because the proposal does not meet the following standard for granting a conditional use permit,found in S. 10.255(2)(h)of the Dane County Zoning Ordinance: 1. That the establishment, maintenance,or operation of the conditional use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety,comfort or general welfare. A mineral extraction operation in this location raises the following concerns which could be detrimental to the public heath,comfort,and general welfare: • The subject property is located within a sensitive environmental area characterized by high-priority surface water resources, including the Badger Mill Creek and Sugar River. The entire area is within the Sugar River watershed,which is the subject of an EPA and DNR sponsored initiative aimed at identifying innovative ideas for preserving water resources. Further,the Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan identifies the subject property as part of the proposed Badger Mill Creek resource protection area. A significant spill of petroleum products on-site could pollute these surface water resources. The