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IV. COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY ORDINANCES The proposed zoning district, RE-1, would allow golf courses not lighted for night-time use as a permitted use. A conditional use permit would be required for night-time operation. The County's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 11, Dane County Code) would apply within 300 feet of the intermittent stream. Any buildings or structures constructed would have to be a minimum of 75 feet from the stream's ordinary high water mark. Restrictions on removal of vegetation would also apply. V. COMPLIANCE WITH ADOPTED PLANS The town plans for both the Town of Montrose and the Town of Primrose designate this property as within an agricultural preservation area. While neither plan specifically addresses golf courses, both plans include protection of farm operations from incompatible, non-agricultural uses as a primary goal of their agricultural preservation areas. The Dane County Farmland Preservation Plan and Section 91.77 of the Wisconsin statutes require the county to make the following findings before rezoning land out of the A-1 (Exclusive) district: (a) Adequate public facilities to accommodate development either exist or will be provided within a reasonable time; (b) Provision of public facilities to accommodate development will not place an unreasonable burden on the ability of affected local units of government to provide them; (c) The land proposed for rezoning is suitable for development and development will not cause unreasonable soil erosion or have an unreasonably.adverse effect on rare or irreplaceable natural areas. VI. PUBLIC, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND AGENCY INPUT At the time of this writing, no other county agencies had commented on this proposal. The Town Board of Montrose voted 3-0 on April 7, 1998 to recommend approval with the following conditions: 1. The property be deed restricted to a golf course, and; 2. A performance bond be issued for Argue Road. The applicant has indicated that the Town of Primrose has recommended denial of the application. but the Department of Planning and Development has not yet received a Town Action Report. VII. SITE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ISSUES A site plan was not submitted as part of this application, and it is impossible to determine the full impact of this proposal without more detailed information. This is especially true since a