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Dane County Land Regulation&Records 2/3/98 Room I l u City-County Building Madison,Wisconsin 53709 Re: Application& Petition to Rezone 17.35 acres of land into 4 lots, from A-1 exclusive to R-H-1 &A-2. Dear Sirs/Madams: Enclosed is our application to rezone a 17.35 acre parcel of land,located in the Town of Sun Prairie.We have met with the Town of Sun Prairic(1/12/98),and they have verbally supported this rezoning.We purchased this land on 1/30/98 from Mr. And Mrs.Larry Joseph,who support the rezoning_ The parcel of land is located at 1830 S.T.Ilighway 19,at the intersection of Highway 19 and Twin Lane Road:about 9 miles east of the City of Sun Prairie. The tax parcel//is 0811-123-8660-9. Enclosed are 6 copies of a preliminary CSM&attachments in support of this petition. The soils on the property consist of about 25%(Ho)Houghton Muck wetland soils(most of which are farmed)_25%(Lv)Divers Series lowland poorly drained silt loatns( some of which are farmed),25%(Os) Orion Series poor draining silt teams(some of which are farmed),and 25%(Seri,MdD2,DnB);Dodge, Mel fenry,and Saint Cloud Series which are well drained silt foams,generally in the sites upland areas. The land is currently zoned A-1 exclusive,however only 12 acres are fanned,(3-4 acres of which are fanned wetland),2 acres are unfarmed wetland,2 acres are wooded,and 1.35 acres are associated with the homestead. We are proposing to divide the existing parcel into 4 lots varying in size from 2.1 - 11.3 acres,as shown on the enclosed preliminary CSM.We will maintain the original homestead with the house and out buildings on a one of the lots,as a small farnrette.The project will only remove approximately 2 acres of isolated,non- economically viable,and/or difficult to access farmland from production. The remaining farmland, approximately 10 acres will remain in agricultural production. We have met with the Dane County Zoning staffto discuss this proposal and based upon discussions with them have utilized the natural features and contours of the land including topography to create our 3 proposed new lots. These lots will use wooded areas,the current land around the homestead, several acres of the wetland(which will be protected and will not be developed),and about 2 acres of isolated farmland. This 2 acres of farmland is isolated by the wetland,creek,road,and/or fencing from the other farmland on the property. Actual home construction.will avoid and be set back a minimum of 50 ft from any wetland areas, and during construction erosion protection will be used to assure the wetlands are not impacted by siltation and runoff. Each new lot will be over 80,000 82,which is consistent with the Town plan. Each lot is able to have a new septic system installed on it based on discussions with the soil tester who did the percolation test for a new septic system which was installed on the homestead property in late 1997. The Town has no restriction against and has not adopted zoning or planning restrictions against subdividing the land. This proposed land division and rezoning is supported by the Town. Further we have reviewed access with the State of Wisconsin DOT and they will allow us to maintain the two access points off of Highway 19.They and the Town have suggested we have a joint driveway access about 400-500 ft from the intersection of Highway 19 and Twin Lane Road,on Twin Lane Road for 2 of the new lots;and use the current driveway and other approved DOT access as driveways for the other 2 lots, No driveways cross agricultural land once rezoning occurs. The development should not impact surrounding farmland,and protects the environment. . The proposed land division preserves the remaining farmland on the property.