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dwellings with basements and the installation of septic systems due to shallow soil depth(16"to 30") over dolomite bedrock. A small natural drainageway, apparently non-navigable, appears to run diagonally from southeast to northwest across the center of the existing building lot(CSM 8479 Lot 1). The Wisconsin Wetland Inventory shows no wetlands on or near the site. IV. COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY ORDINANCES The RH-2 district allows single family residences on lots not smaller than 4 acres. This zoning would be appropriate for the intended uses of Lots 2 and 3. As proposed,the north corner of the 4.21 acre lot(Lot 2 on the draft CSM), would be five feet from the Verona—Middleton town line. This is intended to provide an access connecting the eastern and western portions of Lot 1. Since the applicants own land on both sides of the town line, this irregularity will not likely cause immediate difficulties,but could pose problems if the land is ever sold. Although not specifically dictated in ordinance or statute, normal practice would be to either provide a normal 66-foot wide easement or to close the gap by tying the lot corner to the town line, splitting Lot 1 into two separate parcels. If the latter option is chosen, the eastern portion of Lot 1 would not meet the 8 acre minimum lot size required for RH-3 zoning. The applicants have requested RH-3 zoning with the intent of using Lot 1 as a private prairie preserve. In discussions with staff,the applicants' agent has indicated that the landowners chose RH-3 zoning because they would like to retain the option of residential development in the future. Although a nature preserve could be considered incidental to other permitted uses in an RH-3 district, any such use, including future residential development, would be precluded by the Town of Verona's density policy, as noted below. Given this restriction and the potential conflict with RH-3 minimum lot sizes, CO-1 Conservancy zoning would seem more appropriate. V. COMPLIANCE WITH ADOPTED PLANS The proposal would create one new building lot, and would effectively remove deed restrictions prohibiting development on an adjacent lot, potentially creating a total of two new building sites. This would conflict with the Town of Verona Land Use Plan,which sets a maximum density of one unit per 35 acres in agricultural preservation areas. In 1980, when the plan was adopted,the proposed site was part of a 131-acre farm, allowing a total of 3.7 splits. Since then, a total of 6 splits have occurred, in apparent violation of plan policies. Staff recollect that this was the rationale for the imposition of deed restrictions on adjoining land in the Town of Middleton as a condition of approval for Petition# 6658. According to the Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan,the entire property is within the mapped corridor for the planned Ice Age Trail. VI. PUBLIC, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY INPUT The Regional Planning Commission has noted that the proposal conflicts with the Town of Verona's density policy, as indicated above. At the time of this writing, no other county agency had commented on the application, and the position of the Town of Verona was not known.