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Y D. ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES The property is within 50 feet of Token Creek to the southeast, and within 150 feet of an unnamed,navigable stream to the northwest. The Wisconsin Wetland Inventory shows large wetland complexes associated with each stream. A small portion of the wetlands associated with Token Creek appear to extend onto the southeastern edge of the property, approximately 175 feet from the nearest building (see attached sketch map). The Dane County Soil Survey shows the soils on the property belong entirely to the Dresden, Kegonsa and Otter soil types. Because of the typically high water tables in such soils,these areas are susceptible to groundwater contamination and are usually considered unsuitable for septic system installation. The presence of wetlands on the site is also consistent with a shallow soil depth to groundwater. Because of these conditions, animal waste should ideally be disposed off the site. The current operators of the kennel, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer, have a contract with BFI to collect and dispose of animal waste. E. COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY ORDINANCES Section 10.126 (7)(b) of the County Zoning Ordinance requires that kennels meet a minimum setback of 100 feet from a residential zoning district. The .89 acre, R-3A parcel that is proposed to be rezoned is approximately 50 feet from the existing kennel building. Rezoning this parcel to A-2, as requested, would allow the kennel to meet the minimum setback. Section 10.126 (3)(o), (t) and (u) of the zoning ordinance allow kennels, retail sales of pet supplies and dog training as separate conditional uses in the A-2 district. As legal, nonconforming uses,the existing kennel and training operation are allowed to continue but cannot legally expand without an approved conditional use permit. Retail sales were not part of the original nonconforming use, so also cannot legally take place without a CUP. F. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS Chapter COMM 83 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code requires that all buildings designed for human occupancy be provided with either a public sewer connection or a code-compliant on- site wastewater treatment system. In 1988, the property on which the kennel sits was rezoned to the A-2 district to allow for a caretaker residence attached to the kennel building. Jim Clark, Director of Environmental Health, has expressed the opinion that since the building was formerly used only for animal, not human occupancy,the septic system should have been brought into compliance with current code requirements at that time. The Department of Environmental Health has no record that this was done.