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COMPOSITE REPORT=Page 3 Application No. CUP 1418 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS (REVISED 1/14/98) • I. BACKGROUND A. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow a mineral extraction operation in the A-1 Exclusive Agriculture District. The applicant intends to excavate, process, and remove gravel from the site. At the town's request, the proposed site has been reduced to 9.5 acres from the earlier 10.7 acres by removing its northwest corner. B. The subject property is in the Town of Roxbury, between Crystal Lake and Fish Lake. The property is not within an urban service area. C. This proposal would be an expansion of an existing 10 acre extraction area to the east. That site is a non-conforming mineral extraction operation established prior to 1969. D. This CUP request was originally heard at the ZNR Committee's March 25, 1997 public hearing. Since that time, the applicant has worked with the Town and staff to refine the proposal, assemble more information, and develop appropriate conditions. Also, in July 1997,the Board of Adjustment denied the applicant's request for a special exception permit for filling and grading within 300 feet of Crystal Lake and a navigable pond southeast of the site. (The edges of the site are within an area where a SEP is required.) The denial appears to have been related to the applicant's absence at the July meeting. II. ANALYSIS A. The subject property is in cropland use. The surrounding area is characterized by largely seasonal homes near the lakes and agricultural use. One neighborhood is about 500 feet northeast of the subject property along Crystal Lake. A second neighborhood of seasonal manufactured homes is emerging west of the subject property. These lands, starting about 200 feet from the subject property, were rezoned to R-4 in 1995 and 1996. There is a outstanding petition(#7110)to remove the seasonal restriction on occupancy in this neighborhood(same applicant/land owner as CUP 1418). B. During the Town's deliberations on this request, it was suggested that there may be an archaeological site on the subject property. The Town has recommended that an archaeological survey be performed before extraction, and inspections be performed during top soil removal. The County database on Indian mounds shows none within Section 3, which includes the entire CUP area. There is,however, record of a mound in the far northwest corner of Section 2, adjacent to Crystal Lake. C. The applicant intends to extract gravel from the site through use of endloaders and trucks. The applicant's engineer indicates that no excavating would take place below the water table. Blasting would not be required. A portable crushing plant would be used on occasion,but not during peak recreational months (June, July, August) according to Town suggested conditions. Use of portable fueling tanks has been considered, as has contracting with a fueling company. The Town and operator have agreed to hours of operation of 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,with no Saturday or Sunday hours.