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COMPOSITE REPORT- Page 3 Application No. 6958 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS BACKGROUND A. The applicant is requesting a zoning district change from A-1EX to C-1 (12.5 Acres). The intention is to build small businesses such as veterinary clinic, photo studio and storage facilities. B. The subject property is 203 acres of land in the Town of Christiana, .25 miles west from the Village of Cambridge. The 12.5 Acres of Al-EX land to be rezoned includes several outbuildings and an old manure pit. There is a burned down dairy facility and other buildings damaged by fire. C. A parcel to the East was rezoned (#6366) to C-1, with a CUP for a bed & breakfast. The intention was to use an existing homestead dating back to the 1800's for the bed & breakfast. A year has passed since the effective date of the CUP (2/27/96). A parcel to the North was also rezoned (#6365) to C-1 for an antiques/furniture business. Both C-1 parcels were deed restricted. II. ANALYSIS A No site plan or basic drawings of the existing buildings and/or proposed buildings have been provided at this time. A rezone of this magnitude can not be properly evaluated without knowing what is being proposed such as new buildings, uses, ... The only restrictions in size for a building on a C-1 district is to occupy less than 60% of the area of a parcel and not being over two floors in height (unless a CUP is filed). B. The existing buildings are adjacent to the "potential" Bed and Breakfast, far from Highway 12 and there are trees that shield them from a full view from the highway. The cluster of storage buildings, sheds, silos and barns blend with the rural character of the landscape which consists of rolling farmland and farms. C. If the intention is to develop some businesses in a "Country-themed complex with the Bed & Breakfast", the rural character of the area may be able to be preserved and encompass at the same time a related business. Still a development plan would be necessary to evaluate the impact of the proposal. And such plan would need to include the C-1 land of the Bed and Breakfast. And the CUP for the Bed and Breakfast having already expired, a new application would be necessary. D. To create a separate 12.5 acres parcel is not been considered. the lack of public road frontage (required for parcels under 15 acres) would prohibit it. E. The town Board approved the C-1 rezone for the following permitted uses : (a)Retail and service uses including but not limited to grocery stores,drugstores, hardware stores,appliance and furniture stores,barbershops and beauty shops without limitations as to size, (b)Self service laundries and dry cleaning establishments, •