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denied in January 1997. A residential site to the east was recently approved. The comments are virtually the same as or Petition 6780. The adopted plan map designates this entire area as an agricultural preservation area. The site itself has been used for mineral extraction and a concrete batch plant for the recent construction of USH 51. The batch plant use ended with the highway project completion; however,the site retains a"non-conforming"mineral extraction status,which would allow for further mineral operations. While Petition#6967 before the Committee today does slightly alter the location of the property, it is essentially the same petition with the same conditions previously denied by the Board of Supervisors. Under the Dane County Zoning Code, this matter has been improperly submitted and therefore should not be before the Committee for review. 2) THE PROPOSAL VIOLATES THE TOWN OF ALBION LAND USE PLAN The Town of Albion's Land Use Plan(hereafter LAND USE PLAN)has been in place since 1979. The main objectives of the LAND USE PLAN have been and continue to be the preservation of farm operations and agricultural land as well as the maintenance of the rural character of the Town. Part of the manner in which this has been accomplished is by encouraging new development to locate adjacent to existing development. The LAND USE PLAN expressly seeks to discourage the implementation of isolated commercial developments. (LAND USE PLAN at pps.6 and 7). The proposal set forth in Petition#6967 violates the standards established in the LAND USE PLAN. The proposal would effectively destroy the rural character of the community as stated in the LAND USE PLAN. This was the very rationale used to reject the earlier proposal. (See Staff Comments from Petition#6780). The proposal also undermines the Plan's objective of discouraging isolated commercial development. Although the property is adjacent to a quarry grandfathered by existing rules, there are no other commercial developments anywhere near the site. This creates a dangerous precedent by establishing a new and distinct commercial area where subsequent industry may seek to locate and further destroy the area's rural character. More importantly, such a rezoning opens the door to the development of the property for other approved C-2 uses. These uses include bulk fuel storage, fertilizer mixing plants and slaughterhouses. 2