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floc_ <br /> CUP 1452- BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> PREVIOUS REZONE PETITION 3528(DR)/CUP 456 <br /> This rezone to A-2 and RE-1 became effective November 12, 1985; the CUP's became <br /> effective December 17, 1995, including: <br /> • In the RE-1 District, a CUP for a ball diamond"lighted at night" and"sales of alcoholic <br /> beverages by the drink" with restrictions placed on hours of operation for ball games <br /> and other activities; <br /> • In the A-2 District, a CUP for"religious uses" for the church, church school, parish <br /> house, priest's residence, and cemetery, and a CUP for"governmental use" of the large <br /> building near the ball diamond by the Middleton School District (as labeled on the site <br /> plan submitted.) <br /> GOVERNMENTAL USE <br /> The building in question was built as a parish school in 1967, having 4 classrooms, a <br /> gymnasium, offices, and an activity area. It was used as a church-related elementary <br /> school until 1969, but the parochial school use could not be continued because no teachers <br /> (nuns)were available. The building was then leased to the Middleton-Cross Plains School <br /> District for various periods until the 1995-1996 school year. In addition, the Waunakee <br /> School District leased the building for morning and afternoon kindergarten classes <br /> (approximately 160 students)from July 1990 through June 1992. There may have been a <br /> period of a year or more when there was no public school(governmental)use of the <br /> building. If so, the CUP for Governmental uses expired at the end of that year, but in any <br /> case, it definitely expired in June 1997. <br /> RELIGIOUS USE <br /> Even though the building was being used for public school classes, the parish's agreement <br /> with the School Districts allowed them to use some space for"CCD" or religious <br /> education classes on Wednesday nights, and possibly also on Sundays. This has continued <br /> to date, including the past 12-month period. Of course, the CUP for religious uses would <br /> have included all uses included in the Zoning Ordinance Definition, so it has remained in <br /> effect because of the presence of the church, cemetery, etc. on the A-2 zoned area. <br />