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Mi ler, S on � Maier. A T T O R NE Y S Supervisor Lyman F. Anderson March 12, 1996 Page 2 of the land proposed for rezoning is woodland, according to the Rezone Application form). Again, the Town of Blue Mounds Land Use Plan provides that any rezoning should not "disturb or destroy important natural features such as significant woodland areas,wetlands, springs, and steep slopes,"and that"[d]evelopment should be discouraged" in wetlands and drainage divides. The Land Use Plan further provides that"cuts into steep slopes for both homesites and driveways" are to be avoided. Consistent with the Dane County Executive's memorandum, these provisions of the Land Use Plan should be enforced. 4. Mr.Phelps advises in his memorandum that he will not sign rezonings that would permit new development of scattered,unsewered subdivisions. While the pending application before the Zoning and Natural Resources Committee is for the purpose of rezoning agricultural lands into four (4) different lots, Mr. Field has also announced his intention to further divide the farm property to create a separate homestead lot. This is in addition to the proposed four residential lots. Precisely this type of scattered, unsewered development should not be permitted, particularly on soils such as these that are classified in the Town of Blue Mounds Land Use Plan as "Severe" and "Very Severe" for purposes of septic tank absorption. As stated in the Land Use Plan, such lands "are not suitable for residential development." The Dane County Farmland Preservation Plan provides the same principles set forth in the Town of Blue Mounds Land Use Plan. The farmland preservation objectives for Dane County include maintaining Dane County's status as one of the nation's most productive agricultural counties by preserving agricultural land and the family farm. Other objectives include maintaining the rural character of the towns of Dane County and the open space provided by agricultural land. The policies of the Farmland Preservation Plan, which also parallel the Land Use Plan of the Town of Blue Mounds, provide that agricultural areas should not be rezoned for low-density, nonfarm uses unless there is no history of economically viable farming activity, unless the areas are too small or inaccessible for farm activities,and unless the areas do not contain soils classified as prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance. As stated above, these policies are directly implicated by the proposed rezonings requested by Mr. and Mrs. Field. I thank you for your careful consideration and ask that the application be denied. Ni .,.... ery truly yours, Don S. Peterson DSP:dar Enclosures [ow]