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am/ e. <br /> D ERWE <br /> Li <br /> July 29, 1996 <br /> xi_ 3 0 1996 <br /> D.C. PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT <br /> Mr. James Van Deurzen ZONING DIVISION <br /> Chair,Zoning and Natural Resources Committee <br /> Room 116 City/County Building j <br /> Madison, WI 53709 k� <br /> RE: Town of Pleasant Springs Zoning Petition#6637 <br /> Dear Mr. Van Deurzen, <br /> Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the July 16th Public Hearing on this matter. <br /> We wish to further elaborate on our opposition to this Zoning Petition. <br /> Zoning Petition#6637 should be denied in its entirety for several reasons, the most <br /> prevalent being that the rezoning and intended use of the land is in direct and serious <br /> conflict with the Town of Pleasant Springs Land Use Plan. As the guidelines for citizens <br /> and officials in making decisions about where future growth and development should <br /> occur, this Land Use Plan is clear in its intent to protect sensitive environmental areas, <br /> specially as they relate to Lake Kegonsa and the Yahara River. <br /> Approval of rezoning property on Lake Kegonsa to R4 would not discourage extensive <br /> jurban growth around the lake to avoid the deteriorating effect of urban runoff on water <br /> uality and the need to provide additional services. The area in question is a lake <br /> development and not designed to develop like an urban area. Multi-family residences <br /> such as condominiums are urban in nature. <br /> Part of the proposed rezoning area has wetland, floodplain and shoreland overlays. <br /> Preserving the role of wetlands as essential components to ground and surface water <br /> systems as well as wildlife habitat is a policy of the Town, as is protection of shoreland- <br /> wetland and floodplain areas, emphasizing their value to the community as focal points <br /> of natural beauty and recreation. The rezoning and intended land use is in direct conflict <br /> with these policies and objectives. <br /> According to the Composite Report by the Dane County regional Planning Commission <br /> (in your file), the proposed condominium development would have a density of 9 units <br /> per acre. Town of Pleasant Springs Land Use Plan defines "high density" residential <br /> development as four housing units per acre. The proposal is clearly way above the Land <br /> Use Plan limits. <br />