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Re:CUP#1345 • Discrepancies Application to Town of Blue Mounds, and all ensuing discussion was for a CUP for horse boarding barn/boarding horses/horse boarding facility. (ref. to handouts: mtg notices) Discussion specifically of boarding and exercise of up to 8 boarded polo ponies plus 4 of own; purpose was stated as "training horses for polo." Town approved(as above)(ref.to handouts:minutes) Letter from Clerk is first use of"horse ridine/boarding and exercise" facility. Q: is County application for one "horse boarding and riding stable" or multiple? (note: plural on appl.) Riding, as a use, was never mentioned, nor discussed, in the town's process. There is a significant difference between "boarding and training polo ponies" and operating a riding stable(s). Conflicts with Dane County Ordinances Ch.10.123(3)(a)1 A. The statement of purposes of the zoning ordinance and the A-1 District. Preserve productive ag land. A member of the Blue Mounds Planning Commission who personally farmed this field stated at Feb. 20 Planning Commission meeting that it was "an excellent field" C. The need of the proposed use for a location in an agricultural area. Boarding polo ponies is not an ag use and does not need to be located in an ag area. D. The availability of alternative locations. Applicant owns a farm in Brigham Township (Iowa Co.) on Hwy ID which would have much more convenient access. E. Compatibility with existing or permitted use on adjacent lands. Location of this facility at one end of parcel which has another horse barn/paddock owned by same family at other end of parcel is causing great increase in traffic on Kestrel Lane, which was never designed as a thru road, raising serious concerns re: noise, dust, safety, privacy. Several neighbors on Barber Road are concerned about the traffic increase and safety issues on Barber Rd. Currently, six private residences access Barber Rd. at five points within .4 mile. F. The productivity of the lands involved. Dane Co. Soil Survey, table 2, page 88, shows: "predicted average yields per acre of principal crops under improved management"for this soil as 4.5 tons/acre of dry matter of alfalfa/bromegrass hay. This is well above the current state average yield for this crop which is about 3 tons/acre. G.The location of the proposed use so as to reduce to a minimum the amount of productive agricultural land converted. Planning Commission recommended a site on W side of Kestrel Lane with opinion that it is less productive ag land I. The availability of adequate public services and the ability of affected local units of government to provide them without an unreasonable burden. A commercial activity which needs conditional use permit in ag zoning, but which will continue to be taxed as ag land use, creates a tax break for someone estimating $3000/acre net income from this acreage, and an additional tax burden for true farmers and other residents of the town and the county. J. The effect of the proposed use on water or air pollution, soil erosion and rare or irreplaceable natural resources. Depending on whether straw or woodchipsI shavings is used for bedding, could be a significant environmental concern according to DNR. Concerns remain about concentrated manure uphill of residential water source. Conflicts with Dane County Ordinances Ch.10.255(2)(h)j 1. Endanger public health, safety, comfort, or general welfare: ref. to E, I, J above 2. Uses, values, enjoyment: same • go '1. t'e . ', .ni I . _ 1 lc I eti .i t • e .. . f o •o _ I I. request based on inconsistencies with the Town's Land Use Plan and conflicts with A, F and G(Ord. Ch. 10.123(3)(a)1) above. (ref.to handouts:PC mtg minutes;Land Use Plan)