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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 Application No. 6652 STAFF COMMENTS BACKGROUND A. The applicant requests R-1 zoning for 19.6 acres of the subject property to allow the development of a 19 lot rural residential subdivision to be called Second Addition to Rolling Wheels. The applicant requests A-2 zoning for the remaining 22 acres of the subject property to achieve compliance with zoning ordinance minimum lot size requirements. The applicant intends to apply to rezone this remaining acreage to R-1 at a later date to develop it with the Third Addition. B. The subject property is approximately one mile north of USH 12/18, along Natvig Road just off of CTH N. It is near the southern edge of the Village of Cottage Grove's extraterritorial plat review jurisdiction. The property is currently in cropland and pasture use. C. If this rezoning is approved, the applicant will have one year to record a final plat for the R-1 portion of the subject property. The applicant has not yet submitted a preliminary plat for review. II. ANALYSIS A. Much of the surrounding area is developed with rural residential subdivisions, including the Rolling Wheels subdivision to the southeast (10 lots), the First Addition to Rolling Wheels to the west(26 lots) and the Skyhigh subdivision to the northwest (74 lots). The remaining lands to the east and south are primarily in crop production(but see Petition 6649). B. Approximately 90% of the subject property contains Class I or II soils. The west edge of the A-2 portion has a significant rising slope, which will have to be addressed with future platting of these lands. Up to 135 rural homes with private septic systems could ultimately be located within a 1/2 mile radius in this area. The Dane County Water Quality Plan notes that clusters of septic systems on smaller rural lots can raise nitrate levels in nearby shallow wells above drinking water standards. Environmental Health staff have no objections to the rezoning. C. County Highway Department staff state that the subject property is not entitled to direct access onto CTH N--a controlled access highway. Highway staff also note that the proposed development would impact, and should require improvements to, both the north and south intersections of CTH N and Natvig Road. Improvements may include passing lanes on CTH N and curbing at the intersections. Improvements will likely be required at the platting stage. D. RPC staff have reviewed the proposed rezoning against the recently approved Town of Cottage Grove Land Use Plan. (The plan is scheduled for final review and approval from DATCP at an August 20 public hearing.) The subject property is within a designated Residential Infill Area, specifically approved for the proposed use as part of the plan.