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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 APPLICATION NO. <br /> —44 • T) <br /> STAFF COMMENTS MR t ' - <br /> 19% <br /> REGIONAL PLANNING $Y. <br /> Corrected Comments: Petition 6671 — CUP 1354. This proposed multiple use ketition is in an <br /> agricultural preservation area of the Town of Rutland, where there are specific town/county <br /> policies which address the various specific uses requested. 1 <br /> Residential <br /> The RH-1 proposed parcel is currently a hayfield along Hwy. 138_ Adopted towk/county plan <br /> policy is: <br /> I <br /> To limit non farm residential development to those areas with soils not classified <br /> as prime farmland or those of statewide importance (as shown on the soil!map). <br /> • Lot size minimum one acre. <br /> • Density limited to one (1) lot per 35 acres of farm owned as of Juice 7, 1978. <br /> Comment: <br /> - The proposed residential parcel is shown as "prime farmland." In faIt, virtually all of <br /> the 79-acre ownership is classified as prime farmland by USDA definition and shown <br /> on the adopted map. 1 <br /> 11 <br /> - The A-2(8) proposed area has the same use and soils. j <br /> 1 <br /> - With an ownership of 79 acres, a total of two residential lots could 1,1 created. <br /> 1 <br /> - Thus, if the RH-1 parcel and the A-2(8) parcel are approved, they wtiluld use the two <br /> allowable lot creations for this 79-acre property. The town is in agredment. <br /> - The area proposed for rezoning is a strip of land between Munson Road and the <br /> applicant's driveway. 1 <br /> - There is an existing farmstead north of the rezoning site across the crLek. This house <br /> will remain with the balance of the farm. <br /> Commercial <br /> This site is in an agricultural preservation area of the Town of Rutland where the!relevant policy <br /> is: <br /> To consider agricultural related commercial uses only: If a rural location s <br /> required to serve farmers, and if it must be in proximity to a resource; if o prime <br /> agricultural land is used; and if wastewater can be adequately handled by�a soil <br /> absorption system. <br /> Comment: <br /> - The repair/sales of farm machinery is generally agreed to be an ag-related business. <br /> 1 <br /> - This site, like the residential site and virtually the entire property, has soil considered <br /> as prime agricultural land as defined by the USDA. ! <br /> I (continued) <br /> 1 <br /> 3 <br /> 1 <br />