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COMPOSITE REPORT Page 2 Application CUP 1351 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS I. BACKGROUND A. The applicant requests a conditional use permit for an area already having C-2 and A-3 zoning. In order to be permitted a Conditional Use Permit is needed and is possible in both the C-2 and A-3 zoning districts. B. The property is between CTH CV and USH 51 on the north side of STH 19. The entire site is 150 acres. The site includes that area recently rezoned to C-2 in order to accommodate an industrial park. To accomplish the industrial park, a portion of the area has been approved for a preliminary plat but this has since expired, no final plat has yet been submitted. All of the CTH road frontage on the north side between this location and the Interstate is developed commercially. Most of the area on the south side is being developed commercially as well. C. In the recent past the applicants have been taking dirt off the A-3 area and filling in areas in the C-2 industrial park in order to level out such lots for better development potential. This has led to a protracted time period of dirt moving activities. It appears that such work may continue either at a large scale for a short period of time or at a lessor scale for a substantial period of time. Work such as this meets the definition of extraction activities in the zoning ordinance and the application has now been perused. II. ANALYSIS A. Most of the concern on this matter is centered on the need for logical plans on how to complete the earth moving for this project. In particular an Erosion Control Plan is needed. In the more general situation the need is for a plan covering several elements usually concerned with extraction activities. These could include dust plans, replacing the ground cover and doing enough study to ascertain which area will be cut and which will be filled as well as establishing a schedule so that realistic plans can be completed on all points. The area of the CUP is very large and it is unclear if the entire area is needed to be included in the CUP. B. This matter has been of great interest to the Town of Windsor. The Town will not take up this matter until 22 Aug. and may not complete action until a later date. Given the Town interest in this matter it is likely the Town will address the most pressing issues that have been raised. C. Dane County Environmental Health has no objections to the project. County Highway Department has no objections. Highway concerns should be minimal since this project will only deal with traffic internal to the project area and not with traffic leaving the site. D. The RPC comments that are also attached generally indicate that with the proper conditions the project is consistent with the development plans for the area. This would be expected given the recent approval of the rezoning for the commercial park. E. Since no Town action is available at this point staff is unable to report on that action.