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•COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 Application No:6667 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS BACKGROUND A. The applicant is requesting M-1 zoning to allow the lease of an existing building at 4401 STH 19 to a division of Harnischfeger Company. Harnischfeger intends to use the facility to adapt and modernize new and used industrial cranes through processes such as welding, metal fabrication, cutting, and spinning. According to the applicant, all processing activities would be conducted indoors. A paved area south of the building, now surrounded by a chain link security fence, may be used for short-term storage of cranes or components awaiting processing or pick-up. B. The seven acre subject property is located within the Town of Burke, approximately one-half mile east of the I-90/STH 19 interchange. The large metal building on the subject property was occupied by the Oscar Mayer Printing Plant until February 1996. The property is currently served by public sewer and water service within the Windsor Urban Service Area. The parcel takes access from Hersch Drive, which is adjacent to and west of the subject property. II. ANALYSIS A. The subject property is within a mixed commercial area characterized by highway commercial uses close to I-90 and warehousing and other uses elsewhere. Lands on three sides of the subject property are zoned C-2. Lands to the west and south of the subject property are part of the mostly undeveloped Highway 19 Commercial Plat. Parcels directly to the west are developed with a gas/ convenience store and a fast food restaurant. Walgreens distribution center is located on the parcel directly north of STH 19 within the Town of Windsor. Other parcels north of STH 19 contain a bank, lumber company, and warehousing uses. B. The proposed rezoning does not conflict with any adopted plans affecting the area. C. The proposed use would be a fairly intensive industrial activity. The impact on surrounding properties would probably be minimal if all processing activities are conducted indoors and the large loading doors are generally not kept open. Outdoor storage of cranes and crane parts may impact current area uses and future development of the C-2 property to the south. The impact could become particularly negative if such storage becomes long-term or permanent rather than short-term as planned. No opaque fencing or landscape screening is available to screen the outdoor storage area, and none is required in the zoning ordinance. D. All listed C-2 permitted uses are also permitted in the M-1 district. Some other uses permitted by right under M-1 zoning may be incompatible with present and potential future commercial uses in the area. In addition to the proposed use, the M-1 district allows several intensive industrial uses including: fertilizer mixing plants, slaughter houses, foundries, steel fabrication plants, truck and bus terminals. These other uses would likely be incompatible with the commercial character of the area. RPC staff have recommended that, if M-1 zoning is granted, permitted uses should be limited to the proposed use only(see attached comments). The applicant