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with blasting, crushing and screening conducted on site. The operation was transferred to RG Huston in 2011. Long ago, the easterly 40 acres of the CUP area was a Non-Conforming Mineral Extraction Site registered in 1969, but the Non-Conforming status was deleted on 01/18/1987. Before CUP#1880, there was CUP#737 for mineral extraction for highway construction (government use) by Richard Volenberg, effective 4/11/1989, expired in 1989. Pet. 8158, effective 8/2/2001 created the 1-acre RH-1 parcel with frontage on Washington Road at the westerly edge of Volenberg's 78 acres. • Other county permits: An erosion control (Chapter 14) and nonmetallic mining reclamation permit (Chapter 74) are required. There are reclamation and erosion control/storm water plans and permits associated with this operation. These plans will be updated to reflect the expanded CUP boundaries. • Town Action: On November 24, 2015, the town of Christiana Plan Commission approved CUP#2333 with 21 conditions. Those conditions are incorporated in the list of recommended conditions found at the end of this report. DANE COUNTY PLANNING STAFF COMMENTS Overview: This petition is for continuation and expansion of an existing mineral extraction operation. This request is for a CUP area covering 73.2 acres for a period of 20 years. The operation itself only covers a portion of the CUP area. The applicant included a list of 20 conditions as part of the proposal. These were based on conditions from the previous permit (CUP 1880). The applicant also received feedback on these conditions from the town of Christiana. After meeting with the town, the applicant agreed to a 10 year permit period. Surrounding Area Characteristics: The surrounding area is a mixture of agricultural and scattered residential uses. Reclamation Plan: A reclamation plan and reclamation permit (permit#37) already exist for this operation. This permit is based upon a reclamation plan that identifies agriculture as it's future land use. Although the reclamation plan will be updated, the planned end land use continues to be agriculture. Town Plan: The Town of Christiana Comprehensive Plan identifies the subject property in the Agricultural Preservation future land use district. Mineral extraction is recognized as a conditional use in this district and the plan goals for mineral extraction are to 1) require all mineral extraction operations and utilities to be functionally and visually compatible with the predominant agricultural and rural residential uses of the land; and to 2) limit conflicts between mineral extraction and incompatible uses. Compliance with County Ordinances: Mineral extraction operations must meet requirements found in Chapters 10, 14 and 74 of the Dane County Code of Ordinances. The applicant submitted all of the required information as described in 10.191(2). The applicant has submitted an erosion control plan/storm water management plan as required by Chapter 14 of the Dane County Code of Ordinances (DCCO), and a reclamation plan as required by Chapter 74. Chapter 10 provides six standards for granting a CUP in Section 10.255(2)(h), as follows: 1. That the establishment, maintenance, or operation of the conditional use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or welfare. 2. That the uses, values and enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood for purposes already permitted shall be in no foreseeable manner substantially impaired or diminished by establishment, maintenance or operation of the conditional use. 3. That the establishment of the conditional use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. CUP2333 2