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COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 CUP No. 1395 *** REVISED 1/16/97 DANE COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION STAFF COMMENTS BACKGROUND A. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow expansion of a religious use in the A-1 Agriculture District for the Holy Name Catholic Center. The Diocese of Madison has discontinued the historic use of the facility as a seminary, and plans to establish a mixed use facility including the following: • Office use (65,000 sq.ft.)to allow the Diocese to consolidate its offices from seven locations to one. There would be roughly 60 employees. • Meeting facilities(35,000 sq. ft.) including six conference rooms, dining rooms, and a chapel. These facilities would be used for retreats and religious conferences, and would have a capacity of roughly 300 persons. • Residences(11,000 sq. ft.) including six living quarters for retired priests and day room space. These uses would be accommodated in the existing building. Proposed parking lots would be the only significant change to the appearance of the property. B. The subject property is in the Town of Middleton. It is roughly 1/2 mile south of USH 12-18 between High Point Road and CTH M. The City of Madison borders portions of the property to the east, south, and north. II. ANALYSIS A. The former Holy Name Seminary building is located in the middle of the 70 acre property. The property also contains two smaller buildings, unlit athletic fields west of the buildings, and an extensive driveway system. There are 101 parking spaces on-site, with 56 of these in a garage west of the main building. B. The property fronts and has access to both High Point Road and CTH M. High Point lies entirely in the City of Madison. The City recently expanded High Point from two to four lanes with curb and gutter. The second access along CTH M is marked as a service access and is gated shut for the winter. CTH M is a two lane, rural section highway without turn or passing lanes at the Holy Name entrance. C. The subject property is bounded on the south by the Applewood Hill subdivision in the Town and a developing medium density residential area in the City. On the north, the property is bordered by undeveloped land and cropland The portion of the land to the north inside the City is being prepared for residential development. The Diocese owns most of the remaining land to the north, which lies in the Town. D. Both Town and City land use plans anticipate continued institutional use of the Holy Name property. Both plans generally show adjacent properties as appropriate for residential use. The City plans to extend Watts Road from its current terminus at High Point Road northwesterly to CTH M. The Diocese plans to retain as part of the Holy Name property lands south of this extension, and to market lands to the north for a mix of commercial and residential development.