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Good evening,my name is Gerhard Banfi. My wife and I and our 2 children live on Fadness Road in the Township of Christiana. I grew up in Monona and graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1969 and the UW Madison in 1975 with a degree in Art and Art History. My fascination with all things mechanical goes way back,from arching truck springs with a hammer and anvil to fueling jet planes at Frickelton Aviation As a registered SCCA mechanic I worked on Formula Race Cars,and have owned several exotic sports cars. I have never advertised my shop as a general repair facility but instead people come to me because of my reputation as a knowledgeable technician. People trust me with some of their most valuable possessions. Three years ago I applied for a zoning change which would permit me to not only restore my own cars,at my country home,but do some customer's work as well. Because of my ignorance as to the conditional use permit and zoning procedures, I applied for a C2 zoning district. After the County Zoning Board reviewed my application and discussed my requirements with the Christiana Town Board,aggreement was made that the appropiate zoning would be A-2 with a Conditional Use Permit. I was notified by mail that I was granted Conditional Zoning -Amendment No. 5913. I honestly believed I had met all zoning and permit requirements and proceeded to work in my shop. And now this small business supports my family. This year after reviewing the minutes of the 5-10-94 ZNR meeting,the motion reads to "facilitate application for a CUP",which carried 7-0. And this is why I am here this evening Our farm house was built in the 1860s. The proposed site of the CUP was formly an abandoned chicken coup which we removed in order to build a modern structure. The structure was built with all current universal building codes in mind,footings, foundations,insulation and engineered trusses by Fish Building Supply. If you were to drive or walk down Fadness Road you would not see my shop because of our existing house,mature lilac bushes,30 foot Blue Spruce and a well kept tobacco shed. All cars,even our personal transportation are parked behind the house. It has always been a concern of mine that I do not disturb or disrupt my neighborhood so I do not advertise with ugly signs or race my cars down our street And to accomadate my customers I generally pick up and deliver their vehicles. For 16 years my wife and I have tried to be responsible,good citizens in our community.The elected representatives of the people of Christiana,the Town Plan Committee and the Town Board,people that know me and my family,have considered my application(twice)for this zoning and conditional use permit and unanimously approved the application as submitted.Please concur with the resolution made by the Christiana Town board and approve the permit.