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4 • Y CUP 1281 (cont.) There are hundreds of acres of land east of Sprecher Road designated as"transitional"or areas more likely to be urbanized. Lands east of Sprecher Road are primarily designated agriculture preservation area. There does not appear any finding of need for this 40-acre site at this location. 2. This site is one-half mile outside the Central Urban Service Area, with no adopted plans indicating an intent to urbanize this area in the near future. The application indicates a large building with seating for 1,500 people. Developments of this magnitude are typically urban,not rural, in nature. 3. As noted previously,lands east of Sprecher Road are designated for agricultural preservation with the following objectives: 1. To preserve the productive agricultural lands for long-term farm use. 2. To maintain open space provided by agriculture to guide urban development. 3. To protect farm operations from conflict with incompatible uses. 4. To maintain the eligibility of farmers for state farmland preservation credits. While a church in and of itself can be compatible with agriculture, a large church serving an urban population can have the adverse effects in long-term investment that this policy is concerned with. Other owners and other similar uses may assume that development is allowable in this area. 4. While this policy is oriented to residential development,the applicant does indicate that 60%of the soils on the site are Class I or II, which are equivalent to"prime agricultural soils"as defined by USDA. The other 40%of the soils are Class IQ, which are equivalent to"soils of statewide importance"as defined by USDA. Thus, any non-farm residential use is to avoid these productive agricultural soils, while this proposed site of 40 acres has 60%(approximately 24 acres)prime farmland and 40% (approximately 16 acres)soils of statewide significance. DANE COUNTY HIGHWAY None. OTHER None.