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v , Dane County Planning and Development Department Al! 0- Room 116,City-County Building,Madison,Wisconsin 53703 Fax (608) 267-1540 34 ry o Housing& Economic Development (608)266-4270,Rm.362 June 26, 2015 Planning (608)266-4251,Rm. 116 Jim Lawrey Records &Support 2316 Berge Hinny Road (608)266-4251,Rm. 116 Cambridge, WI Zoning (608)266-4266,Rm. 116 RE: Zoning Petition #10858, Perry Halverson Dear Jim, This letter is in response to your concerns regarding a pending zoning petition. Zoning Petition #10858 was submitted to the Dane County Zoning Division in order to separate the existing farm residence owned by Perry Halverson from the 136-acre farmland which is located in Section 24 of the Town of Pleasant Springs. The farmstead is located approximately 1700 feet west of Washington Road. The farmstead is accessed over an un-named pubic road easement, locally known as Hagen Road, that has a width of 49.5 feet (3 rods). The public road easement was laid over the Halverson property and the Skjolaas property. Note that the Halverson farm has a 33-foot strip (2 rods) of land from Washington Road to the farmstead. The other 16.5 feet (1 rod) which makes up the remaining public road easement is on the Skjolaas farm. The actual gravel driveway to the farmstead crosses both the Halverson property and the Skjolaas property. The pine trees along the south side of the driveway are located on the Skjolass property. In order to separate the farm residence from the farmland and make the property most marketable, I would suggest the following: 1. The road easement for "Hagen Road" be vacated by the Town of Pleasant Springs. When the road is vacated, the lands under the easement area will resort back to the underlying ownership. 33-feet owned by Halverson and 16-feet part of the Skjolaas property. 2. Given that the gravel driveway straddles both properties, it would be best to have the actual driveway for the farm residence contained within the property boundaries of farm residence. In order to accomplish this, Halverson would need to purchase a strip of land, 33-feet preferred, of the Skjolaas farm to contain the existing driveway path and associate drainage ditches along side the drive. It appears that the sale of land would not encroach into the Skjolaas field. Having a 66-foot strip of land from Washington Road to the farm residence lot would make the proposed lot comply with current Dane County Ordinances.