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AD January 9, 1995 Page 3 (3) the minimum hours of retail operations shall be as established from time to time by Mr. Niesen in his discretion, but the maximum hours of retail operations shall be from 8 : 00 a.m. until 8 : 00 p.m. ; (4) in lieu of screening on the northeast side of the parcel, Mr. Niesen shall install street trees along Stagecoach Road abutting this parcel; (5) such other site-specific conditions as may be necessary for approval and are acceptable to Mr. Niesen. C. New Arguments to be Considered by The Committee Finally, to our knowledge the Zoning Committee did not consider arguments or evidence that this parcel should never have been covered by blanket A-1 exclusive agricultural zoning. Prior to the effective date of A-1 exclusive agricultural zoning, this parcel was ineligible and unsuitable for A-1 exclusive agricultural zoning for the following reasons and, accordingly, should have been excluded from blanket A-1 exclusive agricultural zoning coverage. This parcel should have been rezoned to allow rural development instead of being covered by A-1 exclusive agriculture zoning applied in blanket fashion. Prior to the effective date of A-1 Exclusive Agriculture Zoning, this parcel did not meet applicable farmland preservation criteria. The former Albert Stoppelworth farm was split and separated by U.S . Highway 14 . The barn and other farm buildings and the productive farmland were to the north of Highway 14 (now Oak Valley Estates) . Approximately 5 . 72 acres of nonproductive and nonviable farmland and the farm residence were to the south of U.S . Highway 14 . This parcel is part of the former Stoppelworth farm remnant lying to the south of U.S . Highway 14 . During the late 1970' s, the topsoil was stripped and removed from this parcel and it was quarried. This permanently and adversely changed the productivity and viability of this parcel before Exclusive A-1 Agricultural zoning coverage took effect . Chapter 91 of the Wisconsin Statutes is the Farmland Preservation Law. Under Section 91. 01 of the Wisconsin Statutes, "eligible farmland" is defined as a parcel of 35 or more acres of contiguous land devoted primarily to agricultural use. Section 91 . 75, Wisconsin Statutes, provides that the minimum parcel size to establish a residence or a farm operation is 35 acres, subject to certain exceptions not here applicable. Section 10 . 125 (1) (a) of the Dane County Ordinances states the purposes of A-1 Agriculture District (Exclusive) . Two of the purposes are to preserve productive agricultural land and productive farms. Another is to comply with the Farmland Preservation Law to permit eligible land owners to receive tax credits under Section 71. 09 (11) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 10 . 123 (1) (b) of the Ordinances states