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February 13, 1995 Page 2 (3) Town Supervisor Ken Ziegelbauer disqualify himself and refrain from participating as a Town Supervisor in any debate and vote in regard to this petition. This statement is submitted in support of these requests and approval of this petition. B. Factual Background (1) Relevant History of The Parcel This parcel is the uneconomic remnant of the farm once known as the Albert Stoppleworth Farm. It is one of two parcels created by a January 3 , 1980, land division of the 5 . 75 acre remnant of the Stoppleworth Farm. The Stoppleworth Farm was split by U.S. Highway 14 so that approximately 214 acres, together with virtually all of the productive farmland and the barn and sheds, formerly were north of Highway 14 . Approximately 5 . 75 acres of nonproductive farmland and a house formerly were south of Highway 14. The 214 acres of the Stoppleworth Farm lying north of the highway was sold for residential development on or about May 15, 1978 and platted as Oak Valley Estates on or about October 15, 1980. That remnant of the Stoppleworth Farm lying south of Highway 14 was sold to Cyril and Caroline Virnig by the Estate of Albert Stoppleworth in 1982 . Prior to both the effective date of A-1 Exclusive Agriculture zoning and the time the Virnigs bought the Stoppleworth Farm remnant, this parcel was not suitable for farming. The topsoil was stripped from this parcel and it was quarried during the late 1970' s . (2) Relevant History of Rezone Petition No. 5898 Rezone Petition No. 5898 was filed on behalf of the former owners, Cyril and Caroline Virnig, on or about February 25, 1994 . Petition No. 5898, as amended, sought to rezone the easterly 245 feet of the subject parcel to LC-1 Commercial District from A-1 Agriculture District (Exclusive) and the westerly 324 of the subject parcel to A-B Agriculture District from A-1 Agriculture District (Exclusive) . The Town Board conditionally approved Petition No. 5898 on May 16, 1994, by a two to one vote. Town Supervisor Ken Ziegelbauer was the only vote against Petition No. 5898 at the town level . The Zoning Committee conditionally approved Petition No. 5898 on June 28, 1994, by a vote of 5 to 2 . The Dane County Board of Supervisors adopted Petition No. 5898 on July 21, 1994, by a 22 to 15 vote, but County Executive Richard Phelps vetoed Petition No. 5898 on August 18, 1994. The Dane County Board of Supervisors failed to override the veto.