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February 13, 1995 <br /> Page 3 <br /> The County Executive vetoed Petition No. 5898 for several <br /> reasons, including: <br /> 1. this is an area which has maintained its rural <br /> character and rezoning the parcel would allow the <br /> first commercial development along U.S. Highway 14 <br /> between the City of Middleton and the Village of <br /> Cross Plains; <br /> 2 . rezoning the parcel would violate the Town's land <br /> use plan; <br /> 3 . rezoning the parcel would violate the Dane County <br /> Regional Development Guide, the Dane County Parks <br /> and Open Space Plan, and the Dane County Farmland <br /> Preservation Plan; <br /> 4 . part of the parcel has been identified as a <br /> potential trail corridor by the Ice Age Trail <br /> Foundation and the Department of Natural Resources; <br /> 5 . the parcel has been designated as a preservation <br /> area by the Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan; <br /> 6 . commercial development of the parcel would involve <br /> chemicals and fertilizers within 300 feet of the <br /> Black Earth Creek, and there were unresolved <br /> environmental concerns; and <br /> 7. rezoning the parcel might weaken land use <br /> regulations . <br /> (3) Permitted Uses of The Parcel <br /> Besides any use permitted by A-1 Exclusive Agriculture <br /> zoning, this parcel may be used as a building site. Because this <br /> parcel was created by a certified survey map approved and recorded <br /> prior to the effective date of A-1 Exclusive Agriculture zoning <br /> coverage, it has the status of a "pre-existing lot" under Section <br /> 10 . 16 (3) (a) of the Ordinances. Because this parcel does not comply <br /> with the 35-acre minimum parcel size standards, it is also treated <br /> as a "substandard parcel" subject to Sections 10.123 (9) (b) , (c) , <br /> (d) of the Ordinances. <br /> Under Ordinance Section 10 .16 (3) (a) , a pre-existing lot <br /> may be used as a building site or for any use permitted in the <br /> zoning district in which the lot is located even though such lot <br /> does not conform to the minimum parcel size standards. <br /> Accordingly, if this parcel is not rezoned, then it clearly may be <br /> used for residential purposes. Developing this parcel into a <br />