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February 13, 1995 Page 12 * It has soils not classified as prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance as shown on maps in town plans. Finally, prior to the effective date of A-1 Exclusive Agriculture zoning coverage, this parcel was not eligible or suitable for A-1 Exclusive Agricultural zoning under the applicable statutes and ordinances; it should have been excluded from A-1 Exclusive Agriculture zoning and rezoned to allow rural development. If this parcel should have excluded from blanket A-i Exclusive Agriculture zoning coverage, then the policies applicable to farmland preservation are inappropriate and irrelevant to rezoning this parcel . For all of these reasons, the Farmland Preservation Plan is no good basis for denying this petition. (c) Regional Development Guide. Opponents argue that rezoning the parcel violates the Dane County Regional Development Guide. This is not a good basis for denying the petition for several reasons. First, the Regional Development Guide is advisory only; it has not been adopted by the Town as a policy guide; it is not intended as a basis for making zoning amendments. The Regional Development Guide also incorporates the recommendations of the Farmland Preservation Plan and, therefore, its policies are intended to be flexible rather than rigid. Second, as stated above, because it was inappropriate to place the A-1 Exclusive Agriculture zoning blanket over this parcel, we believe that policies applicable to farmland preservation are inappropriate and irrelevant to rezoning this parcel . For these reasons, the Regional Development Plan must be disregarded and is no reason for denying this petition. (d) Town Land Use Plan. Opponents argue that rezoning the parcel violates or conflicts with the Town' s Land Use Plan. This argument is flawed for several reasons. First, it is contradicted by the Town' s prior approval and anticipated reaffirmation in the coming weeks of the proposed rezoning. Second, it ignores the plain language of the Town Land Use Plan. The Town Land Use Plan specifically allows rezoning for small family owned and operated businesses that provide a service to the community in designated agricultural preservation areas. The proposed rezoning would allow small family owned and operated landscape contracting and garden center businesses that provide a service to the agricultural and residential communities. In its report on rezone petition no. 5898, the Regional Planning Commission commented that the proposed rural development conflicts with the agricultural preservation policies of the Town. The Regional Planning Commission' s comments raise the interesting question of who has authority to interpret the Town Land Use Plan. Certainly, the Town must have the authority to interpret