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• ;j74 r(�' DANE COUNTY <br /> o <br /> 4 ` �, Richard J. Phelps - <br /> a�n _J County Executive 414A4 A c <br /> L 9 <br /> TO: Dane County Rezoning Applicants <br /> FROM: Richard J. Phelps / /` <br /> Dane County Executive <br /> RE Preserve Dane Campaign <br /> I have recently announced my intentions to enforce the density and development standards listed in <br /> each adopted Town Plan and the County's adopted Farmland Preservation plan. As you proceed <br /> with your zoning petition,please become aware of the standards listed in the adopted land use plan <br /> for the Town in which you are requesting a rezoning. <br /> Specifically,I have stated the following criteria. <br /> 1) I will not sign into law any rezonings that are clearly outside the density and development <br /> standards listed in the adopted town plans. I will only sign rezoning petitions that follow the <br /> basic standards in the county's adopted Farmland Preservation Plan and the adopted Town <br /> Plans it is based on. <br /> The intent is to limit scattered development at higher densities than were agreed to by the towns <br /> in their adopted town plans and the county in its Farmland Preservation Plan. For example,in <br /> order to protect a Town's agricultural base,most Town Plans allow no more than one <br /> residence per 35 acres in areas zoned A-1 Agriculture Exclusive. If a Town Plan states that it <br /> will allow no more than one residence per 35 acres in areas zoned A-1 Agriculture Exclusive,I <br /> will not sign petitions that exceed that density limit. <br /> 2) I will not sign rezonings that allow any new unsewered residential subdivisions.A subdivision <br /> is a division of land into five or more parcels. <br /> This effectively will be a moratorium on new unsewered subdivisions. It may be that someday <br /> we will find a way to organize rural residential development in a way that does not damage our <br /> quality of life and force up property taxes. But until we answer those basic questions I will <br /> strongly discourage,though vetoes, any new development of scattered,unsewered <br /> subdivisions. <br /> Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions regarding these standards,please <br /> consult with your local Town officials or personnel at Dane County's Department of Land <br /> Regulation and Records. <br /> 210 Martin Luther King,Jr.Blvd.,City-County Bldg.,Madison,WI 53709 608/266-4114 TDD/266-9138 FAX/266-2643 <br />