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. • CUP 1029 (continued) The building and parking facilities are proposed on a few acres near Airport Road, while the balance of the area to the north Is proposed for playfields and future growth. The site is surrounded by rural subdivisions on three sides, with houses on virtually every lot shown on the map. There is also an extensive area of rural subdivisions to the west and some to the north In the Town of Springfield. This concentration of several hundred homes is the primary rationale for this school site. School sites are traditionally In residential neighborhoods. There are no farm buildings on this parcel , and the land has been used as cropland. Therefore the school should not provide a use conflict , such as a livestock operation would next to a school . Since the building site will be occupying a small portion of the 40 acre parcel , some cropland can continue to be used, and the rural character can be maintained. Since this public use is proposing to acquire more than 5 acres of farmland, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has prepared an Agricultural Impact Statement , published August 28, 1992. The following are the conclusions and recommendations of that report: VI . CONCLUS IONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Middleton-Cross Plains School District proposed to purchase a 40-acre site in the town of Middleton for the construction of new elementary school and other facilities. The 40 acres is the entire parcel owned by Ralph and Florence Davis and leased to Reggie Ziegler for crop production. Approximately 20 acres is needed for the new facilities, and the remaining acreage may continue to be rented to Mr. Ziegler If acceptable terms can be worked out between the School Board and Mr. Ziegler. The DATCP offers the following recommendations as ways to minimize the potential impacts of the proposed project: 1 . The Middleton-Cross Plains School District should allow Mr. Ziegler to continue to lease the property at the current rate until the land is needed for construction purposes and should take Into consideration the productive capabilities of the remaining 20 acres when the lease is renegotiated. The Middleton-Cross Plains School District should give Mr. Ziegler advance notice of the construction date so that his farm operation and management decisions can be adjusted to the extent feasible. 2. If possible, the Middleton-Cross Plains School District should design the site plans for this project to minimize the facilities' Impact on the more productive farmland. 3. The Middleton-Cross Plains School District should consult with the county conservationist on ways to minimize soil erosion during construction. The DATCP recommendations appear to be reasonable conditions to be applied to this request . //