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• April 12, 1992 Dane County Zoning Committee 210 M.L. King Blvd., Rm 116 Madison, WI 53709 Dear Members of the Dane County Zoning Committee RE: Conditional Use Permit Request (#979) by David & Ann Manthe, Town of Windsor While both my husband and myself have roots to small dairy farming business enterprises (my husband is a local CPA with several farm related business for clients and I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Clark County), and do support their effort and admire their struggle to survived we object to the parking of trucks for the following reasons: As we understand, zoning was created to control land use in a reasonable way. We counted on the existing land use control (residential zoning) when we purchased our home at 4582 Oak Springs Circle 14 years ago. Now a new resident with an existing business wants to change our area and their residence into a truck parking lot. The current zoning existed when the Manthes purchased their lot at 4599 Oak Spring Circle, Deforest Wis. I believe a reasonable approach would have been to consider the residential zoning limits before purchasing this lot and building a very nice home. The milk trucks are large bulk tankers. They are in full view from our living, dining and family rooms. They do not enhance the residential pastoral view present when we purchased our home. We see no reason to start allowing commercial development in this area, there seems to be available commercial areas in the Villages of Deforest and Windsor. We understand, that when Manthes lived in Arlington, Wis., they parked these vehicles away from their residence. In fact, being familiar with their actions there, we expected them to follow this same pattern when moving to our fine, purely residential neighborhood. Further, if this conditional use permit is granted, how can another person be denied a similar request. In fact, a couple of years ago, a home owner only two blocks north of the Manthe home was parking the "tractor" portion of his moving rig at his home. Will that home owner (small business) petition for a conditional use permit on what basis could it be denied? The effect of allowing conditional business use of residential property will surely have a negative affect on the value of homes in the Oak Springs development. I don't think it is a fair situation to disperse to your constituents because someone didn't consider the ramifications of moving the "family business" into a residential zoned area. We object to the permit for limited family business to allow two (2) single axle trucks to be parked outside garage when not hauling milk. Please place this letter in the minutes of the April 14, 1992 Dane County Zoning Committee Meeting. Thank you in advance for your consideration of our opposition to this request for the conditional use of 4599 Oak Spring Circle as a "Truck Parking Lot." Sincerely, George and Kathy Long; 4582 Oak Spring Circle; Deforest, Wis.