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BOA MINUTES 6/22/95 PAGE 6 without injustice to applicant. Motion carried - 5-0. #2647. Appeal by Robert E. Bowman to appeal the interpretation of the Dane County Zoning Administrator as it pertains to lot divisions within the A-i Exclusive District -- Section 10. 123, Dane County Code of Ordinances. IN FAVOR: R. Bowman, P. Salkin, L. Anderson, G. Craft, H. Krantz, Vi5ftiriar R. Boehnan OPPOSED: J. Gregorius, Zoning Administrator '1(27 OS DREPS/SAYLES to sustain Zoning Administrator's interpretation of Zoning Ordinance. FINDING OF FACT: The Robert Bowman property, prior to 1981, was zoned under the A-1 Agricultural District. The Town of Cross Plains adopted a land Use Plan in 1981 and as a part of the State Farmland Preservation Program. The result of the program was the adoption of a rezoning Ordinance Zoning Amendment #2807, which approved a blanket zoning of previous A-1 Agriculture property to the A-1 Ex. , exclusive agricultural district. As a result of this action and approval by the County Board, Mr. Bowman's parcel of 28 acres became a substandard parcel due to the fact that the A-1 Ex district requires a minimum parcel size of 35 acres. Appellant seeks a decision by the Board of Adjustment voiding the exclusive A-1 Zoning as to his property claiming it is and always has been at all times in residential use and is not suitable for agricultural usage. Appellant wishes to convey a 5 acre parcel thereof to his daughter for her residential use. Appellant argues that Sections 10.28, 10. 123 (5) and 10. 123 (9) Dane County Ordinance permit the Board of Adjustment to exempt his property from Exclusive A-1 Zoning. CONCLUSION: 1) . § 10.24 Dane County Zoning Ordinance clearly limits the authority to change zoning boundaries and classification of districts to the County Board. 2) . § 10.26 (6) Dane County Zoning Ordinance powers of the Board of Adjustment does not authorize the Board of Adjustment to decide on legislative issues as here presented. 3) . § 10.28 Dane County Zoning Ordinance is intended and has historically been utilized to limit discrepancies among other Chapters of the County's Code of Ordinance that may conflict with Chapter 10 of the Dane County Code of Ordinance. § 10.28 does not authorize the Zoning Administrator or Board of Adjustment to exempt appellants property form Exclusive A-1 Zoning. 4) . § 10. 123 (5) Dane County Code of Ordinance refers to area, width, setback and density of conforming A-1 Exclusive parcels, while 10. 123 (9) grandfathers pre-existing substandard A-1 Exclusive parcels under which appellants property would fall. Neither 0