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E-41 Public Hearing: October 25, 2016 Petition: CUP 2360 Zoning Amendment: Town/sect: 0 Staff Report None Springfield `.�,;' :: Section 31 Acres:7.454 Applicant Zoning and Land Regulation Committee Survey Req. No Harold W Spahn Reason: Unlimited livestock 3-16 acres Location: 4996 Enchanted Valley Road R-1A R-1A I c 3 R-1A o CO C53, - CO-1 :\ y R1A To:CUP I \\ A-2(4) .. ..- ....I...._A-2 4) A-2(S) El Ench &i Valley R• A-2 DESCRIPTION: The application has been submitted in order to correct a pending zoning violation. The zoning division has received complaints regarding the keeping of livestock, erosion control and manure management issues. The landowner is keeping approximately 40 heifers on the property. The current zoning limits the keeping of livestock to one animal unit per full acre. OBSERVATIONS: The heifer operation has been run in this location for approximately 40 years. In 2008, a 55-lot subdivision (Autumn Pond) was platted around the operation which reduced the property's size to 7.5 acres. There is a 4.5-acre pond located 350 feet north, which is down slope of the farm operation. The land between the pond and the barn was stripped of vegetation due to over pasturing of animals. This area has recently been replanted with grasses and the livestock restricted from the area. TOWN PLAN: The property is located in the Rural Neighborhood Area. The planning area is intended for residential subdivisions. The plan policies also note Wisc. Statute 823.08, right-to-farm law. This statute limits the remedies of owners of later established residential properties to seek changes to pre-existing agricultural practices in the vicinity of the residential properties. The policy is noted on the Autumn Pond Subdivision Plat. RESOURCE PROTECTION:The property is located in a resource protection area due to its close proximity to the pond. There are concerns that that runoff from the operation is contributing to the nitrate loading of the pond. LAND AND WATER RESOURCES: The Land and Water Resource Department has been working with Mr. Spahn regarding erosion control (lack of vegetation) and manure management. The heifers have been confined to the concrete pads on the property to allow vegetation to grow in the pasture area. LWR Staff is suggesting that the operation be abandoned from this location and moved elsewhere as part of a cost sharing effort. STAFF: County Staff is concerned that there is not enough acreage on the property to adequately keep animals mainly due to concerns with controlling runoff for the operation. 10/25 ZLR Meeting: The committee postponed action on the petition due to no town action.