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p;74i MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY AGRICULTURE-ENVIRONMENT & LAND RECORD COMMITTEE I would like to state that I was caught by surprise when the town asked for a rehearing of my petition for a rezoning. Although the town failed to disapprove my zoning change at the rehearing, they would like some restrictions placed on the zoining change. Although they have no legal right to request them, I would like to express my feelings concerning them. I never had a chance at the town rehearing to comment on them before the vote. Number One (1 ) was the moving of the driveway 50 ft. to the north. This would be fine with me. It would even be better for me than where it is now, but the state won't let us move it, so that is not possible. I don't know if anybody has taken the time or made the effort to drive out of the present driveway at night to see where the truck lights would shine. I did, and there are some pine and birch trees to the south of Bulman's driveway that do help to block the lights from the driveway. If they wanted, I would plant some more pine trees for them to screen the site. I would also put up signs along the driveway for the trucks to keep their lights on dim. With the lights on dim, they didn't hit the old farm house when turning north. If the driveway was moved to Gaston Road, Mr. Kennedy would get the lights, and he is the same level as the road, so it would be worse for him than the other two houses. I will have some pictures of trees for you. The town wanted no commercial zoning for 250 ft. north of Gaston Road. This would limit my site adversely, as that line would run through one of our proposed buildings. It would also do away with parking and interrupting our traffic pattern. The town plan calls for commercial development to be on Hwys N, BB and 12&18, and be adjacent to other commercial developments. Two of the four corners are commercial already, and there is commercial just south of Gaston Road and a warehouse a little past the commercial zoning on Gaston Road. I 've enclosed a map with commercial sites and copies of the town plan and a map of the land use plan for Cottage Grove. Our land is in the unsewered development district and Polir;y No. 2 covers our situation. The town talked about fencing the property, which I think will be done, as the trucking firms would like it done also. The town has a fencing ordinance that could be applied to our situation. That way all commercial zoned properties would come under the same jurisdiction. I've enclosed a copy of the fencing ordinance. One other concern the town had was water run off. We took a transit and shot some grades and there is no way for the water to get on to anybody elses property, as we have the lowest spots around. We haven't set any grades yet for the terminal , but there are two ways to go with the water. The town talked about a berm and water way, but this would be a 5 to 7 foot cut to make the water flow east. We can make the water follow its natural course and get to the same place. I think that any commercial development on this site will involve motor vehicles of some kind just because of its location. I also believe that this would be a good tax base for the Town of Cottage Grove and Dane County also. •