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CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 124 COLUMBUS STREET SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53590-2299 (608) 837-2511 June 22, 1988 Dane County Agricultural, Environment and Land Records Committee Room 116, City-County Building Madison, Wisconsin 53709 RE: Sun Prairie Memory Gardens Property Petition Numbers 669 and 4242, Requested Rezoning and CUP Dear Committee Members The City of Sun Prairie has had an opportunity to review the requested rezonings and application for conditional use permits as proposed by the joint petitioners, Anchor Savings and Loan and Kenneth O'Malley. First, the City is distressed to learn that the carefully drafted State Statutes regarding subdivision and the ability of municipalities to make comment on proposed subdivisions within their extraterritorial area can be effectively circumvented by a sheriff's auction. Although the County Sheriff's Office is a highly valued agency, it is hardly in the position to make consistently rational decisions regarding land division. The City of Sun Prairie would have vigorously opposed the division of the O'Malley property had our opinion been sought. Second, recognizing this loophole, City of Sun Prairie staff has worked with the petitioners to attempt to reach a consensus approach to the petition which accommodates the interests of both petitioners, the Town, and the City. The City of Sun Prairie's recently adopted Comprehensive Plan indicates that the petitioner's property located south of the cemetery is best suited for nonresidential development. Land uses currently existing in the immediate vicinity of the subject property, including the Wisconsin Cheeseman candy factory, an auto storage yard, and the City of Sun Prairie's sanitary sewage treatment plant clearly indicate the predominant land use trend in this area. The requested rezoning of the 5.89 acre parcel from the A-1 Exclusive designation to the RH-2 designation would create the possibility for additional residential development in this area. To prevent this, the City of Sun Prairie has suggested to the petitioners that the County's A-2 designation be applied instead. It is our understanding that by using this approach, a conditional use permit and/or rezoning would be required before residential, commercial or industrial development could occur on the property. At such time development of the property is desired, the City will be requesting that the County deny such a request and suggest that annexation into the City be considered. The petitioners have indicated that they are comfortable with this approach JUN 241988 UN i ZNu OW.