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DANE COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT Petition No. 7596/1576 Public Hearing Date: 6/22/99 Applicant/Agent: Gary Grundahl Work Meeting Date: 7/13/99 I. BACKGROUND A. Request Gary Grundahl is requesting to rezone 7.9 acres from the A-1 Agriculture (Exclusive) District to the A-2 (4) Agriculture District with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for: (1) a horse boarding stable, a riding stable, and horse shows and similar events; (2) unlimited livestock on 3-16 acres; (3) sale of agricultural and dairy products not produced on the premises and the incidental sale of pop and candy; (4) retail sales of bridles, saddles, grooming supplies and related items limited to a maximum area of 150 s.f.; and (5) training of horses at a horse boarding facility. An illustration of the subject property area is included here as Attachment A. B. History/Past Actions This petition was presented at the June 22, 1999 Zoning and Natural Resources Committee's Public Hearing. It was postponed until the July 13, 1999 Work Meeting to allow time for the applicant to prepare and submit a more detailed site plan. The submitted site plan is included here as Attachment B. There was a similar petition on the same property in 1995: Rezone Petition No. 6300 and CUP No. 1248 by Thomas Tubbs,et al.to change the zoning from the A-1 Agriculture(Exclusive)District to the A-2 (4) Agriculture District with a CUP to allow for a horse boarding stable, unlimited livestock, and a limited family business (i.e. electrical contracting) on five (5) acres. As noted in the Zoning Staff Report, this rezone/CUP area was located about 377 ft. east of the current subject property's eastern boundary line. This previous petition was approved in July of 1995, but the required CSM was not filed, and the rezone became null and void. The Town Board of the Town of York approved this current petition unanimously on June 14, 1999, with the following conditions: (1) acreage to be 8.5 acres with the right-of-way; (2) zoning from A-1 Agriculture (Exclusive) to A-2 (8); and (3) balance of acreage to remain with farm due to unlimited livestock to allow for manure disposal. The Town also granted the following CUP uses, as derived from the Dane County Code of Ordinances s. 10.126 (3), Conditional Uses Permitted in the A-2 District: (o) kennels, horse boarding stables, riding stables, hay and sleigh rides, horse shows and similar events; (p) unlimited livestock on 3 to 16 acres; (q) sale of agricultural and dairy products not produced on the premises and incidental sale of pop and candy; (s) retail sales of bridles, saddles, grooming supplies and related items at a horse boarding or riding stable facility (said use shall be limited to a maximum of 150 sq. ft. of floor space); and (u) training of dogs at a dog kennel or training of horses at a horse boarding facility. Dane County Planning and Development Department Page 1 of 5 Staff Report for Petition No. 7596/1576