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• DANE COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT Petition #7484 (MJCC/Wirtanen Trust) Public Hearing Date: 2/23/99 Town of Verona, Section 7 Date of this Report: 2/16/99 I. BACKGROUND A. Request The Madison Jewish Community Council (MJCC), acting as agent for the Virginia Blanton Wirtanen Trust, seeks to rezone 154 acres of land from the A-1(exclusive) district to the RE-1 district. If the rezone petition is successful, MJCC will apply for a conditional use permit to operate a campground on the premises. MJCC intends to move its currently operating Camp Shalom day camp operation from Olin Park in the City of Madison to the Wirtanen property by 2000. The Council also hopes to operate a year-round retreat center, a synagogue/meeting space and a Jewish cultural center on the property. B. Site/Locational Information The 154-acre property includes most of the northeast quarter of Section 7 in the Town of Verona, approximately 2 miles west of the Verona city limits. The property is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of County Highway PD and Timber Lane. There is an old schoolhouse on the southwestern corner of the property, an existing farmstead and accessory buildings with direct access onto CTH PD on the southern edge of the property, and several farm buildings. Most of the property appears to have been used primarily for grazing, but does not appear to have been used for cultivated crops. C. Other federal, state or county approvals required Depending on the amount of eartlmloving work involved, erosion control permits under Chapter 14 of the Dane County Code may be required. Documents submitted by the applicant indicate that MJCC intends to "improve" the pond, which depending on the exact nature of the work, may require county filling and grading permits, state Department of Natural Resources Chapter 30 permits, or both. Plans for onsite sanitary systems will require state Department of Commerce approval, and a sanitary permit from the Dane County Department of Environmental Health will be necessary before septic installation may begin. County zoning permits and certificates of compliance from the Zoning Division will also be necessary prior to building construction or occupancy. Any direct access onto County Highway PD will require approval from the County Highway Department. Building and/or driveway permits from the Town of Verona may also be required. 1