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STAFF REPORT: Petition No. 8501 Item No.3 A-1EX to A-B Public Hearing Date: 8/27/2002 Stoflet et al. & Keltz, owners Work Meeting Date: 9/10/2002 Cottage Grove, Section 31 I. BACKGROUND Elizabeth(Liza)Lightfoot owns 63.25 acres,with approximately 2 acres zoned LC-1 under Pet. 6793. (See HISTORY, below.) Ms. Lightfoot wishes to rezone a 3.0-acre area(not a separate parcel)along her Siggelkow Road frontage to A-B Agriculture Business to permit a"farm market" for"sales and distribution of nursery stock and plants"as permitted in A-B (DCCO Sect. 1.121(1)(f).) She describes her proposed use as"retail sale of nursery stock, cut flowers, stems, organic produce, gourds, pumpkins, pots and related items such as topsoil, mulch, organic fertilizers and products... maintain[ing] the rural nature and atmosphere of the area. This would be a new division of Avant Nurseries and would provide a source of income that would help to sustain the present business and its current employees." Avant Gardening was"planning to proceed with the Roadside Stand...[and has] installed a well, electrical service,fence and done extensive preparation." The site plan submitted for the farm stand (see attached)shows a new entrance onto Siggelkow Road, 6 parking stalls, prairie plantings along the road right-of-way, landscape displays, a gazebo overlooking a pond, screening along the West and Southwest sides of the farm stand area, and portable sanitary facilities. Hours for the A-B operation would be 10 a.m. —6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Soils: 100% Class I-II Uses: 100% Cropland HISTORY: 02/05/1997 Pet. 6793 Ms. Lightfoot rezoned a 1.57 acre area(not a separate parcel)of A-1EX land to LC-1 for her landscape contracting business, Avant Gardening, subject to the Condition that she follow a site plan submitted 01/07/1997. She obtained(3)zoning permits for a 40'x84' building, a 20'x60' storage building and a 10'x10' storage building in the LC-1 zoned area. Late 2001 --Ms.Lightfoot inquired about operating a roadside stand along the Sigglekow Road frontage as permitted in the A-1EX district. The definition of Roadside Stand is"A structure having a ground area of not over 200 square feet, not permanent by being attached to the ground, readily removable in its entirety and to be used solely for the sale of farm and garden products produced on the premises. Such structures may be located within the setback lines of roads but shall not interfere with visibility along the highway."(Section 10.01(53)DCCO.) Ms. Lightfoot worked with Dane County Zoning to develop a plan to comply with these criteria, but"...after further discussion with the Zoning Administrator, it was determined that a rezone to A-B or C-1 zoning would be best." H. ANALYSIS A. Compliance with Adopted Plans • Town Land Use Plan • Map: The subject property is in the Agriculture District. The purpose of this district states: "Purpose: The Land Use Plan Map designates almost all of the area east and south of the Village of Cottage Grove for long-term agricultural use. Additionally, most of the area west of the Village,comprising some of the best farmland in the town, is designated for continued agricultural use for the planning period of the Master Plan". Dane County Planning and Development Department Staff Report for Petition No.8501.doc Page 1 of 2