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. 10 - 19 10.123 A-1 AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (b) Residence for farm owner/operator. (Exclusive). This district, section 10.123 is in Substantial income must be derived from the farm .effect in the following towns: Albion, Berry, operation. Black Earth, Blooming Grove, Blue Mounds, (c) Secondary farm residences which are Christiana, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, occupied by a person who, or a family at least one Deerfield, Dunkirk, Dunn, Madison, member of which, earns a substantial part of his or Mazomanie, Medina, Montrose, Perry, Pleasant her livelihood from farm operations on the farm. Springs, Primrose, Roxbury, Rutland, Springfield, (d) Rental of existing or secondary residences no Sun Prairie, Vermont, Verona, Vienna, Westport, longer utilized in the operation of the farm. I York. (e) Day care for not more that 8 children. (1)(a)Statement Of Purpose. The purposes of the (f) Utility services as defined in section A-1 Exclusive Agriculture are to: preserve 10.01(81) and small scale electric generating -- productive agricultural land for food and fiber stations not requiring approval under section production; preserve productive farms by 196.941 of the Wis. Stats. preventing land use conflicts between (g) Road side stands. incompatible uses and controlling public service (h) Structures and improvements that are costs; maintain a viable agricultural base to consistent with agricultural uses. support agricultural processing and service (i) Home occupations as defined in section industries; prevent conflicts between 10.01(25) of this ordinance. incompatible uses; reduce costs for providing (3) Conditional uses in the A-1 Exclusive services to scattered nonfarm uses; pace and Agriculture District. (a) Standards applicable to shape urban growth; implement the provisions of conditional uses in the A-1 Exclusive Agriculture the county agricultural plan when adopted and District. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and periodically revised; and comply with the Consumer Protection shall be notified of the provisions of the Farmland Preservation Law to approval of any conditional use permit. In passing permit eligible landowners to receive tax credits applications for conditional use permits the under section 71.09(11) of the Wisconsin committee shall consider the following relevant Statutes. factors: (b) Lands to be included within the A-1 1. Standards applicable to conditional uses in Exclusive Agriculture. This district is generally the A-1 Agriculture District (Exclusive). Consumer intended to apply to lands in productive farm Protection shall be notified of the approval of any operations including: lands historically exhibiting conditional use permit. In passing applications for good crop yields or capable of such yields; lands conditional use permits the committee shall which have been demonstrated to be productive consider the following relevant factors: for dairying, livestock raising and grazing; other A. The statement of purposes of the zoning lands which are integral parts of such farm ordinance and the A-1 District. operations; land used for the production of B. The potential for conflict with agricultural specialty crops such as mint, sod, fruits and use. vegetables; and lands- which are capable of C. The need of the proposed use for a location - productive use through economically feasible in an agricultural area. improvements such as irrigation. D. The availability of alternative locations. (c) Applicability. This section shall apply E. Compatibility with existing or permitted use only to those towns which have filed a resolution on adjacent lands. - with the county clerk indicating the election of F. The productivity of the lands involved. the town to come under provisions of this G. The location of the proposed use so as to district. Towns which have filed resolutions reduce to a minimum the amount of productive indicating acceptance of the exclusive agriculture agricultural land converted. district prior to the date of this amendment shall H. The need for public services created by the continue to be under the provision of this proposed use. section. • I. The availability of adequate public services (2) Permitted uses. (a)Agricultural uses. and the ability of affected local units of government to provide them without an unreasonable burden. rev. 103194