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IJ (Sec. 10.121(3) con' t) 10-30 (5) Area and lot width. A lot maintain a viable agricultural shall be not less than 100 feet base to support agricultural pro- in width at the building setback cessing and service industries; line and have an area of at least prevent conflicts between incom- - I 20,000 square feet. patible uses; reduce costs for (6) Density. Buildings shall providing services to scattered not occupy more than sixty per- nonfarm uses; pace and shape ur- _ b cent (60%) of the area of an an growth; implement the provi- interior or corner lot. sions of the county agricultural plan when adopted and periodi- (7) Setback requirements. cally revised; and comply with Buildings that are erected, the provisions of the Farmland altered or moved shall be set Preservation Law to permit eli- ; back not less than is prescribed gible landowners to receive tax in Section 10.17. credits under Section 71. 09(11) (8) Side yard requirements. Ten of the Wisconsin Statutes. (10) feet. 1 (b) Lands to be included within (9) Rear yard requirements. Ten the A-1 Exclusive Agriculture. 10 feet. This district is generally in- tended to apply to lands in pro- (10) Off-street parking. Off- ductive farm operations includ- street parking shall be provided ing: lands historically exhibit- ( 1 as required by Section 10.18. ing good crop yields or capable of such yields; lands which have been demonstrated to be produc- Section 10.123 A-1 AGRICULTURE tive for dairying, livestock . DISTRICT -(Exclusive) . This dis- raising and grazing; other lands trict, Section 10.123 is in which are integral parts of such effect in the following towns: farm operations; land used for Li Albion, Berry, Black Earth, the production of specialty crops Blooming Grove, Blue Mounds, such as mint, sod, fruits and _ Christiana, Cottage Grove, Cross vegetables; and lands which are Plains, Dane, Deerfield, Dunkirk, capable of productive use through Dunn, Madison, Mazomanie, Medina, economically feasible improve- Montrose, Perry, Pleasant ments such as irrigation. 1- � Springs, Primrose, Roxbury, Rut- land, Springfield, Sun Prairie, (c) APPlicability. This section Vermont, Verona, Vienna, West- shall apply only to those towns port, York. (1) (a) Statement of which have filed a resolution Purpose. The purposes of the A-1 with the county clerk indicating j Exclusive Agriculture are to: the election of the town to come preserve productive agricultural under provisions of this dis- land for food and fiber produc- trict. Towns which have filed __ tion; preserve productive farms resolutions indicating acceptance -- by preventing land use conflicts of the exclusive agriculture dis- trict prior to the date of this between incompatible uses and controlling public service costs; amendment shall continue to be • L Third Qtr. , # 9 1/89 1 1