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inventory or machinery or equipment used off of the premises for other than agri- cultural purposes. An accessory building can be built on parcels of land in the A-1 Agriculture District without the necessity of there being a residence on the property. (k) The seasonal storage of recreational equipment and motor vehicles owned by pri- vate individuals other than those resident on the premises, such storage to be in existing accessory farm buildings. The storage of a dealer's inventory or the con- struction of any new buildings for storage shall be considered a commercial use and . _ subject to the provisions of this ordinance. (2) CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED IN THE A-1 AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (a) Mineral extraction. 1. Mineral extraction operations including washing, crushing, quarrying borrow pits, or other processing or removal of mineral resources, the erection of buildings and the installation of necessary machinery used in said extraction or processing, and the preparation of hot blacktop mix and ready-mixed con- crete are conditional uses and may be permitted in the A-1 Agricultural Dis- trict provided that: 2. An application for a permit shall be submitted by the owner and shall include an adequate description of the operation; a plan of the site showing the pro- posed and existing roads and drives, the sources, quantity and disposition of water to be used, if any; estimated dates for completion of the extraction and commencement and completion dates for the reclamation; a reclamation plan and such other information as may be necessary to determine the nature of the operation and the effect on the surrounding area. 3. The reclamation plan shall contain adequate provision that all final slopes around the area be flatter than a 3 to 1 horizontal slope in a sand and gravel or borrow pit operation, or in a safe angle or repose in a quarrying operation; excavations below the grade of the nearest abutting public street or highway shall be setback from said street or highway a distance not less than that required for buildings and structures under this ordinance; excavations made to a water producing depth shall be not less than 3 feet measured from the low water mark, all final slopes shall be covered with topsoil from the original site and seeded to prevent future erosion; the plan shall require that after completion of the anticipated operation that the area shall be cleared of all debris and be left in a workmanlike condition, subject to the approval of the Dane County Zoning 1_. Committee or its agent. 4. Application for a conditional use permit for a mineral extraction operation pro- posed to be located within 600 feet of a residence district zone, a residential subdivision, or a city of village limits line, or within 300 feet of any building occupied for residential purposes or for a hot blacktop mix or ready mixed concrete plant, shall he submitted to the County Zoning Committee for public hearing and approval. The Conditional Use Permit shall be for a period of time as stated in the application or as modified by the County Zoning Committee Modification of the application or reclamation plan may be permitted or addi- tional conditions may be required upon application. The County Zoning Committee shall consider the effect of the proposed operation and the proposed reclamation upon existing and future conditions, including streets, neighboring land develop- ment, land use drainage, water supply, water pollution, air pollution, soil erosion, natural beauty and land value of the locality. The County Zoning Committee may approve, approve conditionally or reject the application and re- clamation plan. 5. All other applications for conditional use permits for mineral extraction shall include a letter of approval of the site by the town board of the town affected and shall be submitted to the County Zoning Administrator who shall issue the permit for a period of time as stated in the application but not to exceed four years providing that the application and reclamation plan meets the terms of this ordinance. The owner may apply for renewal of the permit or modification of the permit. All existing mineral extraction operations shall be considered nonconforming uses and may be continued providing that they have been worked prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance and that they have been re- gistered with the Dane County Zoning Administrator within one year of the date of the adoption of this ordinance. - 20 -