Ordinance Amendment # 26 2013-2014

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DANE COUNTY LANNIN t .V L P ENT Room 116, City-County Building, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 Fax (608) 267-1540 Planning (608)266-4251, Rm. 116 March 12, 2014 Records & Support RE: Notice of Dane County Zoning & Land Regulation (ZLR) Committee (608)266-4251, Pm. 116 public meeting Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Zoning (608)266-4266, Rm. 116 Dear Property Owner. You are receiving this meeting notice because you live in close proximity to a dormant or abandoned nonconforming (a/k/a "grandfathered") mineral extraction site. Please see the attached map. Under the current zoning code, mining activity can commence at these sites without first undergoing a public review and approval procedure. The Dane County Board of Supervisors is considering a change to the zoning ordinance that will remove this exemption that applies to dormant or abandoned nonconforming mineral extraction sites. Ordinance Amendment #26, 2013-14, would remove language concerning inactive mineral extraction sites in section 10.21(1)(d) of the code.The language that will be deleted is as follows: (d) Mineral extraction sites that were registered as nonconforming sites as provided by this ordinance shall not be considered abandoned or discontinued if the site is inactive for more than one year. The property shown on the attached map is one of approximately 40 such dormant or abandoned registered nonconforming mineral extraction sites in 'Dane County. It appears the site is either depleted, dormant, abandoned, or reclaimed. If the ordinance is adopted, any future mineral extraction activity at these sites will need to obtain a Conditional Use Permit prior to commencing operations. Conditional use permits applications are subject to a public hearing process and town board and county zoning committee review and approval. Conditional uses must satisfy certain standards listed in the ordinance and can be subject to conditions designed to mitigate impacts associated with the use. Additional information on the proposed ordinance change is available on the county website here: https://www.countvofdane.com/i)landev/zoning/news.aspx. If you're unable to attend the meeting, but wish to share your opinions, you can contact ZLR Committee members by visiting: https://www.countyofdane.com/committees/standing.asp?CommNum=138 Please also note that the ordinance amendment is subject to review and approval / denial by Dane County towns. You may wish to contact your town board officials to share your thoughts and opinions regarding the proposed change to the ordinance. You can find contact information for your town in the official Dane County directory available here: https://www.countvofdane.com/clerk/directory.aspx Additional information is enclosed for your reference. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this ordinance change you are encouraged to attend the public meeting on March 25th. You can also contact county staff at 267-2536 or by email at allanCcD-countyofdane.com.