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Town of Dane Comprehensive Plan Chapter Two: Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICES 1. Goal: Protect agricultural resources and farming as an occupation in the Town of Dane. Objectives: a. Preserve productive farmlands for continued agricultural use. b. Maintain agriculture as the major economic activity and way of life within the town. c. Discourage land uses which conflict with agriculture. Policies: (The following policies shall apply in planned Agricultural Preservation Areas in the Town of Dane —See Map 5) 1. Support land use measures which discourage non -farm development in Agricultural Preservation Areas. 2. Prohibit the development of subdivision plats (five or more lots within a five-year period) in Agricultural Preservation Areas, except where consistent with the Town's density policies included in this section. 3. Require that all land for new residential development (both farm and non -farm) be rezoned from A-1 Exclusive Agriculture to a more appropriate zoning district. 4. Within planned Agriculture Preservation Areas, restrict new non -farm development to a density of one (1) residential dwelling unit or non -farm residence per 35 acres of contiguous ownership as of June 28, 1979. As a guide to determine the total acreage under ownership for that year, the Town will use the acreage amount listed on the parcel's 1979 tax roll, or the net acreage shown on the 1979 Land Atlas and Plat Book for Dane County published by Rockford Map Publishers, Inc., or the most accurate source of parcel size information available. The Town has established specific policies for calculating the permitted number and size of non -farm development sites for the following three situations: (A) Petitions where the current parcel size equals the original June 28, 1979 parcel size. a. Require a minimum lot size of at Least 11/z acres for any lot for non -farm residential development. b. Rounding is not allowed. The number of acres owned as of June 28, 1979, will be divided by 35 and the quotient will decide the maximum number of dwelling units or non -farm buildings allowed, with no consideration of fractions. c. The number of dwelling units permitted shall be based on the acreage of contiguous ownership as of June 28, 1979. For the purposes of this policy, contiguous ownership is defined as all parcels under single ownership on June 28, 1979 which share a common boundary. Parcels in single ownership which are directly across public roads, public or rail right-of-way, or easements, along with parcels that meet only at a corner, shall be considered contiguous. VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES 19 Adopted: May 6, 2002