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Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Legislation
Comprehensive Planning Law Fact Sheet
Link to Dane County Comprehensive Plan - http://www.daneplan.org/plan.shtml
Primrose Mineral Extraction questionnaire

CP001 - Public Participation Plan
CP002 - Procedures for Implementation of Public Participation Plan
CP003 - Sequence of Events for Development of Primrose Comprehensive Plan
CP004 - Public Meeting Notice - Electronic Meeting

Comprehensive Plan Element
1. Issues and Opportunities
    DRAFT
    Public Input Meeting 11-17-08
2. Agricultural, Natural and Cultural Resources
   Agricultural Resources - Brian Standing's presentation
3. Housing
    There were several questions and comments at the last meeting about the types of housing assistance programs that
    might be available to Town of Primrose residents. Here's a sampling of some of the most important resources.
    Some are grants, some are loans, some are limited to local governments, others provide assistance directly to
    individuals. I can certainly incorporate this kind of language into the comprehensive plan, if you wish.
    County, state and federal housing assistance programs
    Housing IG - Brian Standings's Presentation
4. Economic Development
5. Transportation
    Public Input Meeting 11-17-08
6. Intergovernmental Cooperation
7. Utilities and Community Facilities
    Primrose Utilities and Community Facilities Presentation
    3/9/09 - Comprehensive Plan meeting notes — Brian Standing
8. Implementation
9. Land Use
    Chapter 8 of the Town of Primrose Comprehensive Plan — Brian Standing
    Primrose Land Use Plan map —Brian Standing
This is based on comments from the 6-29-09 meeting. I have highlighted significant policy changes from the 1981 plan in yellow. The general idea is to:

1. Tighten up some of the language related to the 1:35 density policy to clarify some vague language, provide policies for situations not addressed in the 1981 plan, and close some specific loopholes (such as existing farm residences). There are approximately 27 existing residences in A-1(ex) zoned parcels that are at least 35 acres in size. This policy change would count these residences as splits taken under the town density policy. This would effectively reduce the future development potential in the town by 27 homes.

2. Allow for limited transfer of density units between single owners of 2 or more 1981 farms. This will likely increase the overall development potential within the town somewhat, since sites that could not meet current siting criteria, may be able to on another farm.

3. Lay the groundwork for adoption of a more comprehensive TDR program in the future. Whether or not this would increase, decrease or keep neutral the total development potential in the town would depend entirely on how the program is designed.

4. Allow redivision of substandard lots only as part of a limited or comprehensive transfer program. There are approximately 45 existing A-1(ex) parcels that are between 10 and 35 acres in size in the town. So, this change would effectively reduce the development potential by 45 homes.

5. Incorporate basic siting criteria into the Environmental and Resource Protection District, with no development permitted. The Environmental and Resource Protection District would include: wetlands, floodplains, hydric soils, LESA Group I & II soils, and slopes > 25%. This would have no effect on the total development potential of the town, since these standards are already incorporated into the town's siting criteria. Also, as I discussed at the 6-29-09 meeting, adopting these standards would not deprive any landowners of all buildable area on their property, nor cut them off from access to a public road.

6. Establish a standard of "minimize disturbance of" other environmental factors, such as Group III soils, slopes > 12% and woodlands. If the town wants something a little more precise than "minimize disturbance," I can suggest some language from other town plans. We can also discuss adding other catergories of sensitive lands. This will likely increase development potential somewhat, since this would move from a standard of "no disturbance" for some of these categories to "minimal disturbance." On the other hand, other categories, such as "woodlands" are not specifically restricted in the current plan.

7. Reduce the minimum lot size from 4 acres to 2 acres. It's conceivable that this would potentially increase development potential slightly, since it may be possible to shoehorn a 2-acre lot in places where siting criteria would preclude a 4-acre lot. However, the tradeoff is that you keep more land available for agricultural or open-space use.

The hope is that the increases and decreases generally balance each other out, and that the compromise is something most people could live with. I am still working on an analysis of how much 2 and 6 would increase total town development potential. I hope to have that for you soon.

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