1734 N Knutson Rd, Brodhead, WI 53520

Exclusive Agricultural District One

The purpose of the A-1 District is to provide a method of obtaining the agricultural goals and objectives and protecting the Agricultural Preservation Areas indicated in the Town Land Use Plan and be consistent with the adopted Rock County Agricultural Preservation Plan and Chapter 91 Farmland Preservation, Wisconsin Statutes, for the purpose of providing the basis for eligibility of farmland owners for Farmland Preservation Tax Credits. This district exclusively provides for agricultural uses and uses consistent with agriculture. The intent in having this district is to conserve prime agricultural soils and historically farmed areas for agricultural production. Additionally, the district is designed to prevent unsightly development sprawl and the uneconomical spread of development resulting in excessive costs to the community for the provision of essential public services. Prime agricultural soils are predominant in this district and are to be very sparsely developed to protect the Town's and the County's agricultural economic base. All structures and improvements in this district shall be a use consistent with agricultural uses as defined in the Definitions section of this ordinance. This district's boundaries shall be consistent with the Exclusive Agricultural Preservation areas on the Rock County Agricultural Preservation Plan Map for the Town of Magnolia.