Dane County zoning panel postpones rezoning for South Central Landscapes amid floodplain and zoning questions

The Dane County Zoning and Land Regulation Committee on Feb. 25 postponed a proposed rezoning that would have allowed South Central Landscapes LLC to build a warehouse, office and outdoor materials storage facility on rural property in the Town of Christiana.

Committee chair Supervisor Michelle Doolin and staff said outstanding technical information — including a county-required floodplain study, a finalized photometric lighting plan and more detailed stormwater plans — must be provided before the committee can decide whether the heavy commercial (HC) zoning requested is appropriate for the site.

The matter involved a roughly 20-acre parcel owned by Michael and Nancy Barth and a planned sale to Kayla and Tyler Sippel, co-owners of South Central Landscapes. The applicants say the business employs six people and specializes in hardscaping and landscape installation. Their proposal would build an office/indoor storage building, provide outdoor storage for pavers, rock salt, aggregate and soils, and store one quad-axle truck and four company trailers.

Rachel Holloway, assistant zoning administrator, said the site contains mapped floodplain that covers most of the parcel and leaves only about five acres outside the floodplain. Holloway said the driveway…