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(3) If the dwelling is within 300 feet of a sewer line capable of serving the dwelling the dwelling shall be connected to the sewer. (4) Street and drainage improvements applicable to any street abutting the dwelling lot shall be required at the time the remnant parcel is developed through an improvement agreement. (b) The minimum lot size for partitionings and lot line adjustments shall be 6,000 square feet for the dwelling lot. If the dwelling lot is proposed to be larger than 15,000 square feet a redevelopment plan shall be required demonstrating that the proposed dwelling lot meets subsection (1) (a). The location of lot lines on the dwelling lot shall conform to the yard requirements of the RS zone. 7. The applicant is proposing to transfer 753.12 square feet from the existing 7,705 square foot parcel, containing a single family dwelling, in order to enlarge the 11,328 square foot undeveloped parcel to over 12,000 square feet to allow for its future partitioning. The reduction of the developed parcel will not have significant impact to the existing dwelling and all minimum yard setbacks will be maintained. The additional square footage applied to the larger undeveloped parcel will allow for its future division into lots of over the 6,000 square foot minimum standard for partitioning. Each of the future lots will be able to be developed without the need for adjustments to Marion County's minimum lot dimension standards. Comments from the City of Salem indicate that if the property were to be developed under their standards the future division would have to be in a flag lot configura- tion. Under the provisions of the RS zone no redevelopment plan is required for a 12,000 square foot parcel. Therefore, any redevelopment of this parcel will be reviewed under a separate land use action and at that time the City's concerns would be more appropriately addressed. The applicants proposal complies with the criterion listed in 6(a)(1). 8. The subject parcels were created in their present configuration through a partitioning process that included the dedication of additional right-of-way to the minimum street standards of the Marion County Department of Public Works. Both of the subject parcels are within the East Salem Service District and all public facilities are available to each lot. The Department of Public Works coordinates street and drainage improvements when building permits are issued for new dwellings. The applicants proposal complies with the review criteria listed in 6(a)(2-4). 9. All of the proposed parcels created through this lot line adjustment request will be above 6,000 square feet but below 15,000 square feet. Therefore, no redevelopment plan will be required and, as noted previously, the existing dwelling lot will maintain all minimum required dimensions. The City of Salem in their comments notes that their ordinance requires that a dwelling over 15 feet in height is required to maintain a minimum 20 foot rear yard. The Marion County Urban Zoning Ordinance does not have similar language for single family dwellings and notes that within the Salem /Keizer UGB a 14 foot rear yard is allowed for any single family dwelling regardless of height. It should also be noted that the proposed parcel will maintain sufficient side yard area to justify any adjustment to the City