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A public hearing was held before the Marion County Board of Commissioners on the application on May 27, 2020. At the hearing, the following persons appeared and provided testimony. 1. Joe Fennimore Planning Division 2. Mark Shipman Attorney for Applicant No objections were raised to notice, jurisdiction, conflict of interest, or to evidence or testimony presented at the hearing. Public notice appropriately identified this application as a Zone Change/Comprehensive Plan amendment and included the relevant approval criteria. The Board of Commissioners approves the application, subject to conditions of approval. IV. Findings of Fact The Board of Commissioners, after careful consideration of the testimony and evidence in the record, issues the following findings of fact: 1. The subject property is located on the west side of Oregon State Highway 99E, approximately 1,200 feet south of the intersection of Brooklake Road NE and Highway 99E. The property was recognized as a legal parcel when the Brooks-Hopmere Unincorporated Community was adopted. Sewer service is provided by the Brooks Community Sewer District. The subject property is designated Industrial Land on the MCCP. 2. Surrounding property to the north and northeast is zoned CC (Community Commercial) and developed with commercial uses. Property to the south and southeast is zoned EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) and is in farm use. Property to the west is zoned P (Public) and is developed with the Chemeketa Community College Brooks Campus. 3. The subject property is within the urban unincorporated community of Brooks-Hopmere, a community identified in 2000 under the provisions in OAR 660-022 (Unincorporated Communities). As such, the entire community is rural exception land to which the Agricultural and Forestry goals (Goals 3 and 4) no longer apply. Removal of the limited use overlay requires an exception to Goal 3. 4. The subject property is currently developed with an approximately 44,880 square foot storage warehouse and an approximately 864 square foot modular office. The property is currently used as a manufacturing and distribution site for the Red Steer Glove Company. There are no identified sensitive groundwater areas, floodplain hazards, or geologic hazards located on the property. Access is provided by Portland Road NE, also known as Oregon State Highway 99E, and subject to Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) jurisdiction. 5. Applicant proposes to change the zone from IUC-LU to IUC. The IUC zone has been acknowledged by the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) as complying with the rural community rule and has been applied to the subject property under the rule. Applicant wishes to remove the limited use overlay to allow uses that are ZC/CP 20-001 - DECISION 2 CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 4840-6347-8718,v. 1