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EXHIBIT A Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law The Marion County Board of Commissioners, after careful consideration of all testimony and evidence in the record, make the following findings of fact and conclusions of law in Case No. ZC/CP 20-002: 1. The subject property is a 187-acre parcel located approximately at 19124 Old Mehama Road SE, Stayton, Oregon 97383, Marion County (TS9, R1E, S15, tax lot 100) (the "Subject Property"). The Subject Property was legally created by Marion County Partition Plat No. 2019-057. The designation is Primary Agriculture in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (MCCP) and it is zoned for Exclusive Farm Use (EFU). The Subject Property has not been specially assessed by the Marion County Tax Assessor's Office for agriculture or forest use. The Subject Property is owned by the Estate of Lois M. Stuart and leased to Allied Rock LLC. Both have submitted this application (together"Applicant"). 2. The Subject Property is in use as a quarry and it is improved by one general purpose building. 3. Surrounding properties in every direction are zoned EFU. To the north and east, properties are used as large forest and farmland. To the south and west, properties consist of small to medium farm parcels in residential use. 4. The Applicant is requesting to amend the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (MCCP) designation from Primary Agriculture to Forest Land and change the zone from EFU to Timber Conservation (TC). No development is proposed concurrent with this zone change. 5. The Marion County Planning Division requested comments on the subject application from various governmental agencies and area advisory committee members. A. Marion County Public Works Land Development and Engineering Permits (LDEP) requested the following condition be included: ENGINEERING CONDITION 1. Condition A — Similar to haul route related Conditions in #CU96-81 that modified #CP93-4 for aggregate extraction on the subject property, no heavy truck traffic entering or leaving the subject property shall utilize Kingdom Lane between SR 22 and Old Mehama Road. Applicant shall endeavor to ensure that heavy truck traffic, including third party haulers, continue to be directed with sufficient advance notice, as necessary,to the east/west connections of Old Mehama Road at SR 22. B. Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) commented: