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area comprising of those lands east of I — 5, south of Delaney Road SE, west of Parrish Gap Road SE, and north of Cloverdale Dr. SE. These sub -areas and the more specific uses are identified in these findings on Page 10. Placing three more homes on TL 400 will not have any long-term future impact on the K2A, LLC farm. The subject property is adjacent, but is buffered by the steep slopes and elevation difference (190'), which is a natural dividing line between the AR lands to the west and the farm -land to the east. Moreover, t hese houses will be appropriately set back, and will be required to sign a Declaratory Statement that no complaints will be allowed about the activities at either the Farm Parcel, or the K2A property. The small parcel size of the predominate number of parcels in the area preclude any further impetus for a higher density zone. Where the average parcel size is only 3.45 acres, and the median size 2.0 acres, the only zone allowed to increase density would only allow 2 acre parcels, meaning few of the parcels in the study area would even qualify for a partition. OAR 660-004-0018(2)(B) is therefore complied with as this proposal will not commit adjacent or nearby resource lands to non -resource uses. OAR 660-004-0018(2)(C) requires that the proposal must be compatible with adjacent or nearby resource uses, The list of adjacent and nearby resource lands is set forth above, and in Exhibit 104 and 105. The focus here is on compatibility. The only nearby farm is the Doerfler Farm and K2A property (also owned by the Doerfler Family) adjacent to the east. As noted above, it will be buffered from the subject property by steep slopes and elevation difference of 190'. In addition, there are already six (Tax lots 300, 600, 700, 800, 900, and 1000) rural residential lots and homes adjacent to the K2A property within the Enchanted Ridge subdivision. There is nothing that will take place with the 3 new homes projected here, that would not already be taking place on the six other homes that are adjacent to the EFU zoned K2A property. More importantly, Amy Doerfler of K2A, and Doerfler Farms, wrote a letter in support of the zone change request, see Applicant's Exhibit 110, where she concluded that the addition of the two additional rural residential lots next to their farm would not affect their farm operation, and would not affect their ability to farm their property. There is no evidence that the past compatibility will not extend into the future when the development pattern proposed here is the same as that established in the study area. OAR 660-004-0018(2)(C) is complied with in this case, as the new 2 acre non -resource parcels will be compatible with the adjacent K2A farm operation. Goal 14 Exception OAR 660-004-0040 outlines the application of Goal 14 to Rural Residential Areas. The relevant portion of this chapter reads, in part: 6)(a) A rural residential zone in effect on October 4, 2000 shall be deemed to comply with Goal 14 if that zone requires any new lot or parcel to have an area of at least two acres, except as required by section (8) of this rule. (8)(a) The creation of any new lot or parcel smaller than two acres in a rural residential area shall be considered an urban use. Such a lot or parcel may be created only if an exception to Goal 14 is Exhibit A - Findings Case No. CP/ZC 21-005 17 4864-0600-7078, v. 3