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c. Provide an estimate as to when the aged or infirm person(s) will return to the property; d. Include an assessment from the licensed medical professional on whether or not the aged or infirm person(s) will be able to reside on the property again. i. If a licensed medical professional cannot provide an assessment on whether the aged or infirm person will be able to return to the property at the time when notice of a medical necessary absence is due, a hardship permit maybe approved for the amount of time necessary, not to exceed one year, for the licensed medical professional to make the assessment as to whether the aged or infirm person(s) will be able to return to the property. ii. If a licensed medical professional cannot provide an assessment after the period of time described in Section E.3.b.ii then a determination will be made as to whether the hardship permit is still necessary for the care of the aged or infirm person(s). 4. Notice of a medically necessary absence maybe submitted by the Owner(s), aged or infirm person(s), caregiver(s) of the aged or infirm person(s), or other agent of the aged or infirm person(s). 5. Caregivers may not be charged any rent or otherwise required to provide financial compensation to live in the hardship dwelling during a temporary absence or medically necessary absence. a. If as a part of any agreement to provide caretaking services, the caregiver was required to provide financial compensation or incur a financial obligation in order to reside within the hardship dwelling then that arrangement will not violate Section E.4, provided that the arrangement existed prior to the temporary absence or medically necessary absence. This shall be made a condition of approval. Therefore, the criterion is met. F. Extended absence from the property by the aged or infirm person(s), or caregiver(s) when the hardship permit dwelling is only being inhabited by caregiver(s), creates a rebuttable presumption that the hardship permit is no longer necessary to provide care to the aged or infirm person(s). 1. Extended absence from the property may result in revocation of the hardship permit; issuance of a citation pursuant to MCC 1.25.030; and/or initiation of civil action in circuit court pursuant to MCC 1.25.050. 2. Notice will be provided to the owner of any substantiated violation of Section F. 30 days prior to the effective date of a revocation of the hardship permit made pursuant to Section F.1. This shall be made a condition of approval. Therefore, the criterion is met. G. A mobile home or recreational vehicle being used as a hardship dwelling shall to the extent permitted by the nature of the property and existing development: 1. Be located as near as possible to other residences on the property; 2. On EFU, SA, FT, and TC zoned property, be located on the portion of the property that is least suitable for farm or forest use, if it is not feasible to locate it near an existing residence; 3. Not require new driveway access to the street; 4. Be connected to the existing wastewater disposal system iffeasible. The disposal system shall be approved by the county sanitarian. Based on the applicant's statement and site plan, the applicant is proposing to place the medical hardship dwelling will within 100 feet of the main residence. Though the parcel is zoned EFU, it totals 0.57 acres and has been developed solely as a residential use which is a part of the Fletcher's Subdivision. As a result, little to no farming activities have been conducted and the placement of a medical hardship dwelling will not impact that. Additionally, the applicant is proposing that the medical hardship dwelling be connected to the existing well and septic system and the applicant is not proposing to create a new driveway access to Lardon Road NE. The criterion is met. H. For an existing building to be used as a hardship dwelling it must: