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the site of this home occupation. Christmas trees are being produces on approximately 0.35-acres of the southernmost portion of this property. 3. The subject parcel is surrounded on all sides by hazelnut orchards. On the other side of the west-adjacent hazelnut orchard is a residential subdivision within the City of Salem. Southeast across Cordon Rd are other rural residences and hazelnut orchards. Other agricultural uses in the general area include grass seed and row crops. A quarter mile to the north is the E.Z. Orchards Farm Market. 4. Soil Survey of Marion County Oregon indicates 100% of the subject property is composed of high-value farm soils. 5. Marion County Planning requested comments from other government agencies. Marion County Building Inspection commented: “According to the information provided within the application, the proposed business is not proposed to be opened to the public. No Building Inspection concerns with proposal.” Marion County Septic commented: “An authorization is required since there is a change of use occurring on the property.” All other commenting agencies either failed to respond or stated no objection to the proposal. 6. Since the property is located in an EFU zone, the proposal must satisfy the conditional use criteria in MCC 17.136.060(A). Those requirements are: (a) The use will not force a significant change in, or significantly increase the cost of, accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use. Land devoted to farm or forest use does not include farm or forest use on lots or parcels upon which a non-farm or non-forest dwelling has been approved and established, in exception areas approved under ORS 197.732, or in an acknowledged urban growth boundary. The proposed home occupation will involve the storage of vehicles for sale within an accessory structure on the subject parcel. The business will not be open to the public, nor will it involve customers travelling to the subject parcel. The applicant attests that all sales will occur offsite. The maximum number of vehicles the applicant proposes storing at any given time is three. The traffic resulting from trips to bring newly acquired vehicles to the property, and leaving the property to meet up with prospective buyers is the only anticipated impact as a result of the proposed home occupation. An operation limited to three vehicles at a time is unlikely to significantly increase traffic in the area as a result of these activities. Therefore, based on the information supplied by the applicant, this use will neither force a significant change in, nor a significant cost of, accepted farm practices on surrounding lands. The criterion is met. (b) Adequate fire protection and other rural services are, or will be, available when the use is established. The subject parcel is served by Marion County No. 1 Fire District and the Marion County Sheriff's Department. The property has a well and septic for the dwelling inhabited by the property owner and proposed operator of the home occupation. Access to the parcel is accomplished via county roads within public right-of-ways. All services required for storage of the vehicles will be within an existing accessory structure. The criterion is met. (c) The use will not have a significant adverse impact on watersheds, groundwater, fish and wildlife habitat, soil and slope stability, air and water quality. The most likely potential adverse impact on the watershed or groundwater would result from vehicles leaking pollutants. The vehicles will be stored within an accessory structure so in the event of issues like