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leaking oil or coolant, these chemicals will be contained within the structure for cleanup without risk of soaking into the ground or being rinsed toward waterways by rain. The criterion is met. (d) Any noise associated with the use will not have a significant adverse impact on nearby land uses. The noise generated by the proposed use with be the customary sounds of traffic. These noises will not significantly increase the sound of traffic generated by Cordon Rd NE, which is classified as an Arterial road. The criterion is met. (e) The use will not have a significant adverse impact on potential water impoundments identified in the Comprehensive Plan, and not create significant conflicts with operations included in the Comprehensive Plan inventory of significant mineral and aggregate sites. There are neither water impoundments nor aggregate sites in the area surrounding the subject parcel. The criterion is met. 7. Notwithstanding MCC 17.110.270 and 17.120.075, home occupations, including the parking of vehicles in conjunction with the home occupation and bed and breakfast inns, are subject to the following criteria in MCC 17.136.60 (C): (a) A home occupation or bed and breakfast inn shall be operated by a resident of the dwelling on the property on which the business is located. Including residents, no more than five full-time or part-time persons shall work in the home occupation (“person” includes volunteer, nonresident employee, partner or any other person). The applicant attests that they will be the operator and only employee of the proposed home occupation. The criterion is met. (b) It shall be operated substantially in: i. The dwelling; or ii. Other buildings normally associated with uses permitted in the zone in which the property is located. The applicant proposes utilizing an existing accessory structure to store up to three vehicles that he will resell online. Accessory structures like the pole barn proposed to store the vehicles are permitted and normally associated with rural residences, and farm residences in the EFU zone. The criterion is met. (c) It shall not unreasonably interfere with other uses permitted in the zone in which the property is located. The proposed home occupations impact on the subject parcel is the storage of the vehicles within an accessory structure, and the movement of vehicles on and off the property. Because of the limited number of vehicles, and the offsite sales, the proposed use will not significantly increased levels of traffic relative to normal rural residential and farm traffic. Apart from the traffic, there are not expected to be other impacts on adjacent uses, nor uses permitted in the EFU zone where the property is located. Lacking significant foreseeable impacts, the proposed use shall not unreasonably interfere with other uses permitted in the zone. The criterion is met, and shall be a continuous condition of approval. (d) A home occupation shall not be authorized in structures accessory to resource use on high-value farmland. The proposed structure for the home occupation is 40’ x 60’ pole barn that was built in December of 2020 with a structural permit. It is a residential accessory structure, not an agricultural structure. The criterion is met.