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(h) klenlO) within the study area the hroad oq)es of firrin uses (irr•ignted or non -irrigated cn•ops, pastw•e or grazing lands), the munben•, location and type of existing dwellings (fcu nn, none fawn, hardship, etc.), and the dai�elling development trends since 1993. Determine the potential number of non-farnn drr,ellings that could he approved unnder MCC 17.136.050(A), including identification o1'PI-edominant soil classifications and parcels created prig• to Jananary 1, 1993. The findings Shull describe the existing land use patten•n of the study area inchnaling the distribution and arrangement of existing uses and the land use puttern that could result from approval Uf the possible non -form dwellings uncles this provision; The subject parcel is within an area near the edge of the City of Salem UGB, an area which contains several large tracts of Acreage Residential zoned parcels. As a result, the 2,000-acre study area creates a meandering shape that wraps around these tracts and extends around and above peninsulas of residential-neighboriloods. The largest Contiguous space of the study area exists in the southern half. The Applicant noted that due to the steep slopes and low value soil, most of the parcels included in the 2,000-acre study area have woodlots and are not in agricultural use. Based on Marion County aerial photographs of the region, very few of the woodlots appear to be intentionally planted stands of timber. One of the stands is directly north adjacent to the subject parcel. South adjacent is a clearcut that occurred between 2021 and 2023. Southwest adjacent of the subject parcel was a clear cut from between 2016-2019 that has been replanted. It is unclear from aerial photographs if this parcel has been replanted with timber or with Christmas trees. Roughly half of the wooded areas within the study area are covered with deciduous trees and irregularly growing evergreen trees. These naturally wooded areas are not considered to be in timber use. The largest stands of timber range from 10-15 acres and are on properties that contain dwellings. The most conlrnon agricultural use in the study area appears to be for the purpose of harvesting Christmas trees. The largest Christmas tree operation in the area is only partially within the study area. The entire operation consists of approximately 60-acres of Christmas trees planted across 3-parcels which total over 200-acres. This operation is on the southernmost edge of this 2000-acre study, and less than half of the total operation is within the study area. The largest single parcel in agricultural use is also on the southernmost edge of the 2000- acre study. This parcel is almost 200-acres and has 127-acres devoted to grass seed or Ilay production, and 20-acres devoted to Christmas trees. it is worth noting that a few acres of the Christmas tree lot falls outside of the study area. The other two large parcels in agricultural use are both on the northernmost edge of the 2000-acre study area. These parcels are contiguous and along the Willamette River north of Illahe. One is 97-acres, and the other is 182-acres, both appear in use for row crops. The northernmost parts of the l 82-acre parcel falls outside of the study area. A total of 137 parcels were included in the study area. Of these included parcels, 124 are zoned SA and 13 are zoned EFU. Only five parcels in the study area are larger than the minimum 80-acres 1'or SA and EFU zoned parcels. 60`% of the parcels are under 10-acres in size. Of the parcels included in the study area, 92 have at least one dwelling and there are a total of 101 dwellings on these 92 parcels. 84 of those parcels had a dwelling prior to 1993. A total of 8 parcels have been developed with homesites in the last 30 years. Since CU 24-006 — ORDER Joy M. Blackman Revocable Living 'Trust Page 12