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7. No farm stand building or parking is permitted within the right-of-way; Per the applicant’s site plan and aerial photographs, the farm stand is not within the right-of-way. The criterion is met. 8. Roadways, driveway aprons, driveways and parking surfaces shall be surfaces that prevent dust, and may include paving, gravel, cinders, or bark/wood chips; Satellite imagery suggests that the driveway along Portland Rd has an apron that has been improved and paved. This includes imagery from publicly accessible online mapping and imagery services which indicate that the driveway apron is asphalt as of August 2023 imagery and as far back as October 2007. The proposed parking areas appear to mainly consist of grass and/or bare dirt. The improvements to the parking areas shall be a condition of approval. The criterion is met. 9. Approval is required from the county public works department regarding adequate egress and access including compliance with vision clearance standards. All egress and access points shall be clearly marked; LDEP has made a requirement that the applicants shall obtain an Access Permit and gave directions on paving the approach. The applicants have applied for an access permit for the proposed new access point on Waconda Rd NE. The applicants shall address LDEP’s Engineering Requirements and Advisories as listed in #6 above. The criterion is met. 10. All outdoor light fixtures shall be directed downward, and have full cutoff and full shielding to preserve views of the night sky and to minimize excessive light spillover onto adjacent properties, roads and highways; The applicants did not specifically address these requirements; however, they were made aware of these conditions by planning staff and shall be a condition of approval. The criterion is met. 11. Signs are permitted consistent with Chapter 17.191 MCC; The applicants did not state their intentions to add signage. These requirements and setbacks and other provisions of MCC 17.191 will be a condition of approval. The criterion is met. 12. All required permits shall be obtained from the Marion County health department or the Department of Agriculture, as required; The applicants made no statement in regard to contacting the Department of Agriculture nor the Marion County Health Department; planning staff did advise the applicants of this requirement. Approval shall be conditioned on the applicants contacting and receiving any applicable permits from the Department of Agriculture and the Marion County Health Department. The criterion is met. 13. When requested by the planning director, the farm stand operator/landowner shall submit a statement demonstrating how the farm stand complies with this policy, certified by the landowner’s/operator’s accountant or attorney as being accurate and complete; This will be a condition of approval. The criterion is met. 14. A farm stand may not be used for the sale of marijuana products or to promote the sale of marijuana products or extracts. The applicant has not acknowledged this condition nor stated that the farm stand will not be used in the sale of marijuana products or the promotion of the sale of marijuana products or extracts. This shall be a condition of approval. Therefore, this criterion is met.