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10. The property is located on the north side of Porter Road approximately 1400 feet east of the intersection of West Stayton Road and Porter Road. Surrounding uses to the west, north, and south are mostly large-scale commercial farm operations while properties to the east are mostly being used for rural residential homesites and sm~all-scale farming. All surrounding properties are zoned EFU. The Soil Conservation Service has identified Class III soils on the property. A signed Physician's Certificate has been submitted for Phinas Wallace indicating he has medical conditions that preclude him from maintaining a complete separate and detached dwelling apart from his family. No such certificate has been submitted for Mrs. Wallace. The applicant proposes to temporarily place a mobile home for her relatives to reside in so that they can assist her in takinG care of her husband during his medical hardship. The mobile home would be located approximately 50 feet northeast of the existing dwelling and have its own seperate driveway. The Department of Public Works indicates that the existing driveway (shown as a proposed driveway on the site plan) is acceptable except for sight distance. The applicant shall trim brush to the west to provide 400 feet of sight distance by the standard County method. They also indicated that a driveway permit will be required. All other commenting agencies stated no ob3ection to the proposal. In order to approve a mobile home under hardship situations in an EFU zone, the applicant must demonstrate that 1) the mobile home is compatible with farm or forest use: 2) it does not interfere seriously with farm or forest practices on ad3acent lands: 3) it does not materially alter the stability of the land use pattern of the area: 4) adequate fire protection and other rural services are ava/lab/e; 5) it will not have a sign/f/cant adverse impact on timber production, grazing land, watersheds, fish and wildlife habitat, soil and slope stability, air and water quality, and outdoor recreation activities: and 6) it shall be situated upon land that is generally unsuitable for farm or forest use. A Physicians Certificate must also be provided demonstrating that those residing in the extra mobile home are physically incapable of maintaining a separate residence without assistance that is nearby, The proposed mobile home will use the existing well and septic system, The mobile home will be placed at least 50 feet from existing farm uses. The proposal will not create any new parcels and the mobile home is proposed to be placed on land that is generally unsuitable for farm or forest use because