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6. The applicants should contact the Salem Suburban Fire District to obtain a copy of the District’s Recommended Building Access and Premise Identification regulations and the Marion County Fire Code Applications Guide. Fire District access standards may be more restrictive than County standards. 7. The applicants should contact Marion County Land Development and Engineering (503-584-7714) for additional Engineering Requirements and Advisories, listed in Finding #6 below, that may be required. APPEAL PROCEDURE: The Marion County Zone Code provides that certain applications be considered first by the County Planning Director. If there is any doubt that the application conforms with adopted land use policies and regula- tions the Director must deny the application. Anyone who disagrees with the Director's decision may appeal the decision to the Marion County Hearings Officer. The applicant may also request reconsideration (one time only and a $250.00 fee) on the basis of new information subject to signing an extension of the 150-day time limit for review of zoning applicat- ions. A public hearing is held on appeals subject to the appellant paying a $250.00 fee. Appeals must be in writing (form available from the Planning Division) and received in the Marion County Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Rd. NE, Salem by 5:00 p.m. on May 1st, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective May 2nd, 2025, unless appealed. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which the decision was based are noted below. 1. The subject property is designated Special Agriculture in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned SA (Special Agriculture). The SA (special agriculture) zone is applied in areas characterized by small farm operations or areas with a mixture of good and poor farm soils where the existing land use pattern is a mixture of large and small farm units and some acreage homesites. This zone allows the flexibility in management needed to obtain maximum resource production from these lands. It emphasizes farm use, but forest use is allowed and protected from conflicts. The SA zone is also intended to allow other uses that are compatible with agricultural activities, to protect forests, scenic resources and fish and wildlife habitat, and to maintain and improve the quality of air, water and land resources of the county. 2. The subject property is located approximately one quarter of a mile south of the intersection of Hylo Road SE and Alexander Lane SE and contains an 1890 dwelling and several accessory buildings. The access to the property is from the non-county portion of Alexander LN SE. Staff research indicates that the subject property in comprised of three parcels of the 1891 Sunnyside Fruit Farms #6 subdivision: lots 7, 8, and 10. Lot 7 is separated from lots 8 and 10 by Alexander LN SE. These lots were recorded on survey S02-089 from 1891. Marion County Tax Accessor information indicates that the dwelling on lot 8 was built in 1890. At some point, lots 8 and 10 were joined as one tax lot (561411). Tax lot 7 is currently a separate tax lot (561410). The dwelling appears to have been established completely on lot 8 and is therefore considered a legally established dwelling and the property is legal for land use purposes. 3. Surrounding land uses consist mainly of small acreage agricultural and residential properties with single family dwellings and related accessory buildings in the similar Special Agriculture (SA) zone. Lot sizes vary between 1.5-acres and 12 acres. Further to the south the predominate zone is Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) and appears to be engaged in large scale agriculture. 4. The Soil Survey of Marion County Oregon tool indicates that approximately 70% of the subject property soils are high value soils. The majority of the non-high values soils are in lot 7 (81% non-high value). 5. The applicant is proposing to replace the existing dilapidated dwelling with a new dwelling in a location west of the existing site, further away from the roadway. 6. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given an opportunity to comment.