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Marion County Land Development and Permits (LDEP) commented: ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS A. At the time of application for building permits, an Access Permit will be required to document legal access off the public R/W. Improvements to the St Paul Hwy access approach connection such as addition of gravel and culvert replacement may be required based upon inspection results. B. Transportation System Development Charges (TSDCs) and Parks fee will be assessed at the time of application for building permits. C. Utility service extensions such as electric power originating from within the St Paul Hwy public right -of- way require a permit from MCPW Engineering. All other contacted agencies either failed to comment or stated no objection to the proposal. 6. Chapter 17.136.030(A) of the Marion County Code (MCC) allows for the construction of a single-family dwelling in conjunction with farm use with filing of the Declaratory Statement(s) in MCC 17.136.100(C). The dwelling will be considered customarily provided in conjunction with farm use when the following criteria are met. (1). It is located on high-value farmland as defined in MCC 17.136.140(D) and satisfies the following standards: The subject parcel (Tax lot 800 & 900) are made up of 98.7% high value soils. The criteria under 17.136.030(A)(1) are therefore the correct criteria to apply. a. There is no dwelling on the subject farm operation on lands zoned EFU, SA or FT other than seasonal farm worker housing. The term “farm operation” means all lots or parcels of land in the same ownership that are used by the farm operator for farm use; The are no dwellings on the subject parcels. However, there are two additional properties held under the same ownership. These two properties do not currently contain dwellings and appear to be in farm use. According to Tax Accessor Data: The ownership listed as: DEAN A MCKAY LT & MCKAY, DEAN A TRE, consists of four properties in Marion County: Tax Account: 512138 (TL 800): No dwellings. Subject parcel. Tax Account: 512139 (TL 900): No dwellings. Subject parcel. Tax Account: 519929 (Parcel 042W210000800). No dwellings. Tax Account: 519928 (Parcel 063W24A001500). No dwellings. According to the Marion County Planning Director, the criterion is met. b. The farm operator earned on the subject tract in the last two years, three of the last five years, or the average of the best three of the last five years at least $80,000 in gross annual income from the sale of farm products, not including marijuana. In determining gross annual income from the sale of farm products, the cost of purchased livestock shall be deducted from the total gross income attributed to the tract. Only gross income from land owned, not leased or rented, shall be counted; The applicant states that he is the owner and operator of Advanced Ornamentals Inc., a nursery business that has used the subject parcels to grow nursery stock. The subject parcels have been in use for at least two years in the production of nursery stock. The property has been in the ownership of the Dean A. McKay Living Trust since at least 2014. Similarly, the property has been in the McKay family since at least 1983.