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8. In addition to the specific criteria above, the proposal must also satisfy the conditional use criteria which are being applied directly from state law. Those requirements are: 1. Will not force a significant change in accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use; and There is no evidence in the record that this use will force a significant change in farm practices on surrounding lands. The property is bordered by farms on the east, south and western sides. These farms appear to be filbert orchards or other orchards which are not a labor-intensive farm use that would cause its employees to be in conflict with the car parking. Additionally, the harvest period for filberts is in the fall, rather than the summer when the event is proposed. There are also hops and hay being grown by the owners on the subject property, they state that this use does not disrupt their farm practice. Lastly, the temporary nature of the use, happening over just five days, will limit any significant changes to farm property. The applicants only propose to use roughly 10 acres of the parcel for parking. The criterion is met. 2. Will not significantly increase the cost of accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use. As stated above, due to the short-term nature of the use, coupled with the type of farm use surrounding the property (filberts/hazelnuts), it is not expected or feasible that the use will significantly increase the cost of accepted farm practices in the area. The criterion is met. 3. For purposes of subsection (a) and (b), a determination of forcing a significant change in accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm and forest use or a determination of whether the use will significantly increase the cost of accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use requires: (A) Identification and description of the surrounding lands, the farm and forest operations on those lands, and the accepted farm practices on each farm operation and the accepted forest practices on each forest operation; (B) An assessment of the individual impacts to each farm and forest practice, and whether the proposed use is likely to have an important influence or effect on any of those practices. This assessment applies practice by practice and farm by farm; and (C) An assessment of whether all identified impacts of the proposed use when considered together could have a significant impact to any farm or forest operation in the surrounding area in a manner that is likely to have an important influence or effect on that operation. (D) For purposes of this subsection, examples of potential impacts for consideration may include but are not limited to traffic, water availability and delivery, introduction of weeds or pests, damage to crops or livestock, litter, trespass, reduction in crop yields, or flooding. (E) For purposes of subsection (a) and (b), potential impacts to farm and forest practices or the cost of farm and forest practices, impacts relating to the construction or installation of the proposed use shall be deemed part of the use itself for the purpose of conducting a review under subsection (a) and (b). (F) In the consideration of potentially mitigating conditions of approval under ORS215.296(2), the governing body may not impose such a condition upon the owner of the affected farm or forest land or on such land itself, nor compel said owner to accept payment to compensate for the significant changes or significant increases in costs described in subsection (a) and (b). There are no forest practices around the subject property. The identified farm practices are that of the filbert/hazelnut orchards to the west, south and east. The subject property is a hay field that is also used for temporary parking for the St. Paul Rodeo as it is adjacent to the rodeo grounds. It also grows hops. The filberts account for approximately 90 acres of land and the hay field accounts for approximately 80 acres.