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All lots and parcels involved are already below the minimum parcel size and below 80-acres. The criterion does not apply. 3. Any property line adjustment shall result in a configuration of lots or parcels that are at least as suitable for commercial agriculture as were the parcels prior to the adjustment. The applicants are proposing to move their property lines to place a stand of old growth tress completely on the smaller parcel (tax lot 900) for the purpose of keeping the trees together on one parcel. This is to be achieved by moving the property line of tax lot 900 approximately 98 feet to the west. This application will not decrease the suitability for commercial agriculture on the two family-owned parcels. The criterion is met. 4. A property line adjustment may not be used to: a. Decrease the size of a lot or parcel that, before the relocation or elimination of the common property line, is smaller than the minimum lot or parcel size for the applicable zone and contains an existing dwelling or is approved for the construction of a dwelling, if the abutting vacant tract would be increased to a size as large as or larger than the minimum tract size required to qualify the vacant tract for a dwelling; b. Decrease the size of a lot or parcel that contains an existing dwelling or is approved for construction of a dwelling to a size smaller than the minimum lot or parcel size, if the abutting vacant tract would be increased to a size as large as or larger tha n the minimum tract size required to qualify the vacant tract for a dwelling; c. Allow an area of land used to qualify a tract for a dwelling based on an acreage standard to be used to qualify another tract for a dwelling if the land use approval would be based on an acreage standard; or d. Adjust a property line that resulted from a subdivision or partition authorized by a Measure 49 waiver so that any lawfully established unit of land affected by the property line adjustment is larger than the size granted by the waiver. Only one lot involved in the proposed property line adjustment contains a dwelling and no additional dwellings are being proposed nor will either parcel become large enough to qualify for a dwelling based on acreage; criteria a & b are satisfied. Criteria c is met as none of the lots would qualify for a dwelling based on an acreage standard, as one lot already has a dwelling and the other would not increase in size to qualify on an acreage standard. Finally, none of the lots were created by a partition authorized by Measure 49; d is satisfied. The criteria are met. 5. Any property line adjustment that results in an existing dwelling being located on a different parcel shall not be subject to the standards in MCC 17.136.030(A) so long as the adjustment: a. Does not increase any adverse impacts on the continued practice of commercial agriculture on the resulting parcels; b. Does not increase the potential number of dwellings on the resulting parcels; and c. Does not allow an area of land used to qualify a tract for a dwelling based on an acreage standard to be used to qualify another tract for a dwelling if the land use approval would be based on an acreage standard. No dwellings would be located on a different lot or parcel as a result of the proposed property line adjustment. The criterion does not apply. 9. Based on the above findings, the proposal meets the applicable criteria and is, therefore, APPROVED. Brandon Reich Date: June 26th, 2025 Planning Director/Zoning Administrator If you have any questions regarding this decision contact George Brandt at (503) 588-5038. Notice to Mortgagee, Lienholder, Vendor or Seller: ORS Chapter 215 requires that if you receive this Notice, it must promptly be forwarded to the purchaser.