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A site visit by staff to the subject property found that nursery stock was on the property in pots at the location visible in the 2024 Google Earth imagery. While only taking up 1% of the total parcel area, the parcel is currently employed for the farm use that produced the income. The criterion is met. d. The proposed dwelling will be occupied by a person or persons who produced the commodities which generated the income in subsection (A)(1)(b) of this section; In their statement, the applicant (in this case, the warm body members of Locust Rental I LLC) addresses this criterion by stating that they will live on the property. The criterion is met, however it shall be made a condition of approval that the person who generated the farm income shall be the person who builds and resides in the dwelling. 8. In addition, MCC 17.137.030(A)(6) states the following: All of the property in a tract used for the purposes of establishing a farm dwelling shall be held, sold and conveyed subject to the following covenants, conditions and restrictions: It is not lawful to use the property described in this instrument for the construction or siting of a dwelling or to use the acreage of the tract to qualify another tract for the construction or siting of a dwelling. These covenants, conditions, and restrictions can be removed only at such time as the property described herein is no longer protected under the statewide planning goals for agricultural and forest lands or the legislature otherwise provides by statute that these covenants, conditions and restrictions may be removed and the authorized representative of the county or counties in which the property subject to these covenants, conditions and restrictions is located executes and records a release of the covenants, conditions and restrictions, consistent with OAR 660-006-0027. This criterion will be made a condition of approval. The applicant will be required to sign and record a declaratory statement acknowledging that the parcel was already utilized to qualify for a primary farm dwelling through this application. 9. Based on the above findings, it has been determined that the request satisfies all applicable criteria and is, therefore, APPROVED. Brandon Reich Date: June 30th, 2025 Planning Director/Zoning Administrator If you have any questions regarding this decision contact Alexander Seifer 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.