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Oregon licensed design professional, such as an architect or engineer, is recommended to determine code compliance and any potential improvements necessary to the structure(s) to achieve this compliance in accordance with the 2022 Oregon Structural Specialty Code and ICC A117.1-2017.” All other commenting agencies stated no objection to the proposal. 7. In order to approve a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use the applicant must demonstrate compliance with the specific criteria listed in Chapter 17.136.060(D) of the Marion County Code (MCC). These include: (a) The commercial activity must be primarily a customer or supplier of farm uses. The proposed activity is an agriculture equipment sales and service facility that will sell and service tractors, combines, mowers and various other pieces of agricultural equipment. This use is both a customer and supplier of farm equipment. The criterion is met. (b) The commercial activity must enhance the farming enterprises of the local agricultural community to which the land hosting that commercial activity relates. The use will enhance the local agriculture land by giving farmers a convenient space to buy and service equipment, located along Highway 99E between the cities of Woodburn and Hubbard. This will allow local farmers to drive less and spend less time when buying or repairing equipment. The proposed location near two secondary state highways (Hwy 99E and Hwy 211) will allow customers to quickly get their equipment in for repairs without navigating winding county roads when loading their equipment in and out of the site. This proposal also puts the commercial use near other commercial uses. The criterion is met. (c) The agricultural and commercial activities must occur together in the local community to satisfy the statute. This sales and service center is to be located on an active farm and in very close proximity to other active, large scale farms. The equipment bought and serviced will be used locally for agriculture production. The criterion is met. (d) The products and services provided must be essential to the practice of agriculture. The applicant’s proposal is to allow for the sale and repair of farm tractors and implements like Case IH, Case CE, New Holland, JCB and Claas with hazelnut collecting tractors and machinery being suggested by the applicant. The applicant provided information from a local tractor service and repair website that indicates that they sell agricultural and construction equipment. In addition, they have a parts department, rental equipment and offer repair services. A check of this company’s inventory indicates a wide variety of farm implements such as conditioners, scrapers, sprayers, balers, flail mowers, disks, and a variety of other components. They also sell smaller personal tractors such as zero turn rider mowers and mini skid steers. Their line of full sized tractors includes combines, wheel loaders, skip loaders, and backhoes. This is in addition to a variety of farm tractors of various sizes and capacities with bucket loaders and other attachments. The criterion is met. 8. In addition to the specific criteria above, the proposal must also satisfy the conditional use criteria in MCC 17.136.060(A). Those requirements are: 1. The use will not force a significant change in, or significantly increase the cost of accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use. Land devoted to farm or forest use does not include farm or forest use on lots or parcels upon which a non-farm or non-forest dwelling has been approved and established, in exception areas approved under ORS 197.732, or in an acknowledged urban growth boundary. For purposes of this section, 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