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A public hearing is held on appeals subject to the appellant paying a $250.00 fee. Requests for reconsideration, or consideration by a hearings officer, must be in writing (form available from the Planning Division) and received in the Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Rd. NE, Salem, by 5:00 p.m. on August 18th, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective August 19th, 2025, unless further consideration is requested. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which the decision was based are noted below. l. The property is designated Industrial in the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned IG (General Industrial) by Marion County. The purpose of this zone is to provide areas suitable for warehousing, secondary processing, packaging and fabricating of finished goods and equipment with related outdoor storage and incidental sales. 2. The property is located on the north side of Boone Rd SE, at the western terminus of the section that intersects Turner Rd SE. The railroad on the western border of the subject parcel separates this section of Boone Rd SE from the rest of the road that stretches west from Eastland to 22nd Ave SE. The subject parcel is within the City of Salem Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and the Santiam Water Control District. The subject parcel contains an approximately 10,000 square foot structure with mixed office and shop space that was previously used by the wrecking yard that was located on the property. The rest of the property consists of a quarter-acre parking lot, another acre paved with asphalt, and approximately 4-acres of graveled lot. The subject parcel is entirely within the 100-year floodplain of Mill Creek. The property has been the subject of several land use cases, most recently FP03-006, and is therefore legal for land use purposes. 3. Property to the north contains industrial uses and vegetation against Kuebler Boulevard SE and is zoned IG. This same parcel and use wraps around to the east of the subject parcel. Property to the west across the railroad tracks is covered with timber and is also zoned IG. To the south are parcels zoned IC (Industrial Commercial) in use for metal fabrication businesses. 4. The applicant proposes to perform grading, paving and to construct a storm water management system within the 100-year floodplain of Mill Creek on the subject parcel in order to create an area for storage of vehicles. 5. Marion County Planning requested comments from various agencies, those that provided comments are: Marion County Land Development Engineering and Permits (LDEP) commented: ENGINEERING CONDITION Condition A – Prior to completion of permitted work to redevelop the site surfacing, dedicate additional public right-of-way to achieve the Local road standard of a 30-foot half-width along the subject property Boone Road frontage. ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS B. Stormwater detention and water quality treatment will be required. Civil engineering plans and calculations are required for review and approval. C. Because of the presence of a relatively short, curved segment of extruded curbing within the traveled way along the western portion of property frontage it may be required to either remove it or mitigate a potential traffic hazard by for instance installing pavement striping that would need to be shown on the engineering plans. ENGINEERING ADVISORY D. DEQ has jurisdiction over ground disturbing activities of 5-acres or more. Marion County Septic commented: “Marion County does not have record of a septic system serving this property. Note that per OAR 340-071-0130(12), the initial and repair area must not be subject to activity that may adversely affect the soil or function of the system – including but not limited to vehicular traffic, covering the area with asphalt or concrete, filling, cutting, or other soil modification.” All other contacted agencies either failed to comment or stated no objection to the proposal.