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6. The applicants should contact the Aumsville Fire District to obtain a copy of the District’s Recommended Building Access and Premise Identification regulations and the Marion County Fire Code Applications Guide. Fire District access standards may be more restrictive than County standards. APPEAL PROCEDURE: The Marion County Zone Code provide that certain applications be considered first by the County Planning Director. If there is any doubt that the application conforms with adopted land use policies and regula- tions the Director must condition or deny the application. Anyone who disagrees with the Director's decision may request that the application be considered by a Marion County hearings officer after a public hearing. The applicant may also request reconsideration (one time only and a fee of $200) on the basis of new information subject to signing an extension of the 150 day time limit for review of zoning applications. 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 Marion County Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Road NE, Salem, by 5:00 p.m. on September 3rd, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective September 4th, 2025, unless further consideration is requested. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which the decision was based are noted below. 1. The subject properties are designated Industrial in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned I (Industrial). The primary intent of the designation is to provide areas where existing industrial uses can operate or be replaced with new industrial uses without developing new areas valuable to farming. 2. The subject property is located on the north side of Porter Rd SE, 2,450 feet east of the intersection between Porter Rd SE and West Stayton Rd SE. The subject properties are currently developed with various light industrial uses and include several large buildings dedicated to these operations. The parcels were created in their current configuration as a result of LLA/P02-014 and are considered legal for land use purposes. 3. Adjacent properties include a variety of different uses. Adjacent properties to the north are zoned AR (Acreage Residential) and contain a number of single family residences. In all other directions, the surrounding parcels are zoned EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) and many of these parcels contain commercial farming operations. The one exception are the roughly 76-acres of land owned by Marion County which make up the Aumsville Ponds County Park. 4. The applicants are proposing to eliminate the existing property line between a 3.66-acre parcel and a 23.49-acre parcel and combine them into one parcel of 27.15-acres. 5. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given an opportunity to comment. Marion County Surveyors Office commented: “Other comments specific to this Planning Action: I would encourage the surveyor preparing the new perimeter description for the combined adjusted property carefully review Reel 2035, Page 49, Partition Plat 2004-82, and Reel 4602, Page 285. Since no survey is required, the new deed description will be very important.” 1. No survey required for properties greater than ten acres per ORS 92.060 (8). 2. Property line adjustment deed(s) shall be recorded with the Marion County Clerk’s Office. Per ORS 92.190 (4). Marion County Tax Assessor’s Office provided comments about the tax status of the subject parcels. All other contacted agencies either failed to comment or stated no objection to proposal. 6. The Marion County Subdivision and Partitioning Ordinance does not require a property line adjustment in an I zone to receive land use approval unless the lots were the result of a division of land previously approved by