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7. The applicants should contact Marion County Land Development and Engineering (503-584-7714) for additional Engineering Requirements and Advisories, listed in Finding #6 below, that may be required. APPEAL PROCEDURE: The Marion County Zone Code provides 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 regulations 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 consider- ation 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 October 6th, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective October 7th, 2025, unless further consideration is requested. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which decision was based are noted below. 1. The subject property is designated Primary Agriculture in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned EFU (Exclusive Farming Use). The purpose of the EFU zone is to provide areas for continued practice of commercial agriculture. These areas are generally well suited for large-scale farming. The EFU zone is also intended to allow other uses that are compatible with agricultural activities, to protect forests, scenic resources and fish and wildlife habitat, and to maintain and improve the q uality of air, water and land resources of the county. 2. The subject parcels are located on the northeast side of Edmundson Drive NE approximately ¾ of a mile east of the intersection of 93rd Avenue SE and Edmundson Dr NE and approximately 1 mile west from the intersection of Edmundson Dr SE with Waldo Hills Drive. Tax lot 800 has a 1930 dwelling and another dwelling from 1947 as well as several accessory structures. This parcel is bisected by Edmundson Drive with a homesite on each side of the road. This parcel was part of a 2010 application to hold a mass gathering under land use case MG10-001. Therefore, the parcel and the dwellings are considered legal for land use purposes. Subject parcel 1400 contains a horse stable and two manufactured dwellings that are occupied by the trainers for the stable. These dwellings were authorized by two different land use cases in 1978 and 1983, and the horse stables were authorized as a commercial use in conjunction with farm use in 1978 as well (see CU78-039 and CU83-086). Therefore, the parcel and the dwellings are considered legal for land use purposes. 3. Adjacent properties in all directions are primarily engaged in some form of commercial agriculture with several large acreage residential uses on EFU land. 4. Soil Survey for Marion County, Oregon, indicates approximately 85.3% of the soils on the subject tax lot 800 are classified as high value farm soil and a further 48.2% of tax lot 1400 is classified as high value farm soils. 5. The applicants are proposing to adjust the property lines on a 57.51-acre parcel and a 93.6-acre parcel to create a 36.21-acre parcel and a 114.9.00-acre parcel. The intention is to transfer the majority of the canyon land to the larger 93.6 acre parcel where the main activities of the equine facility are currently occurring. 6. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given an opportunity to comment. Marion County Surveyor’s Office commented: 1) No survey required for properties greater than ten acres per ORS 92.060 (8). 2) Property line adjustment deeds shall be recorded with the Marion County Clerk’s Office. Per ORS 92.190 (4).