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l. The property is designated Single Family Residential in the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this designation and the corresponding Single Family Residential zone is to allow development of attached or detached residences on individual lots provided with urban services at low urban densities. 2. The property is located east of Phipps Ln NE, approximately 100-feet south of where Phipps Ln intersects with Carolina Ave NE. The southern half of the parcel (tax lot 7000) is currently developed with a pump house, a water silo, and other equipment for the existing water treatment facility. The northern half of the property (tax lot 7100) is undeveloped. The property contains a few trees and is fenced on all sides. The property was created as lot 51 of the Lombard Addition Subdivision in 1955 and was recorded in Book 18 Page 5 in the book of town plats. The parcel has not changed its configuration since and is therefore legal for land use purposes. 3. Surrounding uses are residential to the north, west, and south and are all within the RS zone. East of the parcel is land within the City of Salem’s Planning jurisdiction. 4. The applicant proposes to expand an existing water treatment facility in an RS zone. 5. Various agencies were given the opportunity to comment. City of Salem Development Services Division commented: The subject property is located outside of the Salem City Limits; within Marion County; and within the East Salem Sanitary Sewer Service District and is subject to an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Salem and the East Salem Sanitary Sewer Service District. All new sanitary sewer connections shall be made in accordance with the Salem Wastewater Management Master Plan and the City of Salem’s Public Works Design Standards. The Salem City Council has an adopted Policy that provides guidance for connections to City services for properties outside of the City limits (Council Policy X-4). Under this policy, the property would be eligible for service because it is located within a Sanitary Sewer Service District; however, the policy also states that when a property is eligible for service, and contiguous to the City limits, that service connection is only permitted after the property has filed for annexation into the City limits. This is consistent with conditions of service listed in the IGA between the City of Salem and East Salem Sanitary Sewer Service District. The subject property is contiguous to the City Limits along the eastern property boundary (Attachment A) and therefore, will be required to annex prior to issuance of any permits from the City of Salem authorizing a new sanitary sewer service connection. The requested sanitary sewer connection will provide a point of discharge for the proposed private water treatment system. Prior to approval of a sanitary sewer service connection, the applicant shall be required to provide additional information on the flow rate and volume of water discharge during the backwash cycle and the expected concentrations for contaminants. This will inform on whether pre-treatment will be required for the backwash. City of Salem Planning Division commented: The two properties are designated SF (Single-Family) in the Salem Comprehensive Plan and would become zoned RS (Single-Family Residential upon annexation. Drinking water treatment plants in the RS zone require a Conditional Use Permit, per Table 511-1 in SRC 511.005(a). Per Table 511-2 in SRC 511.010(b), the minimum lot area for all other uses, aside from residential and nonprofit shelters, is 6,000 square feet and the minimum lot width and street frontage is 40. Currently, each lot is approximately 3,693 square feet and approximately 37 feet in width. The setback standards for the proposed development are met, per Table 511-3 in SRC 511.010(d).