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The proposal will transfer roughly 11-acres of land from the larger parcel to the smaller parcel. The identified area of transfer consists of the entire area of the larger parcel that is open and grassy—the area that can be used for agricultural purposes. The rest of the large parcel is dedicated to a large woodlot that does not appear to be an intentional commercial timber stand, which is permitted as a use. Transferring the entirety of the cleared area that can be used for farming consolidates the farmable area instead of splitting it up, meaning it is in a configuration that is still as suitable for agriculture as before. The criterion is met. 4. A property line adjustment may not be used to: a. Decrease the size of a lot or parcel that, before the relocation or elimination of the common property line, is smaller than the minimum lot or parcel size for the applicable zone and contains an existing dwelling or is approved for the construction of a dwelling, if the abutting vacant tract would be increased to a size as large as or larger than the minimum tract size required to qualify the vacant tract for a dwelling; The proposal will increase the size of the parcel that has the existing dwelling, and the vacant lot will reduce in size. This criterion restricts the opposite, where the dwelling parcel decreases in size to make a vacant one larger. Therefore, the criterion is met. b. Decrease the size of a lot or parcel that contains an existing dwelling or is approved for construction of a dwelling to a size smaller than the minimum lot or parcel size, if the abutting vacant tract would be increased to a size as large as or larger than the minimum tract size required to qualify the vacant tract for a dwelling; The proposal will increase the size of the parcel that has the existing dwelling, and the vacant lot will reduce in size. This criterion restricts the opposite, where the dwelling parcel decreases in size to make a vacant one larger. Therefore, the criterion is met. c. Allow an area of land used to qualify a tract for a dwelling based on an acreage standard to be used to qualify another tract for a dwelling if the land use approval would be based on an acreage standard; or Neither of the two subject parcels have been used to qualify for a dwelling based off an acreage standard. Therefore, the criterion is met. d. Adjust a property line that resulted from a subdivision or partition authorized by a Measure 49 waiver so that any lawfully established unit of land affected by the property line adjustment is larger than the size granted by the waiver. The subject parcels were not created as a result of partition or subdivision authorized by a Measure 49 waiver. Therefore, the criterion is met. 5. Any property line adjustment that results in an existing dwelling being located on a different parcel shall not be subject to the standards in MCC 17.137.030(A) so long as the adjustment: a. Does not increase any adverse impacts on the continued practice of commercial agriculture on the resulting parcels; b. Does not increase the potential number of dwellings on the resulting parcels; and c. not allow an area of land used to qualify a tract for a dwelling based on an acreage standard to be used to qualify another tract for a dwelling if the land use approval would be based on an acreage standard. No dwellings will be located on a different lot or parcel as a result of this proposal. The criterion does not apply.