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l. The property is designated Industrial in the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of this designation is to provide areas for industrial development within urban areas. However, the parcel is currently zoned UT-10 (Urban Transition), which is intended to retain and protect for future urban use properties which are undeveloped or underdeveloped for later use of the land for planned urban uses. 2. The property is located on the north side of Timbet Dr SE 350 feet to the west of the intersection between Timbet Dr and Eastland Ave SE. The parcel currently contains 2 shop structures near Timbet Dr, but most of the parcel north of these structures is undeveloped and does not have a paved or gravel surface. The parcel was created in 1910 as Lot 38 of the Hanshaw Fruit-Farms & Lynd subdivision and has not changed its configuration since. Therefore, the parcel is legal for land use purposes. 3. Surrounding uses include a mixture of residential, agricultural, and industrial uses within the immediate area. The parcels adjacent to the west and northwest are currently in use as farm fields, but all parcels north of the Timbet Dr right-of-way (both the undeveloped and developed portions) are designated as industrial in the Salem comprehensive plan. The parcel directly to the east is also dedicated to industrial uses, but beyond this are parcels already annexed into the City of Salem that have yet to be developed. Additionally in this direction is a railroad line and the Mill Creek floodplain. The parcel to the south on the other side of Timbet Dr is in use as a tree service business, but the underlying comprehensive plan designation for both this parcel and all other parcels south of the Timbet Dr right-of-way is residential. Most of the parcels to the south are already developed with residences, primarily at the top of a 100-foot ridge that starts 730-feet south of the subject parcel. 4. The applicant proposes to establish an automotive towing yard, automobile parking yard in conjunction with that towing service, and eventually an automobile dismantler business on a 4.77-acre parcel located at 3901 Timbet Dr SE in a UT-10 zone as a conditional use. 5. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given an opportunity to comment. Public Works Land Development and Engineering Permits (LDEP) requested that the following be included in the land use decision. Requirements: A. PW Eng records indicate an onsite stormwater detention system was designed, permitted and constructed under Permit #UR97-062 for prior site development. The detention system was not depicted on the current land use Application site plan. For reference, the engineering design plan showed the detention system to be situated in the southwest portion of the property, adjacent to the west property line. Prior to enacting the proposed use, Applicant is required to perform maintenance restoration on the detention system and have it inspected by PW Engineering to verify that it substantially adheres to the permitted design, and make any modifications deemed necessary under a Stormwater Permit through PW Engineering to accommodate potential expanded use of the property. Please note that the detention system design was predicated on a total of 1.0 acre of impervious (building, paved / gravel parking) surfaces. B. Transportation System Development Charges (TSDCs) may be assessed for a Building change-in- occupancy on the existing structures if the proposed use of those structures were to also correspond with a resulting estimated net increase in average daily traffic. Marion County Septic provided the following comments: Conditions of Approval: An Authorization is required for the change of use. Additional Info: This site is served by a holding tank. Authorization applications must also contain a pumping contract with a licensed and certified pumping company. Annual holding tank reports must be sent to the county to certify compliance of the holding tank. The last report was submitted in Dec 2024. Marion County Building commented: “No Building Inspection concerns with proposed change to existing structure(s) use. The existing structures on site were properly permitted, with certificates of occupancy issued, and the change of use would not warrant the need for a change of use or occupancy permit as the proposed use and occupancy are similar to the existing. If alterations to the existing structures are proposed, then permit(s) would be