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6. The applicants should contact the Drakes Crossing 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. 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 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 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 together with the appeal fee in the Marion County Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Road NE, Salem, by 5:00 p.m. on November 19th, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or the office. This decision is effective November 20th, 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 Forest and Farm/Timber in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned FT (Farm/Timber). The primary intent of this designation and zone is to promote and protect commercial agricultural operations and conserve forest lands by maintaining the forest land base and to protect the forest economy by making possible economically efficient forest practices that assure the continuous growing and harvesting of forest tree species as the leading use of fores t land consistent with sound management of soil, air, water, and fish and wildlife resources and to provide for recreational opportunities and agriculture. 2. The property is located directly north of the intersection of Silver Falls Highway (OR 214) and Hult Road SE, on the northern side of Hult Rd SE. Tax lot 100 contains a dwelling built in 1936 and a farm structure. Tax lot 101 contains a 1993 dwelling to be renovated into the visitor’s center. Tax lot 102 is vacant and contains timber. Tax lots 100, 101 and 102 were created in their current configuration by a partition in 1991 (P91 -044) and are all therefore considered legal for land use purposes. 3. Surrounding uses are farm, or timber uses in all directions. This area is comprised of timber stands, Christmas tree farms and other agricultural uses as the land transitions to forest from farm/forest . 4. Soil Survey for Marion County, Oregon, indicates 38.8% of soils on the properties are high value and 61.2% are non-high value soils. Oregon Department of Agriculture classifications indicate the property is composed of the following soils and timber yield production capabilities: Soil Name Total Acreage CU.FT/AC/YR Total Cu. FT./YR McCully clay loam, 02 to 07 percent slopes 62 171 10,602.0 McCully clay loam, 02 to 30 percent slopes 13.4 171 2,291.4 McCully clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes 23.9 171 4,086.9 McCully clay loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes 4.7 171 803.7 McCully clay loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes 55.7 171 9,524.7 Total 27,308.7