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Therefore, with a condition of approval requiring a declaratory statement providing an enforcement mechanism, the criterion is met. 2. Adequate fire protection and other rural services are, or will be, available when the use is established. The subject parcel is within the Silverton Fire District and Marion County Sheriff’s area of service, so fire protection and emergency response services are available. The parcel is already developed with a dwelling that has an approved septic system and water source and there is electricity available on the property as well. As such, necessary rural services are available or could be made available at the site for an RV. The criterion is met. 3. The use will not have a significant adverse impact on watersheds, groundwater, fish and wildlife habitat, soil and slope stability, air and water quality. The applicant is proposing to use an RV as a temporary dwelling for the purposes of taking care of an individual with a medical hardship. Typically, an EFU parcel can have someone stay in an RV for up to 120 days in a calendar year and an unoccupied RV can be parked on the parcel year round. The only fundamental difference this use has that could impact air and water quality is the disposal of human waste. So long as a sanitary waste disposal system is in place, the RV should not have any significant adverse impacts on air and water quality. Marion County Septic provided comments requiring a septic authorization as a condition of approval for this hardship, so the applicants will be able to meet this condition by completing all required conditions of approval. Therefore, the criterion is met. 4. Any noise associated with the use will not have a significant adverse impact on nearby land uses. The applicant is proposing to use an RV as a temporary residence. The RV is unlikely to generate noise beyond typical residential levels, and theoretically could generate less noise than a manufactured home (the alternative option for a medical hardship dwelling). The use will not have a significant adverse impact on nearby land uses. The criterion is met. 5. The use will not have a significant adverse impact on potential water impoundments identified in the Comprehensive Plan, and not create significant conflicts with operations included in the Comprehensive Plan inventory of significant mineral and aggregate sites. While the subject parcel is partially within the floodplain of the Pudding River, the river itself in not a “water impoundment” and as such there are no water impoundments near the subject parcel. However, the Pudding River potentially connects to other impoundments farther from the site and contamination in the river could adversely impact other water impoundments. However, a single RV used as a temporary dwelling cannot be reasonably expected to cause a significant adverse impact on the river or any connected water impoundments so long as the waste disposal method is properly done. The authorization required by Marion County Septic, as well as recurring 5 year authorization renewals, will mitigate the chance of adverse impacts as a result of the waste syst em for the hardship. Therefore, the criterion is met. 11. Based on the above findings, it has been determined that the applicants’ request meets all applicable criteria for placing a temporary manufactured home/RV for medical hardship purposes and is, therefore, APPROVED. Brandon Reich Date: November 21st, 2025 Planning Director/Zoning Administrator If you have any questions regarding this decision contact Alexander Seifer at (503) 588-5038 Notice to Mortgagee, Lienholder, Vendor or Seller: ORS Chapter 215 requires that if you receive this Notice, it must promptly be forwarded to the purchaser.