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5. 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. APPEAL PROCEDURE: The Marion County Zone Code provides 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 regula- tions 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 consideration by a hearings officer, must be in writing (form available from the Planning Division) and received in the Marion County Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Road NE, Salem, by 5:00 p.m. on December 18th, 2025. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective December 19th, 2025, unless further consideration is requested. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which decision was based are noted below. 1. The subject properties are designated Primary Agriculture in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned EFU (Exclusive Farm Use. The primary intent of the EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone is to provide areas for continued practice of commercial agriculture. These areas are generally well suited for large- scale farming. The EFU zone is also intended to allow other uses that are compatible with agricultural activities, to protect forests, scenic resources and fish and wildlife habitat, and to maintain and improve the quality of air, water and land resources of the county. 2. The properties are located on Silver Falls Dr NE (State Hwy 214) approximately ¾ of a mile south of where Silver Falls Dr NE intersects with Porter Rd NE. The road separates the eastern and western portions of tax lot 200, while tax lot 100 is directly north on the eastern side of Silver Falls Dr NE. Both properties are in active farm use and tax lot 200 is developed with a manufactured home and a few farm buildings. Research was conducted to verify the legality of the subject properties. A 1970 deed (Vol. 678 Pg. 598) described the entire eastern half of the Joseph Hubbard and Wife Donation Land Claim, covering these tax lots: Section 17 TL 800 Section 16 TL 1100 Section 21B TL 200 Section 21B TL 400 Section 21B TL 100 Section 21B TL 300 Section 21 TL 300 This deed describes the tax lots in the following parcel configurations: Parcel 1: Section 21 TL 300 Parcel 2: Section 21B TL 300 Parcel 3: Eastern portion of Section 21B TL 200 (subject parcel) Parcel 4: Section 17 TL 800, western portion of Section 21B TL 200 (subject parcel) Parcel 5: Section 16 TL 1100, Section 21B TL 100 (subject parcel) This deed showed that the eastern 4.23-acres of tax lot 200 of Section 21B its own legal lot of record. This parcel is consistently described this way in recent deeds. This deed described tax lot 100 as one piece of land with the property to the north of it. A Land Sale Contract recorded on September 2nd, 1977 (Reel 94, Page 1030) sold the northern lot (Section 16 TL 1100) separately from