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OTHER PERMITS, FEES, AND RESTRICTIONS: This approval does not remove or affect covenants or restrictions imposed on the subject property by deed or other instrument. The proposed use may require permits and/or fees from other local, State or Federal agencies. This decision does not take the place of, or relieve the respon sibility for, obtaining other permits or satisfying restrictions or conditions. It is recommended that the agencies mentioned in Finding #5 below be contacted to identify restrictions or necessary permits. 7. Prior to recording the deeds all taxes due must be paid to the Marion County Tax Department (contact the Marion County Tax Department at 503-588-5215 for verification of payments). 8. The applicants should contact the Jefferson 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 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 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 March 13th, 2026. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective March 14th, 2026, 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 Rural Residential in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned AR (Acreage Residential). The primary intent of the designation is to provide for rural residential development at a density sustainable with rural services. 2. The subject parcels are located on the east side of Jefferson Highway (SR164) about one mile north of the intersection of Jefferson Marion Road SE and Jefferson Highway in the 15,000 block. Tax lot 800 contains the Jefferson Mobile Acres mobile home park operated by Jefferson Mobile Park, LLC. The parcel contain approximately 33 mobile home sites on 22.80 acres. The parcel was created in its current configuration by a partition land use case (P16-042) in 2016; subsequently the partition was recorded in Partition Plat 2017-011and therefore, is considered legal establish for land use purposes. Tax lot 900 contains the Jefferson Baptist Church, a school, a parsonage and at least three accessory buildings. The church has been operating under a series of land use cases since at least 1982 (CU82 -082), and expanded by additional land use cases: CU 92-096, CU95-080, CU00-007, and CU03-013. The parcel was created in its current configuration by a property line adjustment in 2016 (PLA16-042) and reflected on Partition Plat 2017-011. The parcel is considered legal for land use purposes. 3. The subject parcels are located in a 50-acre block of Acreage Residential zoned land. The other immediately adjacent parcels are being utilized as small acreage residences. The surrounding uses are Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) and vary from small acreage rural homesites to larger commercial agricultural parcels. 4. The applicants are proposing to adjust the existing property line between a 23.1-acre parcel and a 7.70-acre parcel to create an 8.00-acre parcel and a 22.80-acre parcel. 5. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given the opportunity to comment.