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6. Prior to recording the deeds all taxes due must be paid to the Marion County Assessor’s Office Tax Section (contact them at (503) 588-5215 for verification of payments). 7. The applicants should contact the Silverton 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 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 Single Family in the City of Silverton’s Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned UT-5 (Urban Transition) under the jurisdiction of Marion County. The primary intent of this zone is to retain and protect for future urban use properties which are undeveloped or underdeveloped and do not have available urban facilities such as sanitary sewer, water, drainage and streets for later use of the land for planned urban uses. 2. The properties are located 14063 and 14083 Hobart Rd NE on the northwest corner of the intersection between Hobart Rd and Lanham Ln. Neither of the subject properties were involved in a previous land use case, so a review of the deed history was done to determine the legality of the parcels. The current deeds for the properties describe the parcels separately and it was found that these separate descriptions have been on the deeds for the properties going back to December 8th, 1971, when they were sold by the same deed to Rochus and Catherine Weigel (Vol 717 Page 781). Therefore, both are recognized as legal separate parcels for land use purposes. 3. All adjacent properties in Marion County’s jurisdiction are zoned UT-5 and consist of either undeveloped land still in use as small farming operations or are smaller residential parcels. 4. The applicants are proposing to combine a 0.5-acre parcel and another 0.5-acre parcel into a single 1.0-acre parcel. 5. Various agencies were contacted about the proposal and given an opportunity to comment. Marion County Surveyor’s Office commented: 1. Properties 10 acres or less must be surveyed per ORS 92.060 (7) and the survey submitted for review. 2. Survey checking fee required at the time of review. 3. Property line adjustment deed(s) shall be recorded with the Marion County Clerk’s Office. Per ORS 92.190 (4). Marion County Building Inspection Division reviewed the proposal and commented as follows: “No Building Inspection concerns. Permit(s) are required to be obtained prior to the development of structure(s) and/or utilities installation on private property.” All other commenting agencies either stated no objection to the proposal or failed to provide comments.