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11. The applicants should contact Marion County Land Development and Engineering (503-584-7714) for additional Engineering Requirements and Advisories, listed in Finding #5 below, that may be required. 12. The applicants should contact the Marion County Fire District #1 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. The Deputy Fire Marshal can be reached at (503) 588-6533 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 regulations the Director must condition or deny the application. Anyone who disagrees with the decision may request that the application be considered by a Marion County hearings officer after a public hearing. The applicant may also request reconsid eration (one time only and a fee of $250) on the basis of new information subject to signing an extension of the 120-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, together with the appeal fee, in the Marion County Planning Division, 5155 Silverton Rd. NE, Salem by 5:00 p.m. on May 22nd, 2026. If you have questions about this decision, contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective May 23rd, 2026, unless further consideration is requested. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Findings and conclusions on which the decision was based are noted below. 1. The property is designated Single Family Residential in the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan. The major purpose of this designation and the corresponding Single-Family zone is to provide areas for development of attached or detached residences on individual lots provided with urban services. 2. The subject property is located in a single-family residential zone inside the City of Salem’s urban growth boundary, but in the unannexed portion, and in the planning jurisdiction of Marion County. The property is located on the north side of the non-county road Midway Avenue NE about 250 feet from the intersection of Midway Ave NE and 36th Avenue NE. The property contains a 1943 primary dwelling and at least two accessory structures including a structure located in the northern portion that is approximately 1,600 square feet and described as a general purpose building. The property has been described by deed in its present configuration since at least November 9th, 1942 (Deed Volume 277, Page 207). Therefore, the parcel is legal for land use purposes. 3. Surrounding properties are zoned single-family residential (RS) to the east, west and south. To the immediate north is an area zoned Commercial Retail (CR) where the Willamette Town Center shopping center is located. South of the subject property area the use changes to Multiple-Family Residential (RM) and RS. Further to the east the zoning is CR and RM along Lancaster Drive NE. 4. The applicant proposes to divide a 0.32-acre (13,939 square feet) lot into two parcels of 0.10-acres (4,359 square feet) and 0.22-acres (9,583 square feet). 5. Various agencies were contacted and given the opportunity to comment on the proposal. Marion County Surveyor’s Office commented: A. Parcels ten acres and less must be surveyed and monumented. B. Per ORS 92.050, plat must be submitted for review. C. Checking fee and recording fees required. D. A title report must be submitted at the time of review. Title reports shall be no more than 15 days old at the time of approval of the plat by the Surveyor’s Office, which may require additional updated reports. Public Works Land Development and Engineering Permits (LDEP) requested that the following be included in the land use decision.