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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 consider- ation 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 June 5th, 2026. If you have questions about this decision contact the Planning Division at (503) 588-5038 or at the office. This decision is effective on June 6th, 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 Open Space (OS) in the City of Jefferson Comprehensive Plan and correspondingly zoned Urban Transition (UT-3) under the jurisdiction of Marion County. The upper right sections of the eastern lots are within the City of Jefferson, creating split-zoning, where those areas within Jefferson are zoned Agriculture (F). The primary intent of both this designation and zone is to provide for areas in transition from the rural area to the urban area, allowing for continuation of existing rural uses and eventually new uses upon annexation into the city. 2. The parcels are located on the northern side of Riverwood Dr and adjacent to its western terminus, which is a property on the bank of the Santiam River. The subject parcels are all under the same ownership, and the two vacant lots east of the house are used in conjunction as a yard to the dwelling at 263 Riverwood Dr. The dwelling on this property was built in 1976, and there is an accessory structure southwest of the dwelling. The entire property is within the floodplain of the Santiam River. The northwestern corners of the eastern vacant lots appear to be within the city limits of Jefferson and zoned Agriculture (F) in Jefferson. The parcel that contains the dwelling, tax lot 1300, was created in its current configuration by PLA24-046. The middle parcel, tax lot 1400, was described in its current configuration in a deed recorded on March 19, 1974, in Volume 773, Pages 631-635. The smallest and easternmost parcel, tax lot 1500, was created by deed and described as early as December 31, 1975, in a deed recorded on Reel 43, page 746. All three parcels are therefore legal for land use purposes. 3. Immediately adjacent properties north, west and south are zoned Urban Transition and in use for homesites at densities appropriate for transition between rural and city. To the east are lots within the City of Jefferson which are in use for homesites at urban densities. 4. The applicants propose to combine these lots into a single parcel by adjusting the property lines on a 0.5-acre parcel, a 0.26-acre parcel and 1.19-acre parcel to create a 1.95-acre parcel. 5. Marion County Planning issued a request for comments from other agencies. 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 structures and/or utilities installation on private property.” Marion County Surveyor’s Office commented: “-Properties 10 acres or less must be surveyed per ORS 92.060 (7) and the survey submitted for review. -Survey checking fee required at the time of review. -Property line adjustment deed(s) shall be recorded with the Marion County Clerk’s Office. Per ORS 92.190(4).” The Surveyor’s Office also noticed that the property owners first name is spelled incorrectly on information for the easternmost parcel, the correct spelling is “Elma” not “Alma”. All other commenting agencies either stated no objection to the proposal or did not comment. 6. Property line adjustments must conform with the applicable lot area and dimension requirements of the zone. The requirements for the Urban Transition zone are found in Marion County Code (MCC) 16.13.310(B) The following regulations shall apply when property line adjustments and partitioning of land regulated by Chapter 16.33 MCC, Subdivision and Partition Requirements, are proposed: