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Building permits are required." The County Assessor noted that the acreage is currently being specially assessed as forest land. 2.Section 119.070 of the Marion County Rural Zoning Ordinance (MCRZO) provides the following criteria for review of a conditional use request of this nature: (a)That the Hearings Officer has the power to grant the conditional use; (b)That such conditional use, as described by the appli- cant, shall be in harmony with the purpose and intent of the zone; (c)That any condition imposed is necessary for the public health, safety or welfare, or to protect the health or safety of persons working or residing in the area, or the protection of property. 3.Section 119.030 grants the Marion County Hearings Officer the authority to approve those conditional uses listed in the Ordinance. Section 128.030(k) includes "churches, public and private schools and related conference and resi- dence facilities" as a conditional use within the AR zone. However, Planning Division staff is uncertain that the proposal falls under the parameters of this ordinance pro- vision. Based on the wording of this section, churches and public or private schools may be conditionally allowed within the zone, but any conference and residence facilities must be secondary or accessory to a church or school. In the applicant's proposal, it appears that primary use of the property will be conference and/or residence facilities, with church or instructional activities being secondary. 4.As previously noted, the 16' foot strip providing access to the conference facility is located within a UT-5 zone. Since this area is part of the proposed development, it must be consistent with the requirements of the UT-5 zone. 5.Section 128.010 of the AR zone states that "the purpose and intent of the Acreage Residential zone is to provide appro- priate regulations governing the division and development of lands designated Rural Residential in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan. Acreage Residential zones are areas that are suitable for development of acreage homesites. Such areas are necessary to met the housing needs of a segment of the population desiring the advantages of a rural homesite. It is the intent that residential sites be pro-