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Note: Marion County does not have history on the existing system serving the property at 4286 Forest Ridge Rd NE, Silverton. As part of the existing system evaluation, the property owner must hire a licensed and certified septic individual to create an existing system evaluation report on the existing system (ESER). The drain lines and proposed property lines must be staked out for verification and the ESER submitted to our office with the Existing System Evaluation application for review. All other contacted agencies either failed to comment or stated no objection to proposal. 6. Chapter 17.181 MCC establishes provisions for partitioning property in an SGO zone. In the SGO zone, creating a parcel less than five acres in size requires the applicants to submit a “Hydrology Review” meeting the provisions listed in MCC 17.181. The review indicates that there is a sustainable long-term supply of ground water for the proposed development. However, the County requires a Declaratory Statement be recorded with the property deed. This notifies the applicant and subsequent owners that there may be long term groundwater supply problems and that the County is not responsible for deepening or replacing wells. The County also requires submission of static water level measurements prior to recording the plat for all existing wells, and prior to building permits for all undeveloped parcels. 7. There are no specific approval criteria for partitions in the AR zone. MCC 17.128.070 requires a minimum lot size of two acres and the new parcels are consistent with this standard. Subsequently, the proposal meets the criteria for partitioning in the AR zone. 8. Chapter 17.128.050 MCC establishes special siting standards for dwellings near resource zones: (a) Any new dwelling in an AR zone shall be required to maintain a special setback from any parcel in the EFU, SA, FT, or TC zones when necessary to minimize potential conflicts with farm or forest uses. A 100-foot setback is the standard adjacent to farm use and 200 feet is the standard adjacent to forest uses. (b) The owner of a proposed dwelling to be located within 500 feet of the EFU, SA, FT, TC zones shall be required to concur in the filing of the Declaratory Statement prescribed in the respective resource zone. Although the proposed partition is appropriate, the County requires that a Declaratory Statement be recorded with the property deed because the subject property is near a resource zone (within 500 feet). This serves to notify the applicant and subsequent owners that there are farm or timber operations in the area. No special setback will be assessed as the subject parcel is not adjacent to any resource zones. 9. Based on the above findings, the proposed partition complies with the applicable criteria and is, therefore APPROVED. Brandon Reich Date: July 9th, 2026 Planning Director/Zoning Administrator If you have any questions regarding this decision, contact Alex Seifer at (503) 588-5038. Notice to Mortgagee, Lienholder, Vendor or Seller: ORS Chapter 215 requires that if you receive this Notice, it must promptly be forwarded to the purchaser.