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Summary and link to land use cases completed each month for the past several months. 

October, 2019

Adjustments

ADJ19-008.  Reduce the required 14 foot rear yard setback to 9 feet for a patio cover on a 0.16 acre parcel a RS (Single Family Residential) zone located at 4736 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Salem.  Approved. 

ADJ19-009.  Reduce the required special 100 foot dwelling setback from adjacent property in farm use from the north property line to 50 feet on a 8.7 acre parcel in an AR (Acreage Residential) zone located at 1027 Meadows Lane SE, Salem.  Approved.

Administrative Reviews

AR19-020.  Permit rural fire services on a 1.64 acre parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 13533 Ehlen Rd. NE, Aurora. Approved.  

Conditional Uses

CU16-014.  Modify conditions of approval of CU 78-80 to allow for the repair of automobiles on a 1 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 12175 Selah Springs Rd NE, Silverton.  Board of Commissioners affirmed Hearings Officer's Revocation of CU.  

CU19-007.  Convert an existing pool house into  a temporary dwelling for medical hardship purposes on a 19.54 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 7873 Parker Lane, Turner.  Board of Commissioners approved appeal.  

CU19-031.  Change the occupant of an existing hardship dwelling, approved by CU02-009, on a 1.42 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 8822 Umatilla Street NE, Salem.  Approved. 

CU19-032.  Establish a hair salon as a home occupation on a 5.17 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 8783 Broadacres Rd NE, Aurora. Approved. 

CU19-033.  Establish a distillery as a home occupation on a 35 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 11875 Monitor-McKee RD NE, Woodburn. Approved.   

Partitions  

P19-013.  Adjust the property lines on a 0.28 acre parcel and a 0.26 acre parcel to create a 0.22 acre parcel and a 0.31 acre parcel and then to divide the resulting 0.31 acre parcel into two parcels containing 6,510 square feet and 7,076 square feet each in an UD (Urban Development) zone located at 4798 Satter Dr. NE and 4185 Schafer Rd. NE, Salem.  Approved.

Property Line Adjustments 

PLA19-033.  Adjust the property lines on a 2.68 acre parcel and a 1.5 acre parcel to create a 2.61 acre parcel and 1.57 acre parcel in an AR zone located at 7625 Sunnyside Road SE, and 7611 Jackson Hill Road SE, Salem.  Approved

PLA19-032.  Adjust the property lines on a 7.22 acre parcel and a 1.81 acre parcel to create a 4.87 acre parcel a 4.14 acre parcel in a SA (Special Agriculture) zone located at 7624 and 7588 Heckart Lane SE, Salem. Approved. 

PLA19-031.  Adjust the property lines on a 2.5 acre parcel and a 207.76 acre parcel to create a 5.1 acre parcel and a 205.16 acre parcel in a TC (Timber Conservation) zone located at 20581 Fern Ridge Rd. SE, Stayton.  Approved.  

PLA19-030.  Adjust the property lines on a 12.83 acre parcel and a 14.93 acre parcel to create a 12.28 acre parcel and a 14.93 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 10589 Carbon Ln. NE, Salem. Approved. 

PLA19-029.  Adjust the property lines on a 198.88 acre parcel and a 11.16 acre parcel to create a 189.84 acre parcel and a 20.20 acre parcel and then for a conditional use to establish an agricultural equipment manufacturing facility as a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use in an EFU zone located at 10590 Donald Road NE, Donald. Approved.  

PLA19-028.  Adjust the property lines on a 321.2 acre parcel and a 2.07 acre parcel to create a 320 acre parcel and a 3 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 19111 River Road NE, St Paul.  

PLA19-027.  Adjust the property lines on a 31.92 acre parcel and a 39.90 acre parcel to create a 19.92 acre parcel and a 51.90 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 9305 River Road NE, Salem. Approved. 

Subdivisions

SUB19-001.  Conceptual and detailed approval to subdivide a 23.82 acre parcel into 10 lots in an AR (Acreage Residential) zone located at 8468 Bronco Drive SE, Salem. Approved. 

Zone Changes

ZC18-002. A modified application to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Single Family Residential to Multiple Family Residential, to change the zone from RS (Single Family Residential) to RM (Multiple Family Residential) on approximately 1.76 acres of a 6.01 acre parcel, and then for conceptual and detailed approval to subdivide the 6.01 acre parcel into 13 lots, (10 lots in the RS zone and three lots in the RM zone) located at 4440 State Street SE, Salem.  Board of Commissioners approved appeal.

ZC18-006.  Change the zone from IUC (Unincorporated Community Industrial) to EFU and to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Industrial to Primary Agriculture on 5.35 acres, to partition a 17 acre parcel in an IUC and EFU zone into three parcels containing 14 acres, 2 acres and 0.71 acres each, and a conditional use to expand an existing solid waste disposal site (Marion Resource Recovery Facility) on to an adjacent 16.9 acres in an EFU zone located at 3680 Brooklake Road NE, Salem.  Board of Commissioners approved. 

ZC18-007.  Change the zone from AR to C (Commercial) and to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Rural Residential to Commercial on a 7.19 acre portion of a 9.15 acre parcel and to adjust the property lines on a 19.86 acre parcel and a 9.15 acre parcel to create a 27.01 acre parcel and a 2.00 acre parcel in an AR zone located at 2675 Hanneman Ln SE, Turner. Board of Commissioners approved.

ZC19-001.  Change the zone from EFU to AR and to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Exclusive Farm Use to Rural Residential, with an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 3 (Agricultural Lands), on a 1.5 acre parcel located at 9241 Nusom Road NE, Silverton. Board of Commissioners approved.   

September, 2019

Adjustments

ADJ19-007. Reduce the required special 100 foot dwelling setback from adjacent property in farm use from the west property line to 30 feet on a 2.078 acre parcel in an AR (Acreage Residential) zone located at 6057 Hollow Stump Lane SE, Salem (formerly 6017 Hollow Stump Lane).  Approved.

Administrative Reviews

AR19-019. Replace a dwelling on a 94.42 acre parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 9265 Hazelgreen Rd, NE, Silverton. Approved 

AR19-018.  Replace a dwelling on a 71.20 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 7885 Anderson Rd. SE, Aumsville. Approved 

AR19-017. Place a primary farm dwelling on a 9.52 acre parcel in an EFU zone located in the 2200 block of Molalla Rd. NE, Woodburn. Approved 

Conditional Uses

CU19-030. Operate a landscape contracting business in conjunction with a nursery on a 24 acre parcel in an EFU zone located in the 11,200 block of Ehlen Road NE, Aurora.  Approved 

CU19-029. Place a non-farm dwelling on a 1.522  acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 6551 Scism Road NE, Silverton. Approved 

CU19-028.  Place a temporary recreational vehicle for medical hardship purposes on a 11.16 acres in an EFU zone located at 17361and 17363 North Santiam Highway SE, Stayton. Approved. 

CU19-027. Establish a school on a 2.38 acre parcel in an AR zone located at 7625 Sunnyside Road SE, Salem. Approved 

CU19-019. Operate a landscape contracting business in association with a nursery on a 5.12 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 5233 Sunnyview Rd. NE, Salem.  Staff reconsidered and approved. 

Property Line Adjustments

PLA19-026. Adjust the property lines on a 160.41 acre parcel and a 2.93 acre parcel to create a 157.07 acre parcel and a 2.93 acre parcel in a TC (Timber Conservation) zone located at 21019 Abiqua Rd. NE, Scotts Mills. Approved 

Variances

V19-003. Reduce the required 20 foot side yard setback to 8 feet for an addition to a dwelling on a 4.22 acre parcel in a FT (Farm Timber) zone located at 6555 Starlight Ln. NE, Silverton. Approved 

Zone Changes

ZC19-003. Change the zone from AR-10 (Acreage Residential - 10 Acre Minimum) to AR-2 (Acreage Residential - 2 Acre Minimum) with an exception to Goal 14 (Urbanization) on a 5 acre parcel, and then a partition to divide the 5 acre parcel into two parcels containing 2 acres and 3 acres each on property located at 16157 Abiqua Road NE, Silverton.  Hearings Officer denied. 

August, 2019

Adjustments

ADJ19-006. Reduce the required 20 foot front yard setback from 20 feet to 9 feet for a dwelling in an AR (Acreage Residential) zone located at 11006 Winstanley Drive SE, Lyons. Approved.

Administrative Reviews

AR19-016. Determine if a 4.61 acre tax lot in an IG (General Industrial) zone is a lawfully create parcel located in the 3600 block of Boones Ferry Road SE, Salem. Approved.

Conditional Uses

CU19-026. Establish a hemp processing facility as a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use on a 155.17 acre parcels in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 19172 French Prairie Road NE, St. Paul.  Approved.

CU19-025. Operate a hemp processing facility as a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use on a 32.35 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 13914 French Prairie Road NE, Woodburn. Approved. 

CU19-010. Conditional use and variance to convert an existing pool house into  a temporary dwelling for medical hardship purposes on a 19.54 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 7873 Parker Lane, Turner.  Hearings Officer denied.   

Partitions

P19-011. Divide a 5.68 acre parcel into two parcels containing 3.43 acres and 2.25 acres each in an AR zone located at 12135 Summit Ln SE, Turner. Approved.  

P19-010. Divide an 8.7 acre parcel into three parcels containing 3.5 acres, 3.2 acres and 2.00 acres each an AR zone located at 1027 Meadow Land SE, Jefferson. Approved. 

Property Line Adjustments

PLA19-025. Adjust the property lines on a 1.77 acre parcel, a 1.79 acre parcel, and a 1.19 acre parcel to create a 1.8 acre parcel, a 1.79 acre parcel, and a 1.19 acre parcel in a SA (Special Agriculture) zone located at 11815 and 11885 Riverhaven Ln. SE, Stayton. Approved. 

PLA19-024. Adjust the property lines on an 11.16 acre parcel and a 10.53 acre parcel to create a 10.02 acre parcel and an 11.68 acre parcel in a TC (Timber Conservation) zone located at 393 and 362 Phelps Mountain Lane SE, Silverton. Approved. 

PLA19-023. Adjust the property lines on a 113.71 acre parcel and a 19.54 acre parcel to create a 98.71 acre parcel and a 34.58 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 9272 Silverton Road NE, Silverton. Approved. 

PLA19-022. Adjust the property lines on a 10.48 acre parcel and an 11.65 acre parcel to create an 18.87 acre parcel and a 3.26 acre parcel in a FT (Farm Timber) zone located at 17524 South Abiqua Road NE, Silverton. Approved. 

PLA19-021. Adjust the property lines on a 1.00 acre parcel and a 1.07 acre parcel to create a 1.31 acre parcel and a 0.75 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 5277 Sunnyview Rd NE, Salem.  Approved. 

 PLA19-020. Adjust the property lines on a 322 acre parcel and a 17 acre parcel to create a 220 acre parcel and a 102 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 16071 River Rd NE, Gervais.  Approved. 

Variances

V19-002. Reduce the required 20 foot side yard setback to five feet and the required 20 foot rear yard setback to 10 feet for a dwelling on a .95 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 11623 Feller Road NE, Hubbard. Approved. 

Zone Changes

ZC19-004. Change the zone from CO (Commercial Office) to CG (Commercial General) on a .22 acre parcel located at 4050 Hudson Avenue NE, Salem. Board of Commissioners approved. 

ZC19-001.  Change the zone from EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) to AR (Acreage Residential) and to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Exclusive Farm Use to Rural Residential, with an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 3 (Agricultural Lands), on a 1.5 acre parcel located at 9241 Nusom Road NE, Silverton.  Hearings Officer recommended approval. 

ZC18-008. Change the zone from AR- 3 (Acreage Residential – 3 Acre Minimum) to P (Public), change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Rural Residential to Public and a Conditional Use to establish a cemetery on a two acre portion of a 7.4 acre parcel located at 6691 Peter Road SE, Aumsville. Board of Commissioners approved.

July, 2019

Administrative Reviews

AR19-014.  Replace a manufactured dwelling with a site built home and then convert the manufactured home to a secondary farm dwelling on a 24.41 acre parcel in an EFU (Exclusive Farm Use) zone located at 7001 Scism Road NE, Silverton.  Approved. 

AR19-009.  Place a primary farm dwelling on 26.99 acre parcel in an EFU zone located in the 4700 block of Delaney Road SE, Turner. Approved. 

Conditional Uses

CU19-023.  Place a travel trailer for medical hardship purposes on a 2 acre parcel in an AR (Acreage Residential) zone located at 23901 Schultz Road NE, Aurora. Approved.  

CU19-022.  Operate a hemp processing facility as a commercial activity in conjunction with farm use on a 81.25 acre parcel in an EFU zone located at 10825 Waypark Drive NE, Salem.  Approved. 

CU19-021. Expand an existing religious facility on an 8.15 acre parcel in an AR zone located at 5220 Center Street NE, Salem. Approved. 

Partitions

P19-009.  Divide a 6.06 acre parcel into two parcels containing 3.18 acres and 2.88 acres each in a RS (Single Family Residential) zone and an RM (Multiple-Family Residential) zone located at 4440 State St., Salem.  Approved.  

P19-008. Divide a .46 acre parcel into three parcels containing 11,400 square feet, 4, 300 square feet and 4,300 square feet each in a RS (Single Family Residential) zone located at 4230 Glenwood Dr., Salem. Approved.  

P19-007.  Under approvals granted by ORS 197.352 (Measure 37/49), divide a 19.5 acre parcel into two parcels containing 17.65 acres and 2.0 acres each in an EFU zone located at 6532 Peter Rd SE, Aumsville. Approved.  

P19-006. Divide a 5.46 acre parcel into two parcels of 2.00 acres and 3.46 acres in an AR zone located at 8232 Squirrel Hill Road SE, Salem.  Approved. 

P19-002. Divide a 4.12 acre parcel into two parcels containing 2.12 acres and 2.0 acres each and a variance to allow more than four dwellings to be served by a private road in an AR zone located at 4586 Viewcrest Rd S., Salem.  Hearings officer dismissed.   

Zone Changes

ZC19-004.  Change the zone from CO (Commercial Office) to CG (Commercial General) on a .22 acre parcel located at 4050 Hudson Avenue NE, Salem.  Hearings officer recommended approval.   

ZC18-006.  Change the zone from IUC (Unincorporated Community Industrial) to EFU and to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Industrial to Primary Agriculture on 5.35 acres, to partition a 17 acre parcel in an IUC and EFU zone into three parcels containing 14 acres, 2 acres and 0.71 acres each, and a conditional use to expand an existing solid waste disposal site (Marion Resource Recovery Facility) on to an adjacent 16.9 acres in an EFU zone located at 3680 Brooklake Road NE, Salem.  Hearings officer recommended denial.