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• COMPOSITE REPORT - Page 2 APPLICATION NO. a ,i P/ `j STAFF COMMENTS REGIONAL PLANNING CUP 1206. this proposed area for religious use is in a designated "Agricultural Transitional Area Category" in the Town of Oregon Land Use Plan. The applicable town/county policies are: 6. Petition for rezoning A-3 zoned properties within the Agricultural Preservation Category shall be considered by the Town only after findings are made based upon consideration of the following: a) Adequate public facilities to accommodate development either exist or will be provided within a reasonable time. b) Provision of public facilities to accommodate development will not place an unreasonable burden on the ability of affected local units of government to provide them. c) The land proposed for rezoning is suitable for development and development will not result in undue water or air pollution, cause unreasonable soil erosion or have an unreasonably adverse effect on rare or irreplaceable natural areas. Standards and Policies for Rezoning Lands in the Agricultural Transition Category 7. In addition to the requirements listed in #6 above, petitions for rezoning lands in the Agricultural Transition Category from A-3 to other zoning districts shall only be considered for approval by the Town if all of the following criteria are met: a) The activity allowed by the proposed rezone will not convert land that has been devoted primarily to agricultural use. b) The activity allowed by the proposed rezone will not limit the surrounding land's potential for agricultural use. c) The activity allowed by the proposed rezone will not conflict with agricultural operations on the land subject to a farmland preservation agreement. d) The activity allowed by the proposed rezone will not conflict with agricultural operations on other properties. 8. Any proposals to rezone lands in the Agricultural Transition Category from A-3 shall comply with the one dwelling unit per 35 acres of contiguous land owned density limitation. In no circumstance shall development in the Agricultural Transition Category exceed a density of one dwelling unit per 35 acres of contiguous land owned. While this is a conditional use, as opposed to rezone, the impacts of the change of use are the same as a rezone. The town should make some finding of adequate public facilities. The site is 71 acres, which has been cropped in 1994. While the soils appear less productive, the site has been devoted to agricultural use. Unused areas could be kept in agricultural production. This site (71 acres) is very large and, depending on the site design, negative impacts to surrounding farmland could be mitigated.