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        | ARTICLE 3: USE ZONES 
 SECTION   302.04 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING NOT RELATED TO FOREST MANAGEMENT
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        | May be established subject to the approval of the Baker County Planning   Commission, upon:
 
 A. The receipt of information showing where the   proposed dwelling is to be located within a rural fire protection district, or   by showing that the Applicant has contracted for residential fire   protection.
 
 B. Finding that the dwelling would not force a significant   change in, significantly increase the costs of, or impede accepted farming or   forest practices on agriculture or forest lands.
 
 C. Compliance with   siting standards of Subsection 302.07.
 
 D. Compliance with the fire safety   design standards for roads and driveways of Subsection 302.08.
 
 E. The   receipt of information showing the parcel on which the dwelling would be located   is not qualified for a farm or forest tax deferral. If the property does have   farm/forest deferral, it shall be removed from the deferral program.
 
 F. A   written statement recorded with the deed, or its equivalent is obtained from the   landowner which recognizes the rights of forest operators to conduct forest   operations consistent with the Forest Practices Act.
 
 G. A finding that   the parcel satisfies one of the following: The intent of this part of the rule   is to permit non-resource development in those areas that currently present some   difficulty to full-scale timber activity. Therefore, the rule allows siting of   non-resource dwellings on land zoned Timber-Grazing when the soils and the   surrounding parcelization supports it. To apply this criteria, the Applicant   must: 1) Site the parcel on an 160-acre square on a map, where the centerpoint   of the square is in the center of the Applicant's parcel. 2) If there are at   least seven parcels or portions of parcels located in that 160-acre square, the   Applicant may proceed with the soils analysis. [If there are less than seven   parcels or portions of parcels, a non-resource dwelling will not be allowed.] 3)   If there are seven or more parcels or parts of parcels, the Applicant must show   that the parcel is capable of producing less than 50 cubic feet per acre per   year of timber (50 cf/ac/yr). This information may be obtained from soils maps   produced by the Agricultural Stabilization Service (SCS), which translates soil   types into approximate timber growth rates. 4) If the soils show that the   productive capacity is greater than 50 cubic feet per acre per year, the   community has a stronger interest in preserving the area for timber growth.   Therefore, the Applicant must show at least eleven other parcels on the 160-acre   square before the non-resource dwelling is allowed. This higher standard will   allow a non-forest dwelling only when existing land use conflicts preclude   large-scale timber production.
 1) The parcel is composed primarily of soils   which are:
 
 a. Capable of 0 to 50 cubic foot/acre/year of timber growth,   and where this parcel and at least all or part of seven (7) other parcels are   contained within a 160-acre square when centered on the center of the subject   parcel; or
 
 b. Capable of above 50 cubic foot/acre/year of timber, and   where this parcel and at least all or part of eleven (11) other parcels exist   within a 160-acre square when centered on the center of the subject   parcel.
 
 H. A finding that if road access to the dwelling is by a road   owned and maintained by a private party or by the Oregon Department of Forestry,   the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forest Service, then the Applicant   shall provide proof of a long-term road access use permit or agreement. The road   use permit may require the applicant to agree to accept responsibility for road   maintenance.
 
 I. The Goal 5 Elk Winter Habitat Protection Maps, as adopted   by Baker County, are inventoried as to median ownership size of parcels within   the areas to be protected. Where the overall median ownership (expressed in   acres) of any Elk Winter Habitat Protection Plan quadrangle map is reduced by   ten percent (10%) or more from the median size (calculated in the Spring of 1986   and to be calculated May 1, 1987 and every three years thereafter), the   following criteria shall be applied to nonresource dwelling applications within   the quadrangle map.
 
 1) A review of ownership sizes surrounding an area   proposed for a nonresource permit within protected elk winter habitat areas   shall be conducted.
 
 2) The proposed parcel shall not alter the overall   land use pattern found in the area by requiring that the proposed residential   parcel be as large or larger than the median ownership within at least a   one-mile radius review area.
 
 J. A finding that the parcel upon which the   dwelling would be located was lawfully created before February 5, 1990 (the date   Goal IV rules were established by the Land Conservation and Development   Commission).
 
 
 
 
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