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ARTICLE 4: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

SECTION 413 FARM RELATED DWELLING NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

Farm related dwellings shall be allowed subject to the following criteria.

A. The parcel size meets or exceeds the minimum parcel size established by Ordinance 83-3 as set forth in Article 3, Section 301.05(D).

B. The parcel is currently employed for farm use as defined by ORS 215.203. Land is not in farm use unless the day-to-day activities on the subject land are principally directed to the farm use of the land. Farm dwellings cannot be authorized before establishment of farm uses on the land.

C. Pursuant to Doughton vs. Douglas County, OR APP 198 (1987), before giving final approval for a farm-related dwelling, the County shall give notice to adjacent landowners and an opportunity for them to request a hearing. Such notice and hearing shall be as authorized by Ordinance 83-3, Article 11, Administrative Provisions.

D. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, Baker County shall recognize the replacement of a primary farm dwelling that has been destroyed or converted to non-occupancy as an outright use, with the following two provisions:

1) The dwelling to be replaced was legally established.

2) Such replacement shall occur within one calendar year of the last documented occupancy of the dwelling being replaced.