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ARTICLE 3: USE ZONES

SECTION 302.06 SITING STANDARDS FOR STRUCTURES AND DWELLINGS IN THE TIMBER-GRAZING ZONE

These standards are designed to make such uses compatible with forest operations and agriculture, to minimize wildfire hazards and risks and to conserve values found on forest lands. The Baker County Planning Commission shall weigh the standards to identify the building site has the following characteristics.

A. Dwellings and structures shall be sited on the parcel so that:

1) They have the least impact on nearby or adjoining forest or agricultural lands.

2) The siting ensures that forest operations and accepted farming practices will not be curtailed or impeded.

3) The amount of forest lands used to site access roads, service corridors, the dwelling and structures is minimized.

4) The risks associated with wildfire are minimized.

B. The approving authority may require setbacks from adjoining properties, siting near or among existing structures, siting close to existing roads and siting on that portion of the parcel least suited for growing trees.

C. The applicant shall provide evidence to the Planning Commission that the domestic water supply is from a source authorized in accordance with rules promulgated by the Oregon Department of Water Resources for the appropriation of ground water or surface water and is not from an intermittent (a Class II) stream as defined in the Forest Practices Rule. If the water supply is unavailable from public sources or sources located entirely on the property, then the applicant shall provide evidence that a legal easement has been obtained permitting domestic water lines to cross the properties of affected owners.