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h. Provide maximum protection to agricultural activities by minimizing activities, particularly residential, that conflict with such use. Whenever possible planning goals, policies, and regulations should be interpreted in favor of agricultural activities. i. Agricultural lands shall be identified as high value farm lands and farm lands in other soil classes in accordance with OAR 660 Division 033. j. Such minimum lot sizes or land division criteria as are used in EFU/RCP zones shall be appropriate for the continuation of the existing commercial agricultural enterprise in the region. The commercial agricultural minimum field or parcel sizes and corresponding farming regions identified in the Addendum to Working Paper: Agricultural Lands shall be used to determine the appropriate division requirements for lands zoned EFU/RCP. k. Conversion of rural agricultural land to urbanizable land shall follow the process and criteria set forth in Goals 3 and 14. 1. Regard non-agricultural uses within or adjacent to agricultural lands as being subject to the normal and accepted agricultural practices of that locality. m. No policy shall be construed to exclude permitted and specially permitted non- farm uses, as defined in ORS 215.213 and OAR 660 Division 033, from the EFU/RCP zones. Implementing ordinances shall provide for such uses, consistent with the statutory and OAR 660 Division 033 requirements. Special permits for commercial uses in conjunction with farm use shall have the same effect as making the use an outright permitted use on the affected parcel. n. Land may be designated as marginal land if it complies with the requirements of ORS 197.247 (1991 Edition). o. Lane County recognizes ORS 215.253 shall apply on land-zoned EFU and Marginal Lands. p. Recreational activities in the Park and Recreation (PR/RCP) zone district within agricultural areas that are outside lands for which a built or committed exception to a statewide planning goal has been taken shall be limited to those uses consistent with Statewide Planning Goals 3 and 4. Forest Lands (Goal 4) Findings 4-74. The statewide goal definition for forest is based upon: (a) U.S. Department of Agricultm'e soils infonuation translated into a potential forest growth productivity rating Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 6 of 25 of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan).