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INCOMPATIBLE ADJACENT ~D USES ~N THE ~P ~OJECT AREA ~ mj~,~, Large ~oun~, ~Jregon; ~ey ~u~95; (.)mgon ~pa~ent of TranspOrtatior~ salem, Ore§on. An Urban Rese~e Area extends approximately 1.1 kilometers (.7 miles) outside the UGB, past Greenh~llRoad ~nto ~e project area; This area has been identified, based on current trends and pol!e~es~ area for future urban development. Urban level servi~s will not be extended m this urban reserve area until ~ is ~nclUded within the urban growth boundary through furore amendments or updates, ~ere are no plans to amend or Update the UGB in the near future, Until ~t is added to the urban gr°wth bOUndary, this Urban ReSe~e Area Will be designated to protect natural resource values. Land Uses of the Project Area The emire project area ~s designated Exclusiye Farm Use (EFU) or E40~acre minimum lot s~ze~ In addkion~ most ofthe project area is cl~sified ~ either prime farmland by the NRCs or high-value fhrm!and accord~ngm the Lane CounW S0~l Ratings for Forestry mad Agricukum. Consequently, this men !s subject m the farmland prese~afi0n objectives of Statewide Planning Goal 3, and would be expected to maintain the land base for farm enterprises and preservation of natural resources~ However, there are two specific exceptions to continuation of this overall rural land use pattern within th~s E40~zoned area, as follows: Preservation and restoration of wetlands DevelOpment of WEP The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are Currently [nthe process of Purchasing prope~j for wetland mitigation and wetland/upland restoration efforts, respectively~ ODOT has already purchased approximately t4 hectares (35 acres). Nearly all o~the pr°perfies west ofGreenhill. Road m the western project terminus on the north and south side of the m~lmad are owned by ODOT, thereby restricting their development potential. The BLM has not acquired any lands in the project area to date. Although the Lane Coun~ Rural C ire Plan states that agriculture will continue to be the R°adl tl~ ~en~ pUbliC ownership of the pr0pe~es primarily o~n space (vacant) and/Or wetland mitigation uses is expected to preclude furore use of the prope~es for agricUltural production. Curremly, in addkion to vacant ODOT l~ds, the project area is primarily characterized by rural single family residences ~d small farmsl Most of~e farms in theproject areado not provide a prim~ source ofincome to the farm operatOrs/Owners. ~ey are more typical of hobby farms. Many of the parcels include timber lots or open pasture areas, some of which could be called small-scale farms insofar ~ their primary use is residential and any fhrming does not produce a pfimaxy source of ~nc°me ~br residents. Portions of some of these properties are not farmed and contain patches of forested or other unused areas. The only large scale farming operations include a 51 hectare:(!26-acre) cattle operation (170431 1500 ~d 1600). a 6l hectare (151~acre)grass seed farm (170536 400), and a 40 hectare (100-acre) hay p~tures, which is considered a loW'prodUCfivi~ agricultural use (See Table 1 for details). There is also a horse breed[ng~ mining and boarding business along West 1 l th Avenue (170431 403), and several smaller (10- to 20-acre) hay fields.