5775 Gaffin Rd SE, Salem, OR 97317

Commercial District

The purpose of the C commercial zone is to implement the rural development policies of the Comprehensive Plan and recognize existing commercial uses in rural and natural resource areas of the county. This zone is applied to land committed to, or intended for, commercial uses outside urban unincorporated communities, rural communities, and rural service centers, as those terms are defined in the Comprehensive Plan and Oregon Administrative Rules. The purpose and intent of the commercial zone is to provide for the location, in rural areas, of needed commercial uses which are not dependent upon urban services. The C zone encourages orderly and compatible development of commercial uses, including agricultural related industry, on rural lands. These lands are suited for commercial use due to marginal agricultural soils, adverse circumstances such as shape, proximity to railroad or transmission line corridors or proximity to markets or resources. The commercial zone may be appropriate in rural areas designated in the Marion County Comprehensive Plan as commercial or locations that meet the intent of the zone.