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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: KEY FINDINGS ����������������������������1 CHAPTER 4: RURAL TOURISM
Agriculture ....................................................... 2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ������������������������ 71
Rural Tourism ................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................... 72
Regulatory Framework ..................................... 4 Organization ................................................... 72
Impacts............................................................ 5 State and Regional Regulatory Context -
A Broad Overview ............................................ 73
CHAPTER 2: THE WASHINGTON COUNTY Rural Tourism Related State Statutes ...............78
AGRICULTURE SECTOR ��������������������������������� 7 Washington County Land Use Regulations ........ 81
Introduction .................................................... 8 Analysis ......................................................... 89
Recent History of Washington County's
Agriculture Sector ............................................ 9 CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS �������101
Outlook ..........................................................18 Introduction .................................................. 102
Promising Trends in Washington County Case Study Research ..................................... 102
Agriculture ......................................................19 Case Study Findings....................................... 105
Top Ten Success Factors that Keep Farmers Impact Assessment Framework ......................110
Farming in Washington County ....................... 23 Trends Likely to Increase Demand for Rural
Top 10 Challenges to Farming Success in Tourism ..........................................................111
Washington County ........................................ 26 Rural Road Enhancement Study Corridors ....... 112
Principal Operator Profile ................................ 28 Summary/Conclusions ................................... 112
Marijuana as a Farm Crop ............................... 28
Stakeholder Outreach ..................................... 29 APPENDICES
Appendix A - Inventory of Attractions ............. 117
CHAPTER 3: THE WASHINGTON COUNTY Appendix B - Washington County Analysis of
RURAL TOURISM SECTOR ��������������������������� 33 Rural Sites ..................................................... 128
Introduction ................................................... 34 Appendix C - Permitted Farm Uses ................. 148
Why is Rural Tourism Important? ................... 35 Appendix D - Case Study Outreach, Guidelines,
Rural Tourism in Washington County - and Interviews .............................................. 149
What Do We Currently Have? .......................... 38
Here and Elsewhere: Rural Tourism Models and
Common Practices .......................................... 51
Rural Tourism Challenges, Opportunities, and
Trends in the State of Oregon and Washington
County ...........................................................57
Top 5 Success Factors Necessary to Sustain Rural
Tourism in Washington County ....................... 63
Stakeholder Outreach .................................... 65

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