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2 <br />* :::.: <br /><.. >;. <br />FT:::►n: �rr+na :s 31 �,�. <br />ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTARY <br />FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM ORDINANCE <br />Section I - ENACTMENT <br />Pursuant to the authority conferred by the Farmland Preservation Enabling Act, Article <br />61 of Chapter 106 of the North Carolina General Statutes, Section 106 -735 et seq., and for the <br />purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the county, the Board of <br />Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, hereby adopts this ordinance, which shall be <br />known as the Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance of Orange County, North <br />Carolina. <br />Section II - PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this ordinance is to encourage the voluntary preservation and protection <br />of farmland from non -farm development, recognizing the importance of agriculture to the <br />economic and cultural life of the county. <br />Section III - DEFINITIONS <br />For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall have the following <br />definitions: <br />Board: Orange County Agricultural <br />Preservation Board <br />Chair: Chair of the Orange County <br />Agricultural Preservation Board <br />District: Voluntary Agricultural District <br />Section IV - <br />AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD <br />A. CREATION <br />An Orange County Agricultural Preservation <br />Board, consisting of seven (7) initial members appointed by the Board of County <br />2 <br />