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14 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8~ <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />.~ <br />45 <br />46 <br />. - - - Forman d: LeR <br />Land enrolled in the Enhanced Voluntary Alri-icultural District program is entitled to all of <br />the benefits a~ ailable under the Voluntary Agricultural Distnct program, and to the followinit <br />additional benefits: <br />A, Sale of Non-farm Products <br />Landowners participatinff in Enhanced Districts may receive up to twenty-five percent, <br />gf cross sales from the sale of nonfarm products and still auahfv as a bona fide farm ~`~ <br />that is exempt from County zoning ret?uhtions under N.C.G.S. &153A-340(bl. A ` <br />farmer seekin¢ to benefit from this subsection sh•tll have the burden of estabhshinQ <br />that the property's sale of nonfarm products drd not exceed twenty-ftve percent of rts <br />gross sales. <br />•--- <br />For tt :: t.~t, Indent Left: 0", <br />Numbere + Level: 1 + Numbering <br />Stye: A, : , C, ... + Start at 1 + <br />Aiignmen :Left + Aligned at 0.25" <br />+ Tab of r; 0.75" + Indent at: <br />0.75", Ta: s: OS", LJst tab + NM at <br />0.75" <br />Forroatt~ d: Indent Left: OS", <br />Tabs: 0. ", LeR <br />Formatted: Tabs: 0.5", Left <br />Pormatte t: Indent: Hanging: <br />0.75", Nur ~ered + Level: 1 + <br />Numberin style: A, B, 4 ... + Slant <br />at: 1 + AI ment: leR+ Aligned at <br />0.25" + T ,after. 0.75" + Indent <br />at: 0.75" I ~bs: 0.5", left <br />Formatt I: tabs: 0.5", LeR <br />Formatt +: Indent: Leff 0.5", <br />Tabs: O.s", Left <br />r~,rmar: :Indent: Hanging: <br />c.,s", t, ,ered + Level: 1 + <br />t. ~mberi, ":ryle: A, B, G ... + Start <br />a~: 1 + AI, .nment: Left+ Alkpxd at <br />0.25" + T~ - ~Rer. 0.75" + Indent <br />at: D.75", ~bs: 0.5", LeR <br />t ormattt :Indent LeR: 0.25", <br />labs: D.` '.eft <br />Formatt~ :Indent: LeR: 0.5", <br />_Tabs: D.' '.eft _ <br />urmatt :Tabs: 0.5-, LeR <br />-rormar :Indent: Hanging: <br />: ~mberi `•yle: A, B, C, ... + Start <br />1 + lent: Left+ Allgnedat <br />after. 0.75° + Indent <br />~bs: 0.5", Left <br />B Agricultural Cost Share Prosrram <br />w <br />Landownels participating in Enhanced Districts are eligible under N.GG.S. &143- :~`, <br />215 74(b) to receive the higher percentage of cost-share funds for the benefit of that ~•• ` <br />farmland under the Agriculture Cost Share Frogram estabhshed pursuant to Part 9 of ` •• <br />Article 21 of Cha ter 143 of the General Statutes for funds to benefit that farmland. ` . <br />C PriorityConsideration ``' <br />- e <br />State departments insfitutions or agencies that award grants to farmers area', <br />encouraged to hive priority consideration to landowners paificipahng In Enhanced ', `,~ <br />Districts. ~~ ~~ <br />.~ <br />~ ~, <br />D Ufility Assessment Waiver ~~ ~ <br />.`~~ <br />As provided in•Article XIX below waiver of all County ufility assessments in addition~;,`~`~ , <br />to waiver of water end sewer assessments is avaihble to all participants ~n Enhanced ';, `, <br />`, <br />Districts. ` <br />' ~, <br />~~~ <br />,~ <br />ARTICLE XI `~'t <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS '; <br />A. Purpose <br />Pursuant to N.C.G.S. §106-740, no State or local public agency or governmental unit may <br />formally initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within an <br />Agricultural District until such agency or unit has requested the Board to hold a public <br />hearing on the proposed condemnation. <br />B. Procedure <br />rmaY Tabs: 0.5", Left <br />rmar~ :Indent Left: 0.5", <br />s: 0.. !.eft <br />Draft Revisions - 10 <br />