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When complete, the application shall be~`^ <br />forwarded to: <br />Deleted: Eavhoamem gad ltewuce <br />Coastavaboa Department <br />Formatted: Not Hlghpph< <br />Deleted: F.nvhonmem end Reaomca <br />Contervadoa Department <br />Formatted: Not Hl~tlight <br />3: <br />4. <br />$. <br />a The tax supervisor's office; and <br />b. The local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United <br />States Department of Agriculture. <br />The Department of Environment, Agriculture Parks and Recreation shall <br />submit the application along with the findings of the Tax Administration <br />Department and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United <br />States Department of Agriculture to the Board at its first regular meeting after ,% <br />expit•ation of the thirty (30) derv period specified in this subsection A.2~or~anv ,' <br />extension thereof ; <br />The Board shall tender a decision within sixty (60) days of the meeting at which ,`s <br />the application and findings of the Tax Administration Department and the ', <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of `~ <br />Agriculture were presented for consideration. If applicable, the Board shall ` <br />prepare a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding <br />the establishment of a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural within <br />sixty(60)daysofthemeeting,~_______________ .'~ <br />1 <br />Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Board, the Board of Commissioners may <br />consider establishment of a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural <br />District. In deciding whether 'to establish an Agricultural District, the Btiazd of <br />Commissioners shall consider the findings of the tax supervisor and Natural ~~ <br />Resources Conservafion Service offices as well as the recommendation ofthe Board. <br />Upon approval by the Board of Commissioners, the establishment of a Vohmtazy or ~; <br />Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District shall become effective upon recordation ; <br />of the necessary conservation agreements, prepared in accordance with Article VII, ; <br />Section A.S., executed by the landowner and the county, and recorded in the County ' <br />register of deeds as provided in G.S. 121-41. <br />6. Upon recordation of the requisite number of conservation atreements~ the_, ~ ~ , <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parlcs and Recreation. will no the ,_~ <br />_ ~'_ <br />Tax Administration Department_of the_~lgricultural District established. The '' <br />Agricultural District and each requisite conservation agreement will be identified '~~ <br />Dieted: Witten 3d days of receivlag <br />m applicadoa, the oiicec sated is this <br />subsection stall evaluate the applltxtlon <br />for compliance with Eta regnhemeals of <br />this subsecion A.2. and mmrn their <br />fmdmgc to the fiovimnmeat and <br />ltesoutca Conservati~ Depattmmt 1La <br />Envamtmmt and Itawerce Coneervedon <br />Department shall pmsem the application <br />for consideration at the first meeting of <br />the Board, foaowiog maipt of tlrc <br />Sndb~gc of eta offices stated is ibis <br />snbseceioa <br />Formatted: N~ Highlight <br />Deleted: Withiu 60 drys of receipt of <br />the findings of the tax supervisor gad <br />Natumi Iteaetaeca Conaervetion Service <br />offices, the Board wgi render a decision <br />mg~6 ~ ryPliption for gmtifyiag <br />fe®land stems, end, if applicable, <br />prepare a recommeadatlon m the Board <br />of Commissioners regarding the <br />establishment of a Vol>mtery Agricaltnmi <br />Diseict.lLe their of the Board wr71 <br />~tify the applicam by mail of the Board <br />dedeioa as m vdrWher the mat properly <br />fw which artificeuon is aoogbt satic5as <br />the eriteria established in this Ordiamce <br />eaa has been eerti5ad as qualifying <br />famlaad.lbe ehev of the Board wig also <br />notify the gtplkeat of the Boerd'e <br />recommendation coucemiog Volaamry <br />Agriwlhual District desigmd~. <br />Formatted Not Highlight <br />Deleted: eesemems <br />Deleted: F.avimnmmtaad Resomca <br />Conservation Dapartmmt <br />Formatted: Not Highlight <br />Deleted: tax supervisor <br />on the County GIS. 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