Minutes - 19840904 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

~~~ 2 Commissioner T.^Ihitted noted that the recent action by the Utility company was just one of several reasons to make a chance in the eight year re- appraisal cycle and the method used. Other reasons include: (1) lot•~er cost by doing it inhouse; (2) better public relations; (3) the rate ir. which the value is increasing - eight years is too lor.c, because of the tas: burder, from real property to personal property is greater than it should be ir, order to be eruitable to all, and (4) recent change in the law allows the utility companies to coma in the first, third and seventh years. - Chair ti+?illhoit expressed concerns for doing the revaluation early and requested this item be placed on the September l8, 1584 agenda for further discussion on the potential impact and action. F. ITE'•:S F E^ISIQtg (see the permanent agenda file for a copy of this draft legislation) Susan Smith, Planner, presented for consideration the proposed Agri- - cultural Lands Preservation Program legislation for implementation of the Orange County Farmland Preservation program which was drafted by i~ichael - Brough. Two bills have been drafted; (J.) addition of Article 59 to Chapter 106 of the General Statutes entitled "An Act to establish policies to preserve prime farmland and (2) amendment to Article 12 of Article 105 entitled "an act to provide for below present use value assessment for qualifying farmland and tax e~:emptaon for some farm improvements as an incentive for the preservation of prime agricultural land. Smith briefly reviewed the Orange County program and hoca each item was covered in the two bills. The Planning Board's recommendation is as follows: (1) delete alternate subsection 105-277.7D(c) regarding computation of payback following disqualification of a farm far participation as the proposed alternate method poses inequities in the appli- cation of the tax reduction provisions (Page 4 of Bill (:2). (2) delete reference to size limit on non-farm lots created from a participating farm tract in Section 105-277.7B(c). (page 2 of ball 2) (3) refine the reference to Section 2 G.S.-105-275 to allow a tax exempt status far all farm structures on participating farm tracts. (Page 6 - Bill #2) Commissioner 47hitted noted that this model legislation is important because it includes the principles that were set out by the farm preservation report. David Blaha, Triangle J COG, commented on mriangle J's involvement with farm and protection issues. Concerns include rapid development and loss of farmland and the need to respond. Ar. agriculture committee was formed in July of 1982, which has eight members from Orange County who v~ere very active on the committee. Last April a set of proposals were presented and approved by the Council of Governments at their tray meeting. B1aha has been at tending Board meetincs to present an overview of what the recommendations arc and to