ORD-2006-025 - Voluntary Agricultural District Designation: Pearson Property

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1 Department. The Environment and Resource Conservation Department shall present 2 the application for consideration at the first meeting of the Board, following receipt 3 of the findings of the offices stated in this subsection. 4 5 3. Within 60 days of receipt of the findings of the tax supervisor and Natural Resources 6 Conservation Service offices, the Board will render a decision regarding the 7 application for qualifying farmland status, and, if applicable, prepare a 8 recommendation to the Board of Commissioners regarding the establishment of a 9 Voluntary Agricultural District. The chair of the Board will notify the applicant by 10 mail of the Board's decision as to whether the real property for which certification is 11 sought satisfies the criteria established in this Ordinance and has been certified as 12 qualifying farmland. The chair of the Board will also notify the applicant of the 13 Board's recommendation concerning Voluntary Agricultural District designation. 14 15 4. Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Board, the Board of Commissioners may 16 consider establishment of a Voluntary Agricultural District. In deciding whether to 17 establish a District, the Board of Commissioners shall consider the findings of the 18 tax supervisor and Natural Resources Conservation Service offices as well as the 19 recommendation of the Board. 20 21 5. Upon approval by the Board of Commissioners, the establishment of a Voluntary 22 Agricultural District shall become effective upon recordation of the necessary. 23 conservation agreements, prepared in accordance with Article VII, Section A.S., 24 executed by the landowner and the county, and recorded in the County register of 25 deeds as provided in G.S. 121 -41. 26 27 6. Upon recordation of the requisite number of conservation easements, the 28 Environment and Resource Conservation Department will notify the tax supervisor 29 of the Voluntary Agricultural District established. The District and each requisite 30 conservation easement will be identified on the County GIS. 31 32 B. Renewal of Conservation Agreement 33 34 Prior to the expiration of the conservation agreement defined herein, the owners of the 35 qualifying farmland may renew it for an additional 10 -year period by recording with the 36 Orange County Register of Deeds a Declaration of Renewal. Conservation agreements not 37 renewed prior to the expiration of the 10 -year period may be renewed pursuant to a new 38 application for qualifying farmland as provided in this Ordinance. 39 40 41 42 43 44 8