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1 <br />2 <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 />44 <br />A. <br />c <br />ARTICLE IX <br />REVOCATION OF PRESERVATION AGREEMENT <br />By written notice to the Board, a landowner of qualifying farmland may revoke the <br />Conservation Agreement or the Board may revoke the same Conservation Agreement based. <br />on noncompliance by the landowner, subject to the same provisions as contained in' Article <br />VIII for appeal of denials. Such revocation shall result in loss of qualifying farm status and <br />loss of eligibility to participate in a District. Absent noncompliance by the landowner, <br />neither the Board nor the Board of Commissioners shall revoke any conservation <br />agreements prior to its expiration. <br />ARTICLE X <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />ose <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 a District <br />until such agency or unit has requested the Board to hold a public hearing on the proposed <br />condemnation. <br />Procedure <br />1. Upon receiving a request, the Board shall publish notice describing the proposed <br />action in the appropriate newspapers of Orange County within five (5) business days <br />of the request, and will in the same notice notify the public of a public hearing on the <br />proposed condemnation, to be held within ten (10) days of receipt of the request. <br />2. The Board shall meet to review: <br />a. Whether the need for the project has been satisfactorily established by the <br />agency or unit of government involved, including a review of any fiscal <br />impact analysis conducted by the agency involved; and <br />b. Whether there are alternatives to the proposed action that have less impact <br />and are less disruptive to the agricultural activities of the District within <br />which the proposed action is to take place. <br />3. The Board shall consult with the Environment and Resource Conservation <br />Department, County Agricultural Extension Agent, the Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service District Conservationist, and any other individuals, agencies, <br />or organizations deemed by the Board to be necessary for its review of the proposed <br />action. <br />E <br />Q1 <br />