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/~ 17' 02 6 ORANGECOONTY DfPARTM-ENT OF ENVIatONMENT, AGRICULTURE, PARKS & RECREATION MEMORANDUM To: Gail Hughes, Soil Conservationist Teresa Moore, Present Use Value Program [3irector From: Tina Moon, Cultural Resources Specialist Date: May 30, 2011 Subjects -Maple View Farm -Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland Please find the attached application from Bob Nutter for Certification as Qualifying Farmland, part of the application process for the County's Voluntary Agricultural District Program. Mr. Nutter has identified four parcels located in Bingharrr Township for inclusion in the program. The bulk of the property is located along both sides of Dairyland Road; the other two parcels are located off of Arthur Millis Road. All four tracts adjoin one another. 1) PIN# 9850-69-3589 305.34 acres 3) PIN# 9851-81-3392 32.13 acres 2) PIN# 9850-68-1310 9.93 acres 4) PIN# 9851-75-6475 35.24 acres Revisions to the Voluntary Farmland Protection Program, adopted in June 2005, reduced the minimum participating farm size requirement to 20 acres. Together the three contiguous tracts contain more than 347 acres. The Arthur Minnis Road tract contains greater than 35 acres. The two clusters exceed the minimum requirement. The attached maps and table showing the boundaries of the property and tabulation of acreage by soil type may be helpful for completing your review. To secure such certification, a farm must: 1. Be participating in the present use-value taxation program established by the NC General Statutes, Sections 105-277.2 through 105-277.7, or is otherwise determined by the County to meet all the qualifications of this program set forth in the NC General Statutes, Section 105-277.3. [Response to be provided by Tax Supervisor] 2. Be certified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (NRCS) as being a farm on which at least two-thirds of the land is composed of soils that: a. Are best suited for providing food, seed, fiber, forage, timber, and oil seed crops; b. Have good soil qualities;