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12/16/991 <br /> Proposed changes shown in bold and <br /> A__ e <br /> ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTARY k)eP 7 <br /> FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM ORDINANCE <br /> Section I-ENACTMENT <br /> Pursuant to the authority conferred by the Farmland Preservation Enabling Act,Article 61 of Chapter 106 of the <br /> North Carolina General Statutes,Section 106-735 et seq.,and for the purpose of promoting the health,safety,morals,and <br /> general welfare of the county,the Board of Commissioners of Orange County,North Carolina,hereby adopts this ordinance, <br /> which shall be known as the Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance of Orange County,North Carolina. <br /> Section II-PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to encourage the voluntary preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm <br /> development,recognizing the importance of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county. <br /> Section III-DEFINITIONS <br /> For the purposes of this ordinance,the following terms shall have the following definitions: <br /> Board: Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> Chair: Chair of the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> District: Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> Section IV- <br /> AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD <br /> A. CREATION <br /> An Orange County ' �e«° "&ise-- 4eaFd Agricultural Preservation Board,consisting e€seven <br /> (7)initial eleven (11)members,appointed by the Board of County Commissioners,is hereby established. <br /> Additional appointments may be made to satisfy the requirements of Section IV.B.Lb.of this ordinance,provided, <br /> however,the maximum number of members shall not exceed fifteen(15). <br /> B. MEMBERSHIP <br /> 1. Requirements <br /> a. Each Board member shall be a resident of Orange County. <br /> b. Persons owning farmland in Districts shall be represented by having at least one- <br /> third of the owners of such districts as members of the Board, not to exceed five(5), <br /> with consideration given to the geographic diversity of representatives.Eaeh DistFie <br /> existing pur-suant to this or-dinanee shall be represented en the Beard by a. fafn-Aand <br /> in the distFiet. <br /> C. At least Four(4) members shall be actively engaged in farming (both <br /> traditional and non-traditional farming). <br /> d. To the extent possible,each township in Orange County shall be.represented. <br />