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10 <br /> Section IX-WAIVER OF WATER AND SEWER ASSESSMENTS <br /> A. Landowner(s) belonging to voluntary agricultural districts shall not be assessed for or <br /> required to connect to Orange County water and/or sewer systems. <br /> B. Water and sewer assessments will be held in abeyance, without interest, for farms, <br /> whether inside or outside of a voluntary agricultural district, until improvements on such <br /> property are connected to the water or sewer system for which the assessment was made. <br /> C. When the period of abeyance ends,the assessment is payable in accordance with the <br /> terms set out in-the assessment resolution. <br /> D. Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any assessment is held in <br /> abeyance without interest. <br /> E. Assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A of the N.C. General <br /> Statutes shall conform to the terms of this ordinance with respect to qualifying farms that <br /> entered into conservation agreements while such ordinance was in effect. <br /> F. Nothing in this section is intended to diminish the authority of the County to hold <br /> assessments in abeyance under N.C. General Statutes, Section 153A-201. <br /> Section X-LAND-USE INCENTIVES TO <br /> VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FORMATION <br /> A. PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this section is to help meet the needs of agriculture as an industry in <br /> Orange County and prevent conflicts between voluntary agricultural district participants <br /> and non-farm landowners in proximity to districts. <br /> B. PROCEDURE <br /> Land-use planning decisions and ordinances affecting parcels of land adjacent to any <br /> district shall take into account the existence of such district and the purpose of this <br /> ordinance. <br /> Section XI-NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY NOTIFICATION <br /> A. The Board may consult with the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture,the North <br /> Carolina Division of Soil and Water,and any other entity the Boards deems necessary to <br /> the proper conduct of its business. <br /> B. A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded with the North Carolina Commissioner of <br /> Agriculture's Office after adoption. At least once a year,the County shall submit a <br /> 10 <br />