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5 <br /> B. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN A VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL <br /> DISTRICT <br /> I An agricultural district shall initially consist of- <br /> a. At least 80 contiguous acres(rounded to the nearest whole acre) of <br /> certified qualifying farmland; or <br /> (Amended 9122192 and 5124193) <br /> b. At least two or more certified qualifying farms, contiguous to each other, <br /> which will create a district of not less than 80 acres(rounded to the nearest <br /> whole acre). <br /> (Amended 9122192 and 5124193) <br /> In addition, small tracts or lots,when surrounded by or adjacent to certified <br /> qualifying farms, may be added to and thereby included in an existing or proposed <br /> voluntary agricultural district. <br /> (Amended 2122193) <br /> 2. The owners of the qualifying farmland must execute an agreement with Orange <br /> County to sustain agriculture in the District. <br /> 3. Qualifying farmland may be added to existing districts upon execution by the <br /> owner of an agreement to sustain agriculture. <br /> 4. In the event that one or more participants in the District withdraw and the acreage <br /> in the District becomes less than the minimum acreage required or results in the <br /> remaining land being non-contiguous, a voluntary agricultural district will <br /> continue to exist so long as there is one qualifying farm. <br /> C. CERTIFICATION AS QUALIFYING FARMLAND <br /> 1. To secure certification as qualifying farmland,a farm must: <br /> a. Be participating in the farm present use-value taxation program <br /> established by the N.C. General Statutes, Sections 105-277.2 through 105- <br /> 277.7,or is otherwise determined by the County to meet all the <br /> qualifications of this program set forth in the N.C. General Statutes, <br /> Sections 105-277.3. <br /> b. Be certified by the Seil GeaseFve4ioa Natural Resources Conservation <br /> Service of the United States Department of Agriculture as being a farm <br /> .on which at least two-thirds of the land is composed of soils that: <br /> 5 <br />