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22 <br /> then have 60 days from the date of the advertisement in which to complete and submit a PDR application <br /> form to the Planning&Inspections Department.Interested landowners are not required to offer all their <br /> property to be considered for acquisition of development rights. They may offer all or a part of their <br /> property. <br /> PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM PROCEDURES <br /> STEP 1 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION <br /> (Land owner has 60 days from public notice date to submit application) <br /> STEP 2 RANKING OF APPLICATIONS <br /> Mmking by Agricultural Districts Advisory Board using LESA <br /> system/recommended purchases sent.to Board of Commissioners) <br /> STEP 3 ACQUISITION AUTHORIZATION <br /> (Acquisition approved by Board of Commissionerslappraisals conducted to <br /> establish market/use values) <br /> STEP 4 OFFER TO PURCHASE/SELL <br /> (Appraisals sent to land owner/30 days for owner to submit offer to sell) <br /> STEP 5 ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER <br /> (Board of Commissioners accepts offer to sell/authorizes closing) <br /> STEP 6 CLOSING <br /> (Title work conducted/closing heki/development rights conveyed) <br /> Applications would be reviewed and any additions or corrections requested within 30 days following <br /> submission.Two application cycles would take place each year, so a property owner who missed one cycle <br /> would be able to take advantage of the next and not have to wait an entire year. <br /> Step 2 - Ranking of Applications: Upon receipt of all applications, the Agricultural Districts <br /> Advisory Board would review and rank each of the agricultural land tracts for which an application has <br /> been submitted. Site visits would be conducted as part of the review procedure to insure familiarity with <br /> the property and its setting. <br /> The ranking method recommended by the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board is through <br /> evaluation of farms using the Soil Conservation Service's LESA system. The LESA system refers to the <br /> Land Evaluation and Site Assessment system developed by the Soil Conservation Service in the mid-1980's. <br /> The system has been used extensively and focuses on the quality or productivity of a given site; e.g., land <br /> evaluation, and its continued economic viability; e.g., site assessment. The major advantage of such a <br /> system is that the most productive and economically viable farmlands are preserved. The LESA System <br /> was discussed in detail in Section 2,but a summary of the land evaluation and site assessment factors,and <br /> the maximum number of points awarded for each is presented on the following page. <br />