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23 LAND EVALUATION& SITE ASSESSMENT (LESA) SYSTEM Evaluation/Assessment Factor Ma3dmum Possible Points AGRICULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Cropland Productivity 100 Forest Land Productivity 100 Site Assessment Farm Characteristics Size of Farm 15 Percentage of Site Farmed 20 Conservation Plan Implementation 15 Use Compatibility Percentage of Area in Farm Use 20 Land Use Adjacent to Site 10 Distance to Urban Area 20 Total Possible Points 300 .. NATURAL/CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Site Assessment Natural Areas/Wildlife Habitats 60 Wildlife Corridors 60 Wetlands 60 Scenic Roads & Viewsheds 60 Historic Sites & Structures 60 Total Points Possible 300 OVERALL SIGNIFICANCE Total Points Possible 600 Following completion of the ranking of applications,the Agricultural Advisory Board would prepare and forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.The recommendation would specify which properties to purchase development rights from and the priority of each for acquisition. Step 3-Acquisition Authorization:Following receipt of the Advisory Board recommendation, the Board of Commissioners would authorize the Purchasing Director to obtain appraisals of the market and agricultural value of the properties selected for development rights acquisition. Upon receipt of the appraisals,the Purchasing Director would forward them to the County Attorney.All costs associated with the appraisals would be borne by the County. Step 4 - Offer to Purchase/Sell: Upon receipt of the appraisals, the County Attorney would prepare and send to the property owner an offer to purchase. The property owner would then have 30 days within which to submit a written offer to sell his/her development rights. The property owner could base his/her offer on the values as determined by the appraisals or could offer to sell for more or less than the appraisal values. Failure to respond within the required time could constitute a waiver of the opportunity.