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'',:, <br /> .ez, <br /> Ir'''?' <br /> , <br /> e ' <br /> 3) All farms will be shown on the Orange County Land records <br /> V <br /> with the warning mentioned in No. 2 above and the statement <br /> V that land in this area is inside or near a farming community. <br /> ki <br /> g-•:; <br /> 4) Mandatory public hearing on agricultural impact resulting <br /> from proposed use of eminent domain to acquire farmland. <br /> t,s-- <br /> Findings presented to the decision-making body of the <br /> 4.'..z- agency proposing acquisition (e.g. N.C. Board of Transpor- <br /> ,C: tation) and to the N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture. The <br /> N.C. Secretary of Agriculture would then have the power to <br /> veto the proposed use of eminent domain, with a three-fourths <br /> !:•72 vote of the agency governing board required to over-ride <br /> ,;-.. such a veto. <br /> .i•i- <br /> 5) All attorney's fees in nuisance suits brought against Class <br /> B, C, or D farms will be assessed against the plaintiffs <br /> bringing the suit if the Court deems the suit frivolous.1 <br /> i-- <br /> REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATION (MANDATORY FOR CLASS 63 C and D PARTICIPATIM <br /> 1) The farm must be certified by SCS as being composed of at <br /> least two thirds "prime or locally important" farmland. <br /> 2) The farm must develop and adhere to SCS approved Erosion <br /> Control Practices that are addressed to "critical areas" <br /> , <br /> and administered by the Agriculture Advisory Board. <br /> 3) The farm must qualify under the existing North Carolina Use <br /> ) <br /> Taxation Program. The definition of farm for the Orange <br /> County program is similar to the State law. (Use Value <br /> taxes in law). <br /> 4) The payback of the tax abatement given under the existing <br /> state law should be governed by that law and the Orange <br /> County tax abatement payback (Class C = 5 year payback for <br /> the extra 10% tax abatement) will only be for the additional <br /> 10% or 20% benefit. <br /> 5) After the 10 year development rights easement expires for <br /> Class C farms or the 20 year development rights easement <br /> expires for Class D farms, then there will be no payback <br /> of any tax benefits except as required by the existing <br /> State law. <br /> VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS (Not a Zoning District) <br /> A. Requirements: 1) 640 contiguous acres of farmland in <br /> Classes A, B, C, and D. <br /> 1Source: General Assembly action would be necessary to permit this benefit. <br />