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emzsammegimm <br /> DRAFT I 016 <br /> • 3-21-88 <br /> - • <br /> ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTARY <br /> FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM ORDINANCE <br /> Section I - PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to encourage the voluntary preservation and <br /> protection of farmland from non-farm development, recognizing the importance <br /> of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county. <br /> • • <br /> Section II - ENACTMENT <br /> An ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH <br /> • CAROLINA, entitled "VOLUNTARY FARMLAND PRESERVATION ORDINANCE". <br /> In pursuant ot authority conferred by N. C. G. S. 106-735 through 106-743, <br /> and for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare <br /> of the county, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, <br /> does enact the following sections, which shall be known as the Voluntary Farm- <br /> land Preservation Programs Ordinance of Orange County, North Carolina. <br /> . • . . <br /> . _ <br /> Section III - DEFINITIONS ' <br /> • <br /> GLOSSARY. - The following are defined for purposes of this ordinance; <br /> Board.: County Agricultural Districts Advisory Board <br /> • Chairman: Chairman of the County Agricultural Districts Advisory Board <br /> • District: Voluntary Agricultural District <br />