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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Bat? OF CO:-241SSIONERS Action 11.genda <br /> m <br /> ACFION iLEa:aN rum faST Ite No, <br /> RACi' <br /> . Mr.eeLNG DATE August 17, 1982 <br /> • <br /> in Eno Township and further the decrease of available farm- <br /> land. Reservoir projects have also been proposed which are <br /> likely to affect county farming. The proposed Cane Creek and <br /> Seven Mile reservoirs, particularly the former, will cause a <br /> decrease of available farmland. Increased water supplies will <br /> also provide a further inducement to urban development in the <br /> CoUnty and, consequently, add to the pressure on County farm-. <br /> land. <br /> d) Orange County's leading agricultural revenue producer, dairy <br /> famring, is concentrated in areas under increasing develop- <br /> ment pressure. Dairying in Chapel Hi11 Bingham, Cheeks and <br /> Hilllsborough Townships is likely to be affected in the future <br /> by non-farm development, Dairying involves a large capital in- <br /> vestment and, as such, it is more expensive to relocate such <br /> an operation in the face of development pressures. Poultry <br /> and egg operations, as well as swine operations, are important <br /> agricultural revenue earners in Orange County. Both are paten- <br /> tiplly the subject of nuisance complaints from non-farm residents <br /> and, as such, will, likely be affected by non-farm development pressures. <br /> e) Inflation continues to place economic burdens on farmers in <br /> Orange County. Fertilizer, fuel, land, machinery, and construc- <br /> tion costs have risen more rapidly than farm income in recent <br /> years. The result has been increased economic difficulties for <br /> Orange County farmers. <br /> 1 <br /> 1.4 <br /> Statement of Purpose <br /> It is the purpose of this ordinance to protect irreplacable <br /> prime farmland from encroachment by and loss due to the de- <br /> velopment of such lands for residential and other uses and to <br /> minimize pressures for the conversion of prime farm land to <br /> other uses by provisions designed to: <br /> a) minimize land use conflicts between farms and residences and <br /> the incidence of nuisance suits <br /> b) preserve agricultural activity as a viable component of the <br /> • <br /> local economy and an industry as of right <br /> c) defend the "right of farm" <br /> d) alleviate tax burdens on agricultural land <br /> e) minimize the conversion of prime farmland to other uses <br /> f) minimize the impact of the use of eminent domain for public <br /> projects on prime farmland and agricultural activity <br /> g) provide for the formation of Voluntary Agricultural Districts <br /> h) provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Advisory Board. <br /> 2 <br />