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• MICHAEL B. BROUGH ATYATLW r.0.130X 32,3 CARIRSPRO.N.C.,27910 (91 )012.11541 October 30, 1983 Ms. Susan Smith Orange County Planning Department Cameron Street BillsborOugh, N.C. 27278 Re: Legislative Drafting for Farm Preservation Program Dear Susan: I have reviewed the materials you provided me concerning • Orange County's farm preservation program. I assume that what I am being asked to do Is only to draft the necessary legislation to implement this program and not other ordinances or policies that could be adopted by the county board of commissioners or the county administration. (I would belhappy to draft those ordinances or policies as well, but I dolnot understand your request to include these document's.) Based on this assumption, I concur with the summary contained on page 12 of the 1-14-83 draft, which indicates the need for the following four pieces of legislation: (1) General legislation is required to establish the prefer- ential taxation aspect of the farm preservation program. 4 This legislation presents the most substantial drafting problem and most of my time will, therefore be spent on this subject. (2) Local legislation will be needed to deal with the some- . what related question of exemption from special assessments for watei and sewer improvements for properties participating in the farm preservation program. (3) General legislation will be needed to provide for the assessment of attorney's fees against plaintiffs who initiate frivolous nuisance litigation against owners of property engaged in protected uses. (4) Special legislation will be necesary to require that deeds transferring property within 600 feet of bone fide farm tracts and within one-half mile of all poultry, swine, or k •