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iq <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />zo <br />zl <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />3.3 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />A. <br />OR <br />Have been actively used in agricultural, horticulhu-al or forestry operations as <br />defined by N.C.G.S. §105-277.2 (1,2,3) during each of the five previous years, <br />measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to whether the <br />land in question qualifies; <br />4. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on tine farm, in accordance with tine <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service defined erosion-control practises that are <br />addressed to said highly-erodible land; and <br />5. Be the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in N.C.G.S. §121-.35, <br />between the County and tine owner of such land that prohibits non-farm use or <br />development of sash land for a period of at least ten years, except for the creation of <br />not more than three lots that meet applicable County zoning and subdivision <br />regulations. <br />ARTICLE VIII <br />APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND APPEAL PROCEDURE <br />Application and Certification Procedm'es <br />A farmland owner may apply for either certification as qualifying farmland or for qualifying <br />farmland designation. For a farmland owner to receive the benefits provided by tlis <br />Ordinance, the farm must be certified as qualifying farmland (Certified Qualifying Fann) by <br />the Board and approved and designated as within a Voluntary Agriculriual District by the <br />Board of Cormnissicners. <br />1. Applications for qualifying farmland certification shall be made to the County <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Department on farms provided by the <br />Department. <br />2. The Environment and Resource Conservation Department shall review each <br />application for completeness. When complete, the application shall be forwarded to: <br />a. The tax supervisor's office; and <br />b, The local office of the Natural Resorrces Conservation Service of the United <br />States Deparhnent of Agriculture. <br />Within 30 days of receiving an application, the offices stated in this subsection shall <br />evaluate the application for compliance with tine requirements of tlis subsection A.2. <br />and return their findings to the Envh-omnent stud Resource Conservation <br />7 <br />