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0140 <br />[This'provimion is modeled after those contained in G.S. 106 - 737.1.] <br />Section VII - PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />[One of the incentives for requesting district designation is the <br />restriction on any State or local public agency of pursuing condemnation <br />of farmland until a public hearing has been held by the Advisory Board. <br />The public hearing process may not prevent the pending condemnation, but <br />it does provide an opportunity for the views of the farm community to <br />voiced and, hopefully, considered. The procedures outlined below are <br />based on the provisions of G.S. 106 -740.] <br />A. PURPQSE <br />s. <br />No state or local public agency or governmental unit may formally <br />initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland <br />within a voluntary agricultural district until such agency or unit <br />has requested the orange County Agricultural Districts Advisory <br />Board to hold a public hearing on the proposed condemnation <br />[G.S. 106 -740] . <br />1. Upon receiving a request, the Agricultural Districts Advisory <br />Board shall publish notice describing the proposed action in <br />a newspaper having general circulation in the area within <br />seven (7) days of the request, and will in the same notice <br />notify the public of a public hearing on the proposed <br />condemnation, to be held within 30 days of receipt of the <br />request. <br />2. The Board will, in making its findings and recommendations <br />following the public hearing, consider such factors as: <br />a. Whether the need for the project has been satisfactorily <br />established by the agency or unit of government involved, <br />including a review of any fiscal impact analysis <br />conducted by the agency involved; and <br />b. Alternatives to the proposed action that have less <br />impact and are less disruptive to the agricultural <br />activities and farm land base of the voluntary <br />agricultural district within which the proposed action is <br />to take place. <br />3. The Board will consult with the Orange County Cooperative <br />Extension Service, the local U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation <br />service office, and the Orange County Planning Department, and <br />may consult with any other individuals, agencies or <br />organizations, public or private, necessary to the Board's <br />review of the proposed action. <br />4. Within 30 days after the request for public hearing, the Board <br />will make a report to the decision - making body of the proposed <br />