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13 <br />By written notice to the Board of County Commissioners, a landowner <br />of qualifying farmland may revoke the conservation agreement formulated <br />pursuant to Section v of this ordinance. Such revocation shall result in <br />loss of qualifying status, and consequently, loss of eligibility to <br />participate in a voluntary agricultural district and benefits thereof. <br />II on revocation of a conservation agreement, written notice of the <br />revocation shall be recorded in the orange county Re istgr of Deeds as <br />provided in G.S. 121 -41. <br />[This provision is modeled after those contained in G.S. 106 - 737.1. <br />Written notice to the Board of Commissioners has been substituted, since <br />that Board would designate a farm as a voluntary agricultural district. <br />Recording of a written notice of revocation has been added to comply <br />with G.S. 121 -41.] <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. PURPOSE <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 />Be PROCEDURE <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 />