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16 s the General Statutes is that such assessments would be held in abeyance without interest. The elimination of interest payments, as permitted in the statutes, is considered an incentive for farmers to keep their land in agricultural use.] C. when the period of abeyance ends, the assessment is payable in accordance with the terms set out in the assessment resolution. D. Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any assessment is held in abeyance without interest. E. Assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A shall conform to the terms of this ordinance with respect to qualifying farms that entered into conservation agreements while such ordinance was in effect. F. Nothing in this section is intended to diminish the authority of the County to hold assessments in abeyance under N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 153A -201. Section 8 - LAND -USE INCENTIVES TO VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FORMATION [None of the provisions in this section are based on the requirements of Article 61 of the General Statutes. They are proposed, in part, as additional incentives for farm owners to join agricultural districts. Items 2 and 3 have been deleted because there is no authorization for such provisions in the General Statutes. A more appropriate way of dealing with the same issues is through the use of a conservation agreement as identified in Section V.C.(1)(d). Conservation agreements may be used to impose obligations on either party to the agreement, including the holder, Orange county.] A. PURPOSE The purpose of this section is to help meet the needs of agriculture as an industry in Orange County and prevent conflicts between voluntary agricultural district participants and non -farm landowners in proximity to districts'. B. PROCEDURE Land -use planning decisions and ordinances affecting parcels of land adjacent to any district shall take into account the existence of such district and the purpose of this ordinance.