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D. In no event shall any cause of action arise out of the failure of a <br />person researching the title of a particular tract to report to any <br />person the proximity of the tract to a qualifying farm or voluntary <br />agricultural district as defined in this ordinance. <br />Section IS - WAIVER OF WATER AND SEWER ASSESSMENTS <br />A. Landowner(s) belonging to voluntary agricultural districts <br />shall not be assessed for or required to connect to Orange County <br />water and /or sewer systems. <br />B. Water and sewer assessments will be held in abeyance, without <br />interest, for farms, whether inside or outside of a voluntary <br />agricultural district, until improvements on such property are <br />connected to the water or sewer system for which the assessment <br />was made. <br />C. When the period of abeyance ends, the assessment is payable in <br />accordance with the terms set out in the assessment resolution. <br />D. Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any <br />assessment is held in abeyance without interest. <br />E. Assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A <br />of the N.C. General Statutes shall conform to the terms of this <br />ordinance with respect to qualifying farms that entered into <br />conservation agreements while such ordinance was in effect. <br />F. Nothing in this section is intended to diminish the authority <br />of the County to hold assessments in abeyance under N.C. General <br />Statutes, Section 153A -201. <br />A. <br />B. <br />A. <br />Section S - LAND -USE INCENTIVES TO <br />VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FORMATION <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this section is to help meet the needs of <br />agriculture as an industry in Orange County and prevent conflicts <br />between voluntary agricultural district participants and non -farm <br />landowners in proximity to districts. <br />PROCEDURE <br />Land -use planning decisions and ordinances affecting parcels <br />of land adjacent to any district shall take into account the <br />existence of such district and the purpose of this ordinance. <br />Section %I - NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY NOTIFICATION <br />The Board may consult with the North Carolina Commissioner of <br />Agriculture, the North Carolina Division of Soil and Water, and any <br />