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Attachment #2 ; i Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department MEMORANDUM To: Agricultural Preservation Board From: Tina Moon, Land Use /Preservation Planner Date: August 3, 2004 Subject: Walters Voluntary Agricultural District Application Copies: David Stancil, ERC Director In May, Carl and Elizabeth Walters submitted an application for participation in the County's Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) Program. The Walters currently have three tracts of their farm in the VAD program. The additional 173 acres of the parcel in question, with increase the acreage in their existing district to almost 378 acres. The attached map shows the location of this new tract along with the three tracts currently enrolled in the VAD program. Section V. of the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance (VFPPO) outlines the required application procedure. Once staff reviews the application for completeness, it is forwarded to the tax assessor and Natural Resources Conservation Service to ensure that the property meets specific criteria. Staff has received the attached memorandum certifying the Walter property as farmland, eligible to participate in the VAD program. The next step in the process is for the Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) to consider the application based on the Tax Assessor and Conservation Service findings. Per the VFPPO, the APB reviews the materials and decides whether or not to prepare a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the establishment of a voluntary agricultural district. The APB Chair will then notify the applicant of the Board's recommendation. Please review the attached supporting materials and VFPPO, and be prepared to consider this application for VAD status. Should the Agricultural Preservation Board decide to recommend that the Walter property be designated as part of their existing VAD, ERCD staff will prepare the appropriate agenda materials for the BOCC.