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4/18/00 7 <br />B. Water and sewer assessments will be held in abeyance, without interest, for farms, whether <br />inside or outside of a voluntary agricultural district, until improvements on such property are <br />connected to the water or sewer system for which the assessment was made. <br />C. When the period of abeyance ends, the assessment is payable in accordance with the terms set <br />out in the assessment resolution. <br />D. Statutes of limitations are suspended during the time that any assessment is held in abeyance <br />without interest. <br />E. Assessment procedures followed under Article 9 of Chapter 153A of the N.C. General Statutes <br />shall conform to the terms of this 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 of the County to hold assessments in <br />abeyance under N.C. General Statutes, Section 153A -201. <br />Section X - LAND -USE INCENTIVES TO <br />VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FORMATION <br />A. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this section is to help meet the needs of agriculture as an industry in Orange <br />County and prevent conflicts between voluntary agricultural district participants and non -farm <br />landowners in proximity to districts. <br />B. PROCEDURE <br />Land -use planning decisions and ordinances affecting parcels of land adjacent to any district <br />shall take into account the existence of such district and the purpose of this ordinance. <br />Section XI - NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY NOTIFICATION <br />A. The Board may consult with the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, the North Carolina <br />Division of Soil and Water, and any other entity the Boards deems necessary to the proper <br />conduct of its business. <br />B. A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded with the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture's <br />Office after adoption. At least once a year, the County shall submit a written report to the <br />Commissioner of Agriculture including the status, progress, and activities of the County's <br />farmland preservation program, which report may include voluntary agricultural districting <br />information regarding: <br />Number of landowners involved in the program; <br />2. Number of acres for which qualifying farmland certification has been applied for; <br />3. Number of acres certified as qualifying farmland; <br />4. Number of acres denied certification as qualifying farmland; and <br />5. Number of districts in Orange County. <br />