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45 <br />C. Education <br />Chatham County may take such action as it deems appropriate through the Advisory Board <br />or other entities or individuals to encourage the formation of the districts and to further their <br />purposes and objectives, including the implementation of a public information program to <br />reasonably inform landowners of the agricultural district program. <br />D. Addition and Withdrawal <br />Qualifying farmland which is contiguous to an existing district may be added to the <br />district as herein provided. <br />2. In the event that one or more farms in a district withdraws and the remaining acreage <br />in the district is less than the minimum acreage required or results in the remaining land being <br />noncontiguous, the voluntary agricultural district will continue to exist so long as there is at least <br />one qualifying farm. <br />ARTICLE VIII <br />APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND APPEAL PROCEDURE <br />A. Application Procedure <br />The owner of a farm seeking to qualify for participation in the programs authorized <br />hereunder shall submit an application to the County. The application for certification as a <br />qualifying farm may be made at the same time as a request for designation in a voluntary <br />agricultural district is made. In order to benefit from the programs authorized by this <br />ordinance, a farm must be certified as a qualifying farm by the Advisory Board and <br />designated as a Voluntary Agricultural District. <br />B. Approval Process <br />1. An application for qualifying farm certification and voluntary agricultural district <br />designation shall be made to Chatham County on forms reviewed by the Advisory <br />Board. <br />2. Once an application is determined to be complete, it will be submitted to the <br />Advisory Board for its review. Within 60 days thereafter the Advisory Board will <br />render a decision regarding qualifying farm certification and a recommendation <br />regarding voluntary agricultural district designation. <br />An applicant shall be notified of the decision regarding qualifying farm certification <br />and the recommendation for designation as a voluntary agricultural district. Denial <br />of an application for qualifying farm certification may be appealed to the Board of <br />Commissioners within 30 days of receipt of the decision of the Advisory Board. <br />