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Johnson Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland <br />Page 2 <br />Section 105 -277.2 (1,2, and 3), during each of the five (5) previous <br />years, measured from the date on which the determination must be <br />made as to whether the land in questions qualifies. <br />[Response to be provided by District Conservationist] <br />3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with <br />the NRCS - defined erosion control practices as specified in the 1985 Food <br />Security Act. <br />[Response to be provided by District Conservationist] <br />In accordance with Section V of the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Ordinance, <br />you have 30 days within which to evaluate the application for compliance with the above <br />requirements and return your finding to the Environment and Resource Conservation <br />Department. In your response, please be as specific as you can be regarding how the property <br />complies. Provided the property is certified as qualifying farmland, and the Advisory Board <br />recommends designation as a voluntary agricultural district, the Board of Commissioners could <br />consider the request in late April 2002. <br />Please note that the proposed agricultural district is comprised of 3 tracts, totaling 170.64 <br />acres. Thus, the acreage requirement is satisfied, since the farm consists of one tract, or two <br />or more contiguous tracts containing at least 80 acres. I have included a vicinity map showing <br />the boundaries of the property and a tabulation of acreage by soil type. You may wish to refer <br />to these in completing your review. <br />Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If I can provide additional information, please <br />contact me at extension 2583. <br />/tm <br />attachments <br />cc: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />