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Attachment #1 Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation .'Department MEMORANDUM To: Agricultural Preservation Board From: Tina Moon, Land Use /Preservation Planner Date: March 20, 2002 Subject: Bacon - Johnson Voluntary Agricultural District Application Copies: David Stancil, ERC Director In February, Don Johnson submitted an application to include a portion of the Bacon Family Limited Partnership property in the Voluntary Agricultural District (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 Bacon 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 Bacon property be designated as a VAD, ERCD staff will prepare the appropriate agenda materials for the BOCC. ERCD staff recommends that the 10 -acre tract (TMBL #5.12..15A) be excluded from the VAD since it is not contiguous with the larger acreage.