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7 <br /> giNiacklig Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland Page 2 <br /> e. Receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields for <br /> an average of eight (8) out of ten (10) years; OR be one on which at <br /> least two-thirds of the land has been actively used for agricultural, <br /> horticultural or forestry operations as defined in the NC General Statutes, <br /> Section 105-2772 (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 /> please evaluate the application for compliance with the above requirements and return your <br /> finding to me within 30 days. In your response, please be as specific as you can be regarding <br /> how the property complies. (You may wish to use the attached maps showing the boundaries <br /> of the property and tabulation of acreage by soil type when completing your review.) <br /> Provided the property is certified as qualifying farmland, and the Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> recommends designation as a voluntary agricultural district, the Board of Commissioners could <br /> consider the request in June-August of 2012. <br /> Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at 245-2522 or by <br /> email at dstancil@ co.orange.nc.us, if I can answer any questions or provide additional <br /> information. <br /> PIN Numbers for Parker Farm Application: <br /> 9970300733 <br /> 9889035620 <br /> 9879935674 <br /> 9879745532 <br /> 9889446537 <br /> 9879736552 <br /> attachments <br />