Agenda - 09-02-2010 - 4e; VAD - Thompson Prawn Farm

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DRAFT NORTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION AGREEMENT FOR ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT PROGRAM Orange County and the undersigned real property owner(s) ("Owner") enter into this Conservation Agreement for Voluntary Agriculture District covering the property identified as Tract 1 (TMBL# 2.28...11; PIN 9838-47-7077) and Tract 2 (TMBL# 2.28..22 E; PIN 9838-57-5056) on the attached maps labeled Exhibit A and Exhibit B. The parties understand and agree that this Agreement is being entered into to protect farmland, horticultural land and/or forestland in Orange County as contemplated by Article 61 of Chapter 106 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Protection Ordinance, adopted on April 1, 1992 and last amended on June 23, 2005, and to permit such property to qualify for the benefits granted by these laws and ordinances. During the term of this Agreement, Owner agrees to prohibit non-farm use of Owner's property subject to this Agreement except as permitted by the above laws and ordinances, which Owner acknowledges, Owner has read and is familiar with. This Agreement is in place for a period of ten (10) years from the date of its execution and is automatically renewed if not terminated for an additional ten (10) years, and may be revoked by Owner at any time, with thirty (30) days written notice to the Agricultural Preservation Board, or its designee, or the Orange County Clerk. Orange County may revoke this Agreement if the Owner is noncompliant with this Agreement or the above laws and ordinances. IN WITNESS, the parties have signed this Agreement on the dates indicated in the signature acknowledgments. ORANGE COUNTY OWNER(S) Chair, Agricultural Preservation Board Joe Thompson Chair, Board of County Commissioners Attest: Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board Geraldine Thompson 14 Orange County VAD Agreement