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Agenda - 06-02-2009 - 4f; VAD - Quarry Dog Farm
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Agenda - 06-02-2009 - 4f; VAD - Quarry Dog Farm
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2 <br />b. Have good soil qualities; <br />c. Are favorable for all major crops common to the county where the land is <br />located; <br />d. Have a favorable growing season; and <br />e. Receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields for an average <br />of eight out of ten years; <br />OR Have been actively used in agricultural, horticultural or forestry operations as <br />defined by N.C.G.S. §105-277.2 (1,2,3) during each of the five previous years, <br />measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to whether the <br />land in question qualifies; <br />4. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service defined erosion-control practices that are addressed to <br />said highly-erodible land; and <br />5. Be the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in N.C.G.S. §121-35, between <br />the County and the owner of such land that prohibits non-farm use or development of <br />such land for a period of at least ten years, except for the creation of not more than three <br />lots that meet applicable County zoning and subdivision regulations. <br />At 30 acres, the property exceeds the 20-acre minimum to participate in the VAD program. The <br />Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Office (NRCS) and the Tax Supervisor have <br />provided memoranda (attached) which indicate that the farm complies with the certification <br />requirements outlined in the VFPO-(see Attachments #3 and #4). <br />To be designated as part of a voluntary agricultural district, the Board of Commissioners must <br />approve the application in accordance with documentation that the farm meets the certification <br />requirements. Following BOCC approval, the property owner(s) sign a conservation agreement, <br />as provided in the North Carolina General Statutes between Orange County and the owner(s) <br />that prohibits non-farm use or development of such land for a period of at least ten (10) years, <br />except for the creation of not more than three (3) lots that meet applicable Orange County <br />zoning and subdivision regulations. The property owner(s) may leave the program by providing <br />a written request. <br />The Agricultural Preservation Board voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the certification of the <br />Livermon-Bley property (TMBL# 6.16..7C) as qualifying farmland at its May 20, 2009 meeting. <br />The Agricultural Preservation Board recommends the designation of Quarry Dog Farm, <br />as a certified qualifying farm in the Cane Creek/Buckhorn Voluntary Agricultural District. <br />The addition of the Quarry Dog Farm would increase the number of farms in the VAD program <br />to fourteen and the total number of acres to 2,764. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. Voluntary agricultural <br />districts are non-monetary conservation agreements. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board certify the Livermon-Bley <br />property, Quarry Dog Farm, as qualifying farmland and designate it as the third participating <br />farm within the Cane Creek/Buckhorn Voluntary Agricultural District. <br />
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