Agenda - 06-02-2009 - 4f; VAD - Quarry Dog Farm

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Livermon-Bley Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland Page Z Section 105-277.2 (1,2, and 3), during each of the five (5) previous years, measured from the date on which the determination must be made as to whether the land in questions qualifies. [Response to be provided by District Conservationist] 3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance withthe NRCS-defined erosion control practices as specified in the 1985 Food Security Act. [Response to be provided by District Conservationist] In accordance with Section V of the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Ordinance, please evaluate the application for compliance with the above requirements and return your finding to the Environment and Resource Conservation Department within 30 days. In your response, please be as specific as you can be regarding how the property complies. (You may wish to use the attached maps showing the boundaries of the property and tabulation of acreage by soil type when completing your review.) Provided the property is certified as qualifying farmland, and the Agricultural Preservation Board recommends designation as a voluntary agricultural district, the Board of Commissioners could consider the request shortly before or after their 2009 summer break. Mr. Livermon has identified one tract for consideration for the VAD program. The property, TMBL# 6.16..7C, is located Bingham Township and contains 30 acres. Revisions to the Voluntary Farmland Protection Program, adopted in June 2005, reduced the minimum participating farm size requirement to 20 acres. The Livermon-Bley property meets this requirement. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at 210-2595 or by email at cmoon@co.orange.nc.us, if I can answer any questions or provide additional information. /tm attachments cc: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director