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McAdams Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland page 2 <br />Section 105-277.2 (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 />you have 30 days within which to evaluate the application for compliance with the above <br />requirements and return your finding to the Environment and Resource Conservation <br />Department. In your response, please be as specific as you can be regarding how the property <br />complies. Provided the property is certified as qualifying farmland, and the Agricultural <br />Preservation Board recommends designation as a voluntary agricultural district, the Board of <br />Commissioners could consider the request in the fall of 2008. <br />The McAdams have identified three tracts for consideration for the VAD program. Two tracts <br />(TMBL# 3.13..9 and 3.13..13E) are part of McAdams Properties, LLC. The third tract (TMBL# <br />3.13..13C) is owned by Howard and Karen McAdams. Revisions to the Voluntary Farmland <br />Protection Program, adopted in June 2005, reduced the minimum participating farm size <br />requirement to 20 acres. Together the three adjacent tracts contain more than 191 acres, well <br />exceeding the minimum requirement. <br />The subject property is located in Cheeks Township. Please find the attached maps showing <br />the boundaries of the property and a tabulation of acreage by soil type. You may wish to refer <br />to these when completing your review. <br />Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at 210-2595 or by <br />email at cmoon@co.orange.nc.us, if I can answer any questions or provide additional <br />information. <br />/tm <br />attachments <br />cc: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />