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\~/ <br />Jolts: Pope 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 Districf 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 spring of 2007. <br />Please note that the proposed agricultural district is comprised of one tract located in Cedar <br />Grove Township containing, more than 65 acres. Revisions to the Voluntary Farmland <br />Protection Program, adopted in June 2005, reduced the minimum participating farm size <br />requirement to 20 acres. At 65.34 acres, John Pope Farms LLC exceeds the minimum <br />requirement. <br />Please find the attached vicinity map showing the boundaries of the property and a tabulation <br />of acreage by soil type. You may wish to refer to these when completing your review. <br />Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at 969-8959 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 />