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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />I1 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />zs <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />7. Study additional rnethods of farmland preservation and make recommendations <br />to the Orange County Board of'Commissioners; and <br />8. Perform other related tasks or duties assigned by the Orange County Boazd of <br />County Commissioners; and <br />9. Provide reconunendations and input on modifications to the countywide farmland <br />protection plan, incorporated in the County's Lands Legacy Program, as defined in <br />N.C.G.S. §106-744 (e) (1) for presentation to the Board of Commissioners, <br />ARTICLE VI <br />CREATION OF VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL, DISTRICTS <br />A. Districts <br />7 <br />Oran>?e County is hereby divided into 7 Voluntary A>?ricultural Districts that will <br />become effective upon implementation as provided in this Article. The boundaries of <br />each District are identified as follows and are depicted on the map which is Exhibit A <br />to this Ordinance: <br />1. Cedar Grove <br />2. HiEh Rock / Efland <br />3. Cane Creek / Buckhorn <br />4. White Cross <br />5. New Hope <br />6. Schley / Eno <br />7. Caldwell <br />B. Implementation <br />In order to implement the purposes stated in Article III, this program provides for the <br />creation of Voluntary Agricultural Districts that meet the following standard: <br />The District shall consist of a minimum of one or more Certified Oualifyin>i Farms. <br />Fam~land that does not meet the minimtun acreage requirement to be certified but that meets <br />all other certification qualifications may be added to azi existing Dishict upon execution by <br />the owner and the recording of a conservation agreement between the County and the <br />owner. <br />