Agenda 03-01-22; 8-e - Approval of Revisions to Orange County Voluntary Farmland Protection Program Ordinance and Boundary Adjustment for the New Hope Voluntary Agricultural District

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3 Attachment 1: Revisions to Voluntary Farmland Protection Program Ordinance Chapter 48-VOLUNTARY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAMu Footnotes: --- (1) --- Editor's note—Ord. of June 23, 2005, revised the former Ch. 48, §§48-1-48-12, and enacted a new Ch. 48 as set out herein. The former Ch. 48 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. of Mar. 24, 1992, §§ I—XII, eff. Apr. 1, 1992; Ord. of Sept. 22, 1992; Ord. of Feb. 22, 1993; Ord. of May 24, 1993; Ord. of June 1, 1999, §§ III—V, VII; Ord. of Apr. 17, 2000. Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 8; planning and development, ch. 30. State Law reference—Farmland Preservation Enabling Act, G.S. 106-735 et seq. Sec. 48-1. -Title. An ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, entitled, "Voluntary Farmland Protection Ordinance." (Ord. of 03-24-1992, Art. I, eff. 04-01-1992) Sec. 48-2. -Authority. The articles and sections of this ordinance are adopted pursuant to authority conferred by the N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 106-735 through 106-744 and Chapter 153A. (Ord. of 03-24-1992, Art. II, eff. 04-01-1992) Sec. 48-3. - Purpose. Through its plans, ordinances and other programs, it is the expressed policy of Orange County to conserve, protect and encourage the preservation and improvement of agricultural land within the County boundaries as a critical component of the County's cultural and rural character and its economy by virtue of the production of food, fiber and other products. The purpose of this Ordinance is to reduce the loss of productive and existing farmland by promoting agricultural values and the general welfare of the County, recognize the existence of important farmlands by seeking to minimize risksclecrease the likelihood of legal disputes such as nuisance suctions that arise from the onset of other land uses, encourage participation in voluntary programs to preserve and protect farmland from non-farm development and increase identity and awareness of the agricultural community, and its role in the economic and cultural quality of life for all County residents. (Ord. of 03-24-1992, Art. III, eff. 04-01-1992; Amend. of 06-23-2005, eff. 06-23-2005) Sec. 48-4. - Definitions. The following are defined for purposes of this Ordinance: Agricultural district:Voluntary Agricultural District and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District.