ORD-2022-005-Approval of Revisions to Orange County voluntary farmland protection program Ordinance code ordinances chapter 48 and boundary adjustment for the New Hope voluntary agricultural district

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ORD - 2022 - 005 3 Attachmenti ions to Voluntary FarmlandProtection r rOrdinance i Chapter 48 - VOLUNTARY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM i Footnotes . i 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 . 484 . - 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 -244 992 , Art . II, eff. 04 - 014 992) 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 MIR ; m „ o rickedecrease the likelihood of legal disputes such as nuisance swits actions 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 -244992 , Art . III, eff. 04 - 014992 ; Amend . of 06 -23 -2005 , eff. 06 -23 -2005 ) Sec . 484 . - Definitions . The following are defined for purposes of this Ordinance : Agricultural district. Voluntary Agricultural District and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District .