HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0463 (2)IREDELL COUNTY VOLUNTARY
FARMLAND PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
Article I. Policy And Purpose
It is the policy of Iredell County to conserve, protect and encourage the
development, improvement, and preservation of its agricultural land and
forestland for the production of food, fiber, and other products. When other land
uses extend into agricultural and forest areas, agricultural and forestry operations
often become the subject of nuisance suits. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to
reduce the loss of available and productive farmland by limiting the
circumstances under which an agricultural or forestry operation may be deemed to
be a nuisance, and to encourage the voluntary preservation and protection of
farmland from non-farm development, recognizing the importance of agriculture
to the economic and cultural life of the county.
Article II. Enactment
Pursuant to authority conferred by North Carolina General Statute 106-743, and
for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of
Iredell County, the Board of Commissioners of Iredell County, North Carolina
does enact the following sections, which shall be known as the VOLUNTARY
FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM ORDINANCE of Iredell County,
North Carolina.
Article III. Definitions
The following terms are defined for purposes of this ordinance.
Board - Iredell County Farmland Preservation Advisory Board
Board of Commissioners - Iredell County Board of Commissioners
Chairman — Chairman of the Farmland Preservation Advisory Board
District — Voluntary Agricultural District
Article IV. Farmland Preservation Board
Section 401. Creation
A county farmland preservation board, consisting of seven (7) members appointed
by the Board of Commissioners, is hereby established.
Section 402. Membership
(402.1) Each board member shall be a resident of Iredell County.
(402.2) Five (5) of the seven (7) members shall be actively engaged in farming and they
may be selected for appointment by the Board of Commissioners from a list of
possible candidates submitted to the Board of Commissioners by: the Iredell
County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Iredell County Cooperative
Extension Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service
Agency. Appointments should be made with an effort to have the broadest
geographical representation possible.
(402.3) All members are to serve for terns of four (4) years, except the initial Board is
to consist of two (2) appointees for a tern of two (2) years; three (3) appointees
for terms of three (3) years, and two (2) appointees for terms of four (4) years.
thereafter, all appointments are to be for terms of four (4) years, with
reappointments permitted.