HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0465member will represent more than twenty-five of districts fn the county or twenty-five
percent (ftot of the total number
Percent (25"/0) of total land area.
Article V. q liention for Volunta
Agricultural Districts
Section 501. Purpose
The Purpose of voluntary agricultural dis
and financial well being of f trios shall be to encourage the economic
suits, undesirable non -f artmng areas, to increase mic
participatingarra development and other Protection from nuisance
fps, and to increase the identit negative impacts on
community and its way of life. y and
pride in the agricultural
Section 502. Procedure
(502.1) An agricultural district shall initially consist of at least 50 or
acres ofqualifying farmland, or at least two (2) or more
collectively will create a district. Ana more contiguous
adding qualifying, _ g"cultural district May be fYing fps' Which
landowners oc tiuo st o the district. by application b y be enlarged fby
a
Y qualifying non-farm
(502.2) Upon receipt of an application, PPlication, the Board will forward copies i
(A) The Iredell Count P mmediately
County
Tax A
(B) The Iredell County Office and,
evaluationp y Soil and Water Conservation District Office for their
receipt.
complete, Pursuant to Article VI. The said offices shall evaluate,
and return their copies to the Chairman within thin
Y (30) days of
(502.3) Within thirty (30) days ofrecei t ofres
Assessor and the Soil and rec p Pective reports from the Count
meet and render a decision regarding District Office y Tax
applicant by mail of its decision.d�ng the application. The Boazd w 11 notify
(502 4 the
If the application is denied b
appeal the decision to the Iredell y the Bard' the Petitioner has thin
shall l tin 10
presented in antY Board of Commissioners 3 Such a p
final.g• The decision of the Board of
Commissioners seal
Section 503. Public Notice
Upon establishment,
maps maivoluntary agricultural dist
public ricts will be
ntained by the Iredell County Plaanin marked on official
view in the fbllowing county offices. g Department
and displayed for
(A) Register of Deeds
(B) Planning Department/Code Enforcement
(C) Tax Supervisor / GIS Mapping Department
(D) Soil and Water Conservation District
(E) Cooperative Extension Service
(P) Land Records Office
(G) Any other office deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners
Section 504. Subdivision Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance Review
Developers ofmajorsubdivisions or planned unit developments designate on the final plat or development 1
agricultural districts within one-half 1/2 Pans' the exis existence tof voluntary
development. ( )mile radius of the
Proposed
Section 505. Public Information