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For the purpose of this document, certain words or terms used herein shall be
defined as follows:
A. Development rights
All rights, title and interests in the use of land for any and all purposes which
are not directly and customarily incidental to agricultural or open space uses.
B. Applicant
A person or entity that is requesting their development rights to be purchased
and held by a third party.
C. Agricultural Uses
Agricultural uses include, but are not limited to, the managed production of
crops, trees, horticultural specialties, viticulture, aquaculture, livestock and
livestock products. Associated uses allowable are sales and processing
necessary and customarily incidental to the agricultural activities.
D. Open Space Uses
Open space is land used for active and passive recreation, natural resource
protection and/or buffer areas. Open spaces may include, but is not limited
to lawns, walkways, active recreation areas, playgrounds, wooded areas,
greenways and watercourses.
Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (EV)
The area outside of the city or town limits where the zoning ordinances of
that particular city or town apply. Typically, the jurisdiction extends 1-2
miles outside of the city/town. limits.
Urban Service Area (USA)
Urban service areas are outside of the city/town limits where a particular
jurisdiction plans to extend urban services.
E. Farmland Management Plan
A farm that is certified by an agricultural agency by which the farm is
operated under sound management practices
Easement
A right, title, and interest in land owned by another person or entity that
requires the land owner to comply with a specific uses, limitations and/or
restrictions that relates to agriculture and conservation. All easements run
with the land regardless of ownership.
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA)
LESA is a model used in evaluating agricultural land. It uses a series of
ranking criteria for determining the advisability of land use change from
agricultural use to a non-agricultural use (usually residential).
F. Watershed
A region of land that drains into a larger body of water.
G. Wetland
Defined by the Clean Water Act as "those areas that are inundated or
saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient
to support, and that under normal circumstances do support a prevalence of
vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands
generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas.
H. Floodplain
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any
source.
I. Soil Series
The basic unit of soils classification consisting of soils that are essentially
alike in all major profile characteristics.
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