HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0622All applications will stay active for three (3) years. After three (3) years a new
application must be submitted in order to be considered for review. If new information
becomes available or circumstances change it is the applicant's responsibility to submit the new
information for consideration.
Ranking Sheet
The Technical Review Committee will review applications that meet the
minimum criteria. The Committee will evaluate each application using the
Farmland Ranking System (Appendix A). The ranking system will be used
to prioritize all land seeking sale or donation of their development rights.
Site Assessment
This section contains eleven (11) questions that evaluate the size,
location and other attributes of the land seeking purchase of their
development rights. Each factor is assigned a point value based on
its relative importance to other factors.
Soil Assessment
All soils in Iredell County have been rated and placed into groups
ranging from the most productive farmland soils to the least
productive. Soils are assigned a Soil Group Number.
The total acreage of the parcel will be categorized by an appropriate
proportion of their Soil Group Numbers. Each Soil Group Number
has been assigned a relative value based on its qualities related to
farming. This value is applied to the acreage amounts to develop a
relative score.
Bonus Points
Bonus points will be assigned for donation of land. Donated land
will be evaluated in conjunction with the land being requested for
purchase of development rights.
Establishment of the Technical Review Committee
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will appoint the Technical Review
Committee.
The committee will be comprised of two (2) members from the Farmland
Preservation Board, one (1) member from the Soil and Water Conservation
District Board, one (1) member from the development community, two (2)
members at -large from the farming community and the County Extension
Director.
Two (2) of the members will serve terms of two (2) years; two (2) of the members will
serve terms of three (3) years; and three (3) members will serve a term of four (4) years. After
the first terms expire, all members will serve a four-year term. The Iredell County Board of
Commissioners will decide how the first terms of office will be distributed.
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Farmland Preservation Board Chairman Jim Dobson thanked the commissioners
for the opportunity to explore the PDR program. He said the concept was new to the
county and revisions might need to be made in the future.
Chairman Tice then read the following PDR resolution.
RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
AS
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the Iredell County Farmland Preservation Board proposes a program known as
Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) which aims to preserve large tracts of land for protection of
agriculture and open space; and
WHEREAS, the PDR program protects land through the acquisition of conservation easements;
and
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