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0 BOOK 22 PAGE 319 <br />• The program informs non-farming neighbors and potential land purchasers that the <br />participating farm may emit noise, dust, forestry operations and smells (this feature may <br />help avoid conflicts between neighbors and potential nuisance claims); <br />• The program gives the farming community a better voice in Lee County Commissioners <br />decisions affecting farmland through county-wide farmland protection planning and <br />other means; <br />• The program requires the Lee County Commissioners to use farmland "as a last resort" <br />if they are attempting to condemn county lands; <br />• The program would provide greenspace and natural resources as the county's population <br />and development expands and <br />• The program maintains opportunities to produce locally grown food and fiber. <br />• An agricultural advisory board that represents the interests of agriculture in local <br />government <br />ARTICLE IV <br />DEFINITIONS <br />The following are defined for purposes of this ordinance: <br />Advisory Board: Lee County Agricultural Advisory Board <br />Chair: Chair of the Lee County Agricultural Advisory Board <br />District: Voluntary Agricultural District as established by this ordinance <br />Board of <br />Commissioners: Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />Mile: An aerial mile, defined as the line between two points. <br />Qualified land: Land enrolled in, or qualified to be enrolled in, the present-use value <br />taxation program. <br />ARTICLE V <br />AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD <br />A. Creation <br />The Board of Commissioners shall establish an Agricultural Advisory Board to implement <br />the provisions of this program. <br />B. Membership <br />The Advisory Board shall consist of no less than seven (7) members appointed by the Board <br />of Commissioners. <br />