Minutes - Feb. 18, 2013 Reg. Meeting

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BK - 00025 PG:0364 • The program informs non - farming neighbors and potential land purchasers that the participating farm may emit noise, dust, forestry operations and smells (this feature may help avoid conflicts between neighbors and potential nuisance claims); • The program gives the farming community a better voice in Lee County Commissioners decisions affecting farmland through county -wide farmland protection planning and other means; • The program requires the Lee County Commissioners to use farmland "as a last resort" if they are attempting to condemn county lands; • The program would provide greenspace and natural resources as the county's population and development expands; • The program maintains opportunities to produce locally grown food and fiber; • An agricultural advisory board that represents the interests of agriculture in local government. ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS The following are defined for purposes of this ordinance: Advisory Board Lee County Agricultural Advisory Board Chair Chair of the Lee County Agricultural Advisory Board District Voluntary Agricultural District as established by this ordinance Board of Commissioners: Lee County Board of Commissioners Mile: An aerial mile, defined as the line between two points. Farmland: Land suitable for the production of food, fiber and timber products Agriculture: As defined in N.C.G.S. 106 -581.1 I . The cultivation of soil for production and harvesting of crops, including but not limited to fruits, vegetables, sod, flowers and ornamental plants. 2. The planting and production of trees and timber. 3. Dairying and the raising, management, care, and training of livestock, including horses, bees, poultry, and other animals for individual and public use, consumption, and marketing. 4. Aquaculture as defined in G.S. 106 -758. 5. The operation, management, conservation, improvement, and maintenance of a farm and the structures and buildings on the farm, including building and structure repair, replacement, expansion, and construction incident to the farming operation.