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3523
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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ACTIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL OR FOREST USE. HOWEVER,
THE BOARD MAY ADMIT PARCELS OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES THAT
ARE CONTIGUOUS TO AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
AND ARE IN A DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL AREA.
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(2) AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES SHOULD FOLLOW AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE, EXISTING
PHYSICAL SEPARATIONS, SUCH AS STREAMS, VALLEYS, ROADS,
ETC.
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(3) THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT TO FORM AN
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT IS 300 ACRES OF
CONTIGUOUS LAMP OR 500 ACRES OF NONCONTIGUOUS LAND.
HOWEVER, AFTER THE FORMATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT, THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT ALL
APPLICATIONS OF TEN OR MORE ACRES DURING THE OPEN
ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND SHALL EXPAND THAT DISTRICT
ACCORDINGLY.
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(4) AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR A MINIMUM OF EIGHT YEARS.
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT WHO HAVE NOT CONVEYED ANY
DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS MAY WITHDRAW THEIR LAMP BY GIVING THE
BOARD A ONE-YEAR NOTICE, PROVIDING THE PARCEL TO BE
WITHDRAWN HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT A MINIMUM OF EIGHT
YEARS. IN THE EVENT OF WITHDRAWALS FROM AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT, THE REMAINING PROPERTY OWNERS MAY
RETAIN THE DISTRICT REGARDLESS OF ACREAGE.
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(5) THE BOARD SHALL ACCEPT ALL APPLICATIONS
FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT. THE BOARD
SHALL REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE BOARD'S PROPOSAL WITHIN 45 DAYS.
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(6)(5) THE BOARD SHALL PROMOTE AN OPEN
ENROLLMENT PROGRAM ANNUALLY TO ATTRACT NEW LANDOWNERS TO
JOIN EXISTING OR NEW AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS.
275.
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(A) THE MINIMUM ACREAGE PERMITTED TO JOIN AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT IS TEN ACRES, EXCLUDING ANY ACREAGE
UPON WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE LOCATED, THAT ARE ACTIVELY
DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL OR FOREST USE. THE BOARD MAY
ADMIT PERSONS WITH PARCELS LESS THAN TEN ACRES TO AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
(B) DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SHOULD FOLLOW, AS CLOSELY
AS POSSIBLE, ELECTION DISTRICTS.
(C) THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT TO FORM AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT IS 300 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS LAND AND
500 ACRES OF NONCONTIGUOUS LAND.
(D) THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR
AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND SHALL EITHER ADOPT, REFUSE,
OR MODIFY THEM. THE BOARD SHALL REPORT THIS THEIR
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