(A) Procedure for notification.
(1) When the county computerizes its County Land Records System, the following requirements outlined in this section shall be implemented and enforced. Upon certification of qualifying farmland and designation of real property as a district, the title to that qualifying farmland and real property, which is contained in the County Land Records System, shall be changed to include a notice reasonably calculated to alert a person researching the title of a particular tract that such tract is located within one-half aerial mile of a Voluntary Agricultural District.
(2) The purpose of such notification is to inform current and potential residents and property owners in and adjacent to a Voluntary Agricultural District, that farming and agricultural activities may take place in this district any time during the day or night.
(3) The activities may include, but are not limited to pesticide spraying, manure spreading, machinery, and truck operations, burning, livestock operations, logging, and other common farming and forestry activities.
(B) Notice sample. The following notice shall be made available to everyone recording a deed or plat with the Register of Deeds.
NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE PURCHASERS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. BEAUFORT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS Beaufort County has established agricultural districts to protect and preserve agricultural lands and activities. These districts have been developed and mapped by the county to inform all purchasers of real property within one-half aerial mile of a Voluntary Agriculture District that certain agricultural activities, including but not limited to the following: pesticide spraying, manure spreading, machinery, and truck operations, burning, livestock operations, logging, and other common farming and forestry activities may take place in these districts any time during the day or night. Maps of the location of voluntary agriculture districts can be obtained through the overlay system provided to all county offices and the general public through internet access by the Tax Assessor’s Office. |
(C) Limit of liability. In no event shall the county or any of its officers, employees, members of the Advisory Board, or agents be held liable in damages for any misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance occurring in good faith in connection with the duties or obligations imposed by this chapter.
(D) No cause of action. In no event shall any cause of action arise out of the failure of a person researching the title of a particular tract to report to any person the proximity of the tract to a qualifying farm or Voluntary Agricultural District.
(Ord. passed 8-6-2007)