For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Any term not defined in this chapter shall have the meaning as defined in any chapter of the County Code. Any term not defined in the County Code in any chapter shall have its generally accepted meaning.
ADVISORY BOARD. Agricultural Land Preservation Board appointed by the Carroll County Board of Commissioners to guide the County Agricultural Land Preservation Program.
AGRICULTURAL LAND. All real property within the boundaries of the county carried on the tax rolls of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) as agricultural and has been used as an agricultural purpose continuously for at least one year.
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Land and Resource Management, or its successor agency.
EASEMENT. A grant by a property owner for the use of land for a specific purpose by another person to establish a material interest in the property.
FARMING UNIT. Contiguous agricultural parcels under one ownership and farmed as one operation.
PROGRAM MANAGER. Carroll County Agricultural Land Preservation Program Manager.
WOODLAND AREAS. Land one acre in size or greater that is at least 10% stocked with trees or that had such tree cover prior to a recent harvest and is not currently developed for a non-forest use.
(Ord. 2022-13, passed 8-25-2022)