The following efforts will be made to alert a person inquiring about purchasing real property (real estate), or inquiring about voluntary agricultural districts or farmlands within the Voluntary Agricultural District throughout the county. Specific efforts will include:
(A) Signs identifying approved farms within the Agricultural District shall be placed along the rights-of-way of major roads that pass through or next to the farms enrolled in the Agricultural District.
There shall be at least one sign posted for every farm, or as deemed appropriate by the Advisory Board, or its administrative agent for the county's Agricultural District Program. Placement of signage shall be coordinated with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and local utility departments.
(B) Maps identifying approved agricultural districts shall be provided by the Planning Department to the following agencies or offices, and placed on websites within the respective agencies, depending upon respective technology being used:
(1) Lexington, Thomasville, Denton and Davidson County Planning Departments;
(2) Wallburg and Midway incorporated public buildings;
(3) Register of Deeds;
(4) Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation District;
(5) North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service; and
(6) Any other such agency or office the Advisory Board deems appropriate.
(C) The following notice, of a size and form suitable for posting, shall be posted in the office of the Register of Deeds, and any other office or agency the Advisory Board deems necessary:
Davidson County has established an Agricultural District to protect and preserve agricultural lands and activities. The District has been developed and mapped by the county to inform all purchasers of real property that certain agricultural and forestry activities, including but not limited to, pesticide spraying, manure spreading, machinery and truck operation, livestock operations, sawing, controlled burning and other common farming activities, may occur in the District any time during the day or night. Maps and information on the location and establishment of the District can be viewed at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service office, Natural Resources Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation District, Geographic Information System Department, the office of the Register of Deeds, and the County Planning Department.
(D) The County Planning Department shall maintain maps of approved district within the county geographic information mapping system database. This mapping information may be viewed by accessing the county website at www.co.davidson.nc.us, or at the County Planning Department.
(E) The County Tax Department shall add a special notice to the Tax Inquiry Land Records System so that anyone doing title searches and record searches for outstanding tax bills will be advised to contact the County Planning Department concerning the location of the Voluntary Agricultural District prior to a change of parcel ownership.
(F) Notice of these methods of District notification and identification shall be included in all County Voluntary Agricultural District Program information brochures, which are made available to the public by the Cooperative Extension Service, County Planning Department, Natural Resources Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation District. Geographic Information System Department, the County Tax Department, and Register of Deeds.
(Ord. passed 2-14-12)