To secure county certification as qualifying farmland in either a Voluntary Agricultural District or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District, a farm must:
(A) Be used for bona fide farm purposes, as that term is defined in G.S. § 106-743(a) and G.S. § 160D-903;
(B) Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with the National Resources Soil Conservation Service defined erosion control practices.
(C) Be the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in G.S. § 121-35, between the local government administering the Voluntary Agricultural District program and the owner of such land that prohibits non-farm use or development of such land for a period of at least ten years, except for the creation of not more than three lots that meet applicable county and municipal zoning and subdivision regulations. The form of the conservation agreement shall be approved by the Agricultural Advisory Board created under G.S. § 106-739.
(D) Be located in the unincorporated area of Davie County, unless there is an agreement with a municipality through which the county is authorized to exercise the authority of the municipality on its behalf.
(1996 Code, § 157.07) (Ord. passed 5-7-2012; Ord. passed - -2018; Ord. passed 3-7-2022)