(1) The Rural Land Management Board being charged with, as provided in Section 26-8 of the Code of Ordinances, administering any program funded for the purpose of acquiring conservation easements or other interests in land designed to conserve and manage agricultural, rural and natural lands, shall administer the Small Farm Conservation Easement Program.
(2) In order for a small farm conservation easement to be considered for purchase by the Rural Land Management Board, it must meet the following minimum criteria:
(a) The applicant or applicants must have good, marketable, fee simple title to the parcel of land upon which the conservation easement is proposed to be imposed;
(b) The parcel of land upon which the conservation easement is proposed to be imposed must be located within the agricultural and rural land category or the natural areas category land use categories as determined by the Rural Land Management Plan;
(c) The parcel of land in question shall:
i. Be at least (10), but less than twenty (20), acres in size; and
ii. Be an active farm as defined in Section 26-1.
(d) All landowners of the parcel shall agree for the duration of the conservation easement to maintain a conservation plan created by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and/or a forest stewardship plan created by the Kentucky Division of Forestry if more than fifty (50) percent forested, and shall implement the plan according to the approved schedule.
(e) Applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the rural land staff that the parcel is engaged in agricultural activities.
(Ord. No. 004-2025, § 1, 1-23-25)