The Board of Commissioners recognizes the critical need for proper management of environmental issues as the county faces growth in the coming years. It is the policy of this county to conserve, protect, and encourage the development, improvement, and preservation of its agriculture land and forest land for the production of food, fiber, and other products. When other land uses extend into agricultural and forest areas, agricultural and forestry operations often become the subject of nuisance suits. It is the purpose of this subchapter to reduce potential nuisance suits by providing advance notice to surrounding landowners of the presence of enhanced agricultural districts and to encourage the preservation and protection of farm land from nonfarm development, recognizing the importance of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county.
(Ord. passed 10-15-2007)