§ 151.03 AGRICULTURE PROTECTION AREAS.
   (A)   Advisory Board.
      (1)   Established. An Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board is hereby established for the county, pursuant to UCA § 17-41-201, to perform the duties set out in UCA § 17-41-201, or any later amendment or enactment of that section.
      (2)   Appointment of Board members. The County Commission shall appoint five members to the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board established under UCA § 17-41-201.
      (3)   Term in office, removal of members. Each member appointed to the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board shall serve on said Board until expiration of that member’s respective term on the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors or for a term as established at the time of appointment. The County Commission may remove and replace any Advisory Board member for cause or for failure to perform the required duties.
      (4)   Officers. The members of the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be selected from among the members of the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board. A selection of a county employee to serve as Secretary must be approved by the County Commission.
      (5)   Quorum and rules of operation. Any three members of the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum of that Board. All actions of the Board must be made in a meeting at which a quorum is present. Any actions of the Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board must be approved by at least three members of that Board. All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the state’s Open and Public Meetings Act, as set forth in UCA §§ 52-4-1 et seq.
(Prior Code, § 7-5-1)
   (B)   Minimum size for agriculture protection areas. Pursuant to UCA § 17-41-301(5), or any later amendment or enactment of that section, the minimum acreage (five acres) required for greenbelt must be included in each agriculture protection area established within the county.
(Prior Code, § 7-5-2)
   (C)   Fees for accepting and processing proposals. Any person filing a proposal to create an agriculture protection area, pursuant to UCA § 17-41, shall pay a fee at the time of filing. The amount of the fee shall be established by resolution of the County Commission. In addition, any person or persons filing a proposal for creation of an agriculture protection area shall reimburse the county for all publication costs incurred by the county in publishing the notices required under UCA § 17-41, or any subsequent amendment or enactment of that statute.
(Prior Code, § 7-5-3)
   (D)   Filing procedure. All proposals to create agriculture protection areas within the county shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk. All proposals must be accompanied by the filing fee established by the County Commission.
(Prior Code, § 7-5-4)
(Ord. 02-01, passed 4-2-2002)