(A) (1) A proposal to create an agriculture protection area or an amendment to an existing agriculture protection area within the unincorporated part of the county may be filed by completing the standard forms created by the County Planning and Zoning Department and by filing said forms in the Office of the County Planning and Zoning Department.
(2) The written petition shall:
(a) Contain a legal description, including acreage, of the land proposed to be considered as an agriculture protection area;
(b) The names of the owners of record of the land proposed to be included within the agriculture protection area;
(c) For each parcel of land, or any portion thereof:
1. The tax parcel number or account number identifying each parcel; and
2. The number of acres of each parcel.
(d) Addressed, stamped envelopes for each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area;
(e) Contain a notarized declaration signed by the property owner(s);
(f) Contain a description of the agricultural pursuits on the property;
(g) Contain any proposed limits on the types of agriculture production to be allowed within the agriculture protection area;
(h) Contain a site plan showing structures, uses and acreages of agricultural production on the property; and
(i) Contain any other information reasonably requested by the County Zoning Administrator.
(B) (1) To be accepted for processing by the County Planning and Zoning Department, a proposal under division (A)(1)(a) above shall be signed by a majority number of all owners of real property and the owners of a majority of the land area in agricultural production within the proposed agriculture protection area.
(2) For the purpose of this division (B), the owners of real property shall be determined by the records of the County Recorder.
(C) The County Planning and Zoning Department shall accept and process such forms only if they are properly completed and accompanied by the filing fee. The filing fee is set forth in the adopted county fee schedule.
(D) An agriculture protection area may include, within its boundaries, land used for a roadway, dwelling site, park or other non-agricultural use, if that land constitutes less than 10% of the total acreage within the agriculture protection area.
(E) Any property or parcel proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area must be in the A Zone.
(F) Parcels that include property that is not eligible under this section may still be eligible for inclusion in an agriculture protection area, though the agriculture protection area will not include those parts that are not eligible.
(Ord. 2024-5-3, passed 5-13-2024; Ord. 2024-5-4, passed 5-13-2024)