(A) Duty of the Advisory Board. It shall be the duty of the Advisory Board to advise the Board of Commissioners or the agency or office to which the Board of Commissioners delegate authority to oversee county land use planning, on the status, progress and activities of the county’s agricultural district program and to also coordinate the formation and maintenance of agricultural districts with the county’s land use planning activities and the county’s land use plan if one currently exists at the time this chapter is enacted or when one is formed.
(B) Posting of notice. The following notice, of a size and form suitable for posting, shall be posted in the office of the Register of Deeds, and any other office or agency the Advisory Board deems necessary: “Surry County has established agricultural districts to protect and preserve agricultural lands and activities. These districts have been developed and mapped by the county to inform all purchasers of real property that certain agricultural and forestry activities, including but not limited to pesticide spraying, manure spreading, machinery and truck operation, livestock operations, sawing, irrigation, operation of engines that generate power, pump water and run tillage equipment, and other common farming activities may occur in these districts any time during the day or night. Maps and information and the location and establishment of these districts can be obtained from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service office, the office of the Register of Deeds, the County Planning office, or the Natural Resources Conservation Service office”.
(C) Growth corridors. At such time as the county might establish designated growth corridors, agricultural districts will not be permitted in the designated growth corridors, as delineated on the official county planning map without the approval of the Board of Commissioners. Districts located in growth corridors designated after the effective date of this program may remain, but shall not be expanded within the growth corridor area without the approval of the Board of Commissioners.
(Ord. passed 3-16-2015; Ord. passed 9-4-2018)