<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-26. - Authority and purpose of article.</div>
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               This article is adopted pursuant to authority conferred by the North Carolina General
               Statutes ("G.S.") 106-735 through 106-744, ch. 153A, and ch. 160D.
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               The purpose of this article is to promote agricultural values and the general welfare
               of Buncombe County, and more specifically: to increase identity and pride in the agricultural
               community and its way of life; to encourage the economic and financial health of agriculture,
               horticulture and forestry; and to increase protection from non-farm development and
               other negative impacts on properly managed farms.
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="797622">
                  Ord. No. 16-11-01
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               , Â§ 1(Exh. A), 11-1-16;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="1118554">
                  Ord. No. 21-05-06
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               , Â§ 1(Exh. A), 5-4-21)
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