<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-58. - Public hearings regarding condemnation.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Purpose.</span> Pursuant to G.S. 106-740, no state or local public agency or governmental unit may
               formally initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within
               a VAD or EVAD until such agency or unit has requested the advisory board to hold a
               public hearing on the proposed condemnation, this subsection provides for such hearings.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Procedure.</span> The hearing procedure shall be as follows:
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               (1)
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               <span class="ital">Time period.</span> The total time period from the day that the request for a hearing has been received
               to the day that a final report is issued to the decision making body or the agency
               proposing the condemnation, shall not exceed 30 days. Five days prior to holding a
               public meeting, the advisory board must publish notice of said public hearing in a
               newspaper of general circulation where the VAD or EVAD is located and posting a copy
               of the notice by any electronic means. If the agency agrees to an extension, the agency
               and the advisory board shall mutually agree upon a schedule to be set forth in writing
               and made available to the public.
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               (2)
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               <span class="ital">Review.</span> The advisory board shall meet to review:
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               a.
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               If the need for the project has been satisfactorily established by the agency or unit
               of government involved, including a review of any fiscal impact analysis conducted
               by the agency involved; and
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               b.
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               Whether there are alternatives to the proposed action that have less impact and are
               less destructive to the agricultural activities of the VAD or EVAD within which the
               proposed action is to take place.
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               (3)
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               <span class="ital">Consultation.</span> The advisory board shall consult with the County Cooperative Extension Service, USDA
               Natural Resources Conservation Service, and may consult with any other individuals,
               agencies or organizations, public or private, necessary to the advisory board's review
               of the proposed action. Land value will not be a factor in the selection between properties
               under consideration for the proposed action.
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               (4)
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               <span class="ital">Report of findings.</span> After a public hearing, the advisory board shall make a report containing its findings
               and recommendations regarding the proposed action. The report shall be made available
               to the decision-making body of the agency proposing acquisition and the general public.
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               (5)
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               <span class="ital">Formal initiation of condemnation.</span> Pursuant to G.S. 106-740, the county shall not permit any formal initiation of condemnation
               by local agencies while the proposed condemnation is properly before the advisory
               board within these time limitations.
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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)
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