<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-62. - Additional benefits for Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts.</div>
<div class="chunk-content">
            <p class="incr0">
               (a)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               Land enrolled in the EVAD program is entitled to all of the benefits available under
               the VAD program, and to the following additional benefits:
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (1)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               <span class="ital">Sale of nonfarm products.</span> Landowners participating in EVAD may receive up to 25 percent of gross sales from
               the sale of nonfarm products and still qualify as a bona fide farm that is exempt
               from county zoning regulations under G.S. 160D-903. A farmer seeking to benefit from
               this subsection shall have the burden of establishing that the property's sale of
               nonfarm products did not exceed 25 percent of its gross sales. A county may adopt
               an ordinance pursuant to this section that sets forth the standards necessary for
               proof of compliance.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (2)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               <span class="ital">Agricultural cost share program.</span> Landowners participating in EVAD are eligible under G.S. 143-215.74(b) to receive
               the higher percentage of cost-share funds for the benefit of that farmland under the
               agriculture cost share program established pursuant to part 9 of<a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH21EMMA" class="section-link" data-product-id="12776"> article 21</a> of chapter 143 of the General Statutes to benefit that farmland.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (3)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               <span class="ital">Priority consideration.</span> State departments, institutions, or agencies that award grants to farmers are encouraged
               to give priority consideration to landowners participating in EVAD.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (4)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               <span class="ital">Utility assessment waiver.</span> As provided in<a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH58PLDE_ARTIIIFAPRPR_DIV3COAGVAEV_S58-59WAWASEAS" class="section-link" data-product-id="12776"> section 58-59</a>, waiver all county utility assessments in addition to waiver of water and sewer assessments
               is available to all participants in EVAD.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="historynote0">
               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="797622">
                  Ord. No. 16-11-01
                  </a>
               , 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
                  </a>
               , Â§ 1(Exh. A), 5-4-21)
               </p></div>