<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-7. - Application, approval, and appeal procedure.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Application procedure.</span>
               
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               (1)
               
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               A landowner may apply to participate in the program by making application to the chairperson
               of the advisory board or a designated staff person. The application shall be on forms
               provided by the advisory board. The application to participate in a district may be
               filed with the certification for qualifying farmland.
               
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               (2)
               
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               An agreement to sustain, encourage, and promote agriculture must be executed by the
               landowner and recorded with the advisory board.
               
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               (3)
               
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               The advisory board may collect a one-time application fee of $35.00 from the landowner.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Approval process.</span>
               
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               (1)
               
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               Upon submission of the application to the advisory board, the advisory board shall
               meet within 90 days to approve or disapprove the application. The chairperson shall
               notify the applicant by first class mail of approval or disapproval of participation
               in the district.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Upon receipt of an application, the chairperson will forward copies immediately to
               the following offices which shall be asked to provide comments, if any, to the advisory
               board prior to the date set for the advisory board vote on the application:
               
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               a.
               
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               The county tax assessor;
               
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               b.
               
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               The county soil and water conservation district office;
               
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               c.
               
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               The natural resources conservation service;
               
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               d.
               
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               The state forest service; and
               
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               e.
               
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               The county community development department.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Appeal.</span> If an application is denied by the advisory board, the petitioner shall have 30 days
               to appeal the decision to the board of commissioners. Such appeal shall be presented
               in writing. The decision of the board of commissioners is final.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 14-177; Ord. of 8-6-2002, art. VIII)
               
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