<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-81. - Approval process.</div>
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               (a)
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               Within 30 days of receipt of a complete application, the county extension director
               or their designee shall verify the landowner's real property:
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               (a)
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               Is being used for bona fide farm purposes and, if highly-erodible land exists on the
               farm, is managed in accordance with the Natural Resources Conservation Service's most
               recent version of the Field Office Technical Guide defined erosion-control practices
               that are implemented on highly-erodible land, pursuant to <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH4AGDI_ARTIVCEQUFA_S4-65RE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">section 4-65</a> of this chapter; and
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               (b)
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               Conforms with the requirements of a qualifying farm pursuant to <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH4AGDI_ARTIIICRVOAGDIENVOAGDI_S4-50IM" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">section 4-50</a> of this chapter.
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               (b)
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               Once verified, the county extension director or their designee shall forward the complete
               application to the advisory board. The advisory board shall meet within 60 days, or
               as soon thereafter as possible, to approve or disapprove the application. The county
               shall notify the landowner by first class mail of approval or disapproval of participation
               in the district. If the application is disapproved, the reasons for disapproval shall
               be noted in the notification letter. The landowner has the right to appeal a disapproval
               pursuant to <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH4AGDI_ARTVAPAPAPPR_S4-82AP" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">section 4-82</a> of this chapter.
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               (c)
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               Upon approval of a complete application by the advisory board, the landowner and the
               advisory board shall enter into a conservation agreement that is signed by both parties
               and recorded in the county register of deeds' office.
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               (Ord. No. 2008-16, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 2022-26, 12-19-2022)
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