<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-129. - Donation of conservation easements.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">General.</span> The BOCC may accept a voluntary donation or devise of conservation easements.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Description.</span> The donation of conservation easements is legally binding, restricting the owner
               and future owners to agricultural and/or open space use of the land. The conservation
               easements will be held in public trust by the county in perpetuity.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Minimum eligibility criteria.</span> The agricultural and/or open space land must be at least 20 acres in size or contiguous
               to at least two qualifiable farms which will create a tract of not less than 20 acres
               and be in agricultural and/or open space use or be of such significant open space,
               agricultural or environmental importance that the 20 acre minimum will be waived upon
               recommendation of staff.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Application procedure.</span> Upon contact by landowner, a meeting will be set with the county staff to discuss
               the possible donation and negotiate the parameters, reserved rights and restrictions
               of the agreement.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Review of applications.</span> The farmland board will review the documentation to determine whether the minimum
               eligibility criteria are met or whether to waive any of the criteria.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Public disclosure.</span> During negotiations concerning the donation of conservation easements, information
               will be kept confidential, as allowed by law. Following a donation agreement, information
               may be made public as provided by law.
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               (Ord. No. 7-12-99, Â§ IV; Ord. of 5-27-03)
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