<div class="chunk-title">[Sec. 7.1. - Criteria.]</div>
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               To secure county certification as qualifying farmland in the Voluntary/Enhanced Voluntary
               Agricultural District a farm must meet all of the criteria set forth herein:
               
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                  (a)
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                  It must [be] actively engaged in agriculture as that word is defined in G.S. 106-581.1
                  and has a written conservation plan as determined by the agriculture advisory board.
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                  (b)
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                  If highly erodible land exists on the farm, it must be managed in accordance with
                  the Natural Resources Conservation Service defined erosion-control practices that
                  are addressed to said highly-erodible land.
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                  (c)
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                  It must be the subject of a conservation agreement, as defined in G.S. 121-35, between
                  the county and the owner of such land that prohibits non-farm use or development of
                  such land for a period of at least ten years, except for the creation of not more
                  than three lots that meet applicable county land use regulations.
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                  (d)
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                  It must be located in the unincorporated area of Jackson County or within the jurisdiction
                  of a municipality or the Qualla Reservation if such entity has elected to participate
                  in this program.
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               (Ord. No. O2008-03, 2-4-2016)
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