<div class="chunk-title">Article XII. - Public Hearings</div>
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               A.
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               <span class="ital">Purpose.</span> Pursuant to N.C.G.S. Â§ 106-740, which provides that no state or local public agency
               or governmental unit may formally initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying
               farmland within a District until such agency or unit has requested the Advisory Board
               to hold a public hearing on the proposed condemnation.
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               B.
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               <span class="ital">Procedure.</span>
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               1.
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               Upon receiving a request, the Advisory Board shall publish notice describing the proposed
               action in the appropriate newspapers of Craven County within five business days of
               the request, and will in the same notice notify the public of a public hearing on
               the proposed condemnation, to be held within no less than 15 and no more than 25 days
               of receipt of the request. Fees and costs associated with the individual or group
               requesting the hearing (and appropriate notices).
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               2.
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               The Advisory Board shall meet to review:
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               a.
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               Whether the need for the project has been satisfactorily established by the agency
               or unit of government involved, including a review of any fiscal impact analysis conducted
               by the agency involved; and
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               b.
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               Whether there are alternatives to the proposed action that have less impact and are
               less disruptive to the agricultural activities of the District within which the proposed
               action is to take place.
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               3.
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               The Advisory Board shall consult with the County Agricultural Extension Agent, the
               Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist, and any other individuals,
               agencies, or organizations deemed by the Advisory Board to be necessary for its review
               of the proposed action.
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               4.
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               Within no less than 15 days and nor more than 25 days after the hearing, the Advisory
               Board shall make a report containing its findings and recommendations regarding the
               proposed action. The report shall be made available to the public prior to its being
               conveyed to the decision-making body of the agency proposing the acquisition.
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               5.
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               There will be a period of ten days allowed for public comment on the report of the
               Advisory Board.
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               6.
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               After the ten-day period for public comment has expired, the Advisory Board shall
               submit a final report containing all of its findings and recommendations regarding
               the proposed action to the decision making body of the agency proposing the acquisition.
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               7.
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               The total time period, from the day that a request for a hearing has been received
               to the day that a final report is issued to the decision making body of the agency
               proposing the acquisition, shall not exceed 60 days. If the agency agrees to an extension,
               the agency and the Advisory Board shall mutually agree upon a schedule to be set forth
               in writing and made available to the public.
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               8.
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               Pursuant to N.C.G.S. Â§ 106-740, the Board of Commissioners shall not permit any formal
               initiation of condemnation by local agencies while the proposed condemnation is properly
               before the Advisory Board.
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               (Ord. of 1-5-2009, Art. XII; Ord. of 12-19-2011, Art. XII)
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