<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-27. - Public hearings.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Purpose.</span> 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 the 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 20 days of receipt of the request.
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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 may consult with cooperative extension, 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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               The advisory board shall respond to the requesting agency within 30y days of the advisory
               board receiving a request for condemnation.
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               (5)
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               Pursuant to G.S. 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 8-3-2004, art. X)
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