TITLE
Title
APPROVE THREE (3) VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (VAD) APPLICATIONS
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Will Strader, Interim Guilford County Extension Director
Marcus Williams, Agriculture Agent
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BACKGROUND
Background
The purpose of Voluntary Agricultural Districts (VADs) and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts (EVADs) is to promote the preservation of farmland in Guilford County so that development and growth will be accompanied by protection of farms and non-farm development and other negative impacts on properly managed farms, recognizing the importance of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county. VADs and EVADs designate where bonafide agricultural operations are happening on the property, protect the property owner from nuisance lawsuits related to normal farming operations, provide public awareness of agriculture, notify adjacent landowners and those considering purchasing adjacent properties about the farming operations, give eligibility for some cost-share programs for conservation, and exempt the landowner from some municipal requirements.
Guilford County established VAD/EVAD in Article III of Chapter 15 of the Guilford County Code of Ordinances and is authorized by Article 61of Chapter 106 of the North Carolina General Statutes: The Farmland Preservation Enabling Act.
During its January 20, 2025 meeting the Guilford County Agricultural Advisory Board voted to recommend approval of the following applications to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners pursuant to Sec. 15-66 of the Guilford County Code of Ordinances:
1. VAD application #2023-07, being 238.44 acres and comprised of 2 tax parcels #128555 being 121.15 acres and #128232 being 117.29 acres. Owned by Daniel and Ann Mosca ( Summit Lake II LLC.) P.O. Box 415 Browns Summit, NC 27214
2. VAD application #2024-01, being 125.72 acres and comprised of 5 tax parcels (113976 being 84.05 acres, #113995 being 13.09 acres, #11...
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