File #: 25-0140    Version: 1 Name: Voluntary Agriculture District Presentation
Type: Manager's Report Status: Manager’s Report
File created: 2/19/2025 In control: County Manager's Office
On agenda: 3/18/2025 Final action:
Title: Voluntary Agriculture District Presentation
Attachments: 1. BOCC VAD presentation 3.18.25_Final (002).pdf
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Title

Voluntary Agriculture District Presentation

 

Action

ACTION:

Receive a presentation on Voluntary Agriculture Districts

 

 

Staff Contact:      Erin Stanforth, Sustainability and Resiliency Manager

 

 

Presentation:      Yes                                           

 

 

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:

In March 2023, the BOCC endorsed Mecklenburg County's Farmland Preservation Plan.  Establishment of a Voluntary Agricultural District ordinance in Mecklenburg County is a direct recommendation of the Farmland Preservation Plan. This presentation is intended to inform the BOCC of what a Voluntary Agricultural District ordinance is and how it will be utilized in Mecklenburg County.

 

The purpose of a Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance:

 

1) To promote the values and general welfare of Mecklenburg County agriculture by increasing the identity of, and pride in, the agricultural community and its way of life

2) To decrease likelihood of legal disputes, such as nuisance actions, between farmers and their neighbors.

3) To increase protection from non-farm development.

 

 

 

PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:

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POLICY IMPACT:

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FISCAL IMPACT:

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