45-40. Purpose
The purposed of Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts is to provide, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §106-743.1 et seq., all the benefits to the County of Voluntary Agricultural Districts under Part 1 of this Article, with additional benefits to the County and to its farmland beyond that available in a voluntary agricultural district established under Part 2 of this Article, when the owner of the farmland agrees to the condition imposed hereunder.
- Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts must meet all the requirements of Part1 of this Article.
- Landowners who desire inclusion of their land in an Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District must not only meet all the requirements of Part 1 of this Article, but must also enter into an irrevocable agricultural easement and conservation agreement (pursuant to N.C.G.S. §121-35) for a term of 10 years with Henderson County through its Agricultural Advisory Board, as specified below. Such easement shall contain a provision that at its expiration the easement automatically renews for subsequent 3 year periods unless either party gives the other written notice prior to such expiration to Henderson County and its Agricultural Advisory Board.
- The form of the agreement required under A., above, shall be approved by the Henderson County Agricultural Advisory Board, and shall meet the requirements of N.C.G.S. §106-743.2.
