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According to the United States Department of Agriculture's 2007 Census of Agriculture, <br />there were 157,196 acres of land that were used for active agricultural operations that <br />year. Of this land, approximately 139,000 acres are located within the unincorporated <br />area of the County. <br />This objective, by itself, does not justify or suggest a need for Future Land Use <br />Amendments from Agricultural Designations. <br />POLICY 6.4: The County shall require that residential subdivision projects, site plan <br />projects, and planned development projects located inside the urban service area where <br />new residential lots or units are proposed adjacent to the urban service area boundary <br />include provisions for a special buffer along that boundary. This buffer shall protect <br />adjacent agricultural lands from conflicts with new residential uses. <br />Within the urban service area, the County shall require subdivision and planned <br />development projects that propose new residential lots adjacent to active agricultural <br />operations to provide special buffers. <br />Discussion ensued on the requirement for the buffers. <br />Mr. Paladin addressed the Board regarding the open space which was included during <br />the development of Quail Ridge. <br />Discussion continued on the requirement to construct the agricultural buffer. <br />Continuing with Objective 6, Director Keating provided an overview of the following <br />new policies: <br />POLICY 6.6: Residential projects created via the affidavit of exemption process shall be <br />limited to nineteen or fewer lots. <br />POLICY 6.8: To facilitate the preservation of agricultural land, the County shall allow <br />the transfer of development rights from agriculture property to eligible receiving sites. <br />Density credits eligible for transfer shall not exceed 1 unit per acre for AG -1 sending <br />areas, 1 unit per 2 acres for AG -2 sending areas, and 1 unit per 4 acres for AG -3 sending <br />areas. Additional density allowances up to 1 unit per 2 acres may be allowed for <br />environmentally significant portions of AG -3 designated land. <br />9 <br />April 19, 2010 <br />