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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY <br />CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: <br />Chapter 32 FARMLAND PRESERVATION — ARTICLE IV PROCEDURES; <br />HEARINGS; NOTIFICATION is amended as follows: <br />Section 32 -61 CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION OF FARMLAND <br />Existing language to be replaced with the following: <br />In order for farmland to qualify for inclusion into the voluntary agricultural district or the <br />enhanced voluntary agricultural district, it must be real property that: <br />1. Is engaged in agriculture as that word is defined in G.S. 106 - 581.1.1 <br />2. Be the subject of a conservation agreement as defined in N.C.G.S. 121 -35, between the <br />county and the owner of such land that prohibits non -farm use or development of such <br />land for at least ten years, except for the creation of not more than three lots that meet <br />applicable county zoning and subdivision regulations. <br />Adopted this the 21S day of March, 2016 by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. <br />Stephen M. Morris, Chairman <br />Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Megan I. E. Smit, Clerk to the Board <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />G -2 Page 114 <br />