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November 21, 2005 (Regular Meeting) Page 413 contained in Article VIII for appeal of denials. Such revocation shall result in loss of qualifying farm status and loss of eligibility to participate in a district. Absent noncompliance by the landowner I neither the Advisory Board nor the Board of Commissioners shall revoke any preservation agreements prior to its expiration. In the event of the original landowner's death, any surviving heirs have the same 30 days advance written notice consideration for removal from the Preservation Agreement as stated above. B. Renewal Preservation Agreements shall be deemed automatically renewed for an additional term of 10 years, unless either the Advisory Board or the landowner gives written notice to the contrary no later than 30 days prior to the termination date. ARTICLE X PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Purpose Pursuant to N.C.G.S. n06-740, which provides that no state or local public agency or governmental unit may formally initiate any action to condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within a District until such agency or unit has requested the Advisory Board to hold a public hearing on the proposed condemnation. B. Procedure 1. Upon receiving a request, the Advisory Board shall publish notice describing the proposed action in the appropriate newspapers of Cabarrus County within five (5) business days of the request, and will in the same notice notify the public of a public hearing on the proposed condemnation, to be held within ten (10) days of receipt of the request. 2. The Advisory Board shall meet to review: a. Whether the need for the project has been satisfactorily established by the agency or unit of government involved, including a review of any fiscal impact analysis conducted by the agency involved; and b. Whether there are alternatives to the proposed action that have less impact and are less disruptive to the agricultural activities of the District within which the proposed action is to take place. 3. The Advisory Board shall consult with the County Agricultural Extension Agent, the Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist, and any other individuals, agencies, or organizations deemed by the Advisory Board to be necessary for its review of the proposed action. 4. Within five (5) days after the hearing, the Advisory Board shall make a report containing its findings and recommendations regarding the proposed action. The report shall be made available to the public prior to its being conveyed to the decision-making body of the agency proposing the acquisition. 5. There will be a period of ten (10) days allowed for public'comment on the report of the Advisory Board. 6. After the ten (10) day period for public comment has expired, the Advisory Board shall submit a final report containing all of its findings and recommendations regarding the proposed action to the decision making body of the agency proposing the acquisition. 7. The total time period, from the day that a request for a hearing has been received to the day that a final report is issued to the decision making body of the agency proposing the acquisition, shall not exceed thirty (30) days. If the agency agrees to an extension, the agency and the Advisory Board shall mutually agree upon a schedule to be set forth in writing and made available to the public. 8. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. ~106-740, the Board of Commissioners shall not permit any formal initiation of condemnation by local agencies while the proposed condemnation is properly before the Advisory Board.