§ 106-740. Public hearings on condemnation of farmland. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑740.  Publichearings on condemnation of farmland.

An ordinance adopted underthis Part or Part 3 of this Article may provide that no State or local publicagency or governmental unit may formally initiate any action to condemn anyinterest in qualifying farmland within a voluntary agricultural district underthis Part or an enhanced voluntary agricultural district under Part 3 of thisArticle until such agency has requested the local agricultural advisory boardestablished under G.S. 106‑739 to hold a public hearing on the proposedcondemnation.

(1)        Following a publichearing held pursuant to this section, the board shall prepare and submitwritten findings and a recommendation to the decision‑making body of theagency proposing acquisition.

(2)        The board designatedto hold the hearing shall have 30 days after receiving a request under thissection to hold the public hearing and submit its findings and recommendationsto the agency.

(3)        The agency may notformally initiate a condemnation action while the proposed condemnation isproperly before the advisory board within these time limitations. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c.1025, s. 1; 2005‑390, ss. 3, 14.)