Policies, Procedures, Applications

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The Mercer County Agricultural Development Board (MCADB) adopted the following policies to conserve, protect, and encourage the development and improvement of quality farmland. The policies provide guidance for preservation and interpretation of the deed of easement. They are designed to conserve our agricultural lands for agricultural uses, protect the natural resources that sustain agriculture, and promote the economic viability of agriculture.

Policy/Topic	Description	Supporting Documents
Enforcement	Procedure for deed of easement violations	POLICY
Ethics	Code of Ethics required by SADC	POLICY
Farmland Preservation Eligibility & Ranking Criteria	Provides ranking criteria required by Planning Incentive Grant (PIG) rules	POLICY
House Size	Imposes limits on house/livable space sizes for new, reconstructed, replaced or modified houses	POLICY
Housing Opportunity	Guidance for housing opportunities on preserved farmland	POLICY
Labor Housing	Request for construction of new ag labor housing units or repurposing of existing buildings to ag labor housing units	POLICY PROCEDURE APPLICATION
Mowing	Requirement for annual mowing for management purposes	POLICY
Replacement of Residence	Request for a replacement of residence in non-exception areas	POLICY PROCEDURE
Right to Farm Conflict Resolution	Procedure for public hearings to resolve conflicts between commercial farms and persons aggrieved by their operations	POLICY COMPLAINT FORM CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE COMMERCIAL DETERMINATION
Site-Specific Agriculture Management Practice	Procedure to establish that a particular agricultural operation or practice on a specific commercial farm is generally accepted in the ag industry. A pro-active protection from nuisance complaints and other constraints	POLICY PROCESS AND PROCEDURE APPLICATION
Division of Permanently Preserved Premises	Procedure for requesting a division of permanently preserved farmland	POLICY PROCEDURE APPLICATION