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(for between four and eight years at the discretion of the governing body), qualifying property within that district becomes eligible for use value taxation, whether or not the locality has passed ji general use value ordinance.
In addition, fanning and forestry operations within the district are protected from nuisance ordinances. Also, restrictions are placed on exercise of eminent domain powers by local, state or federal agencies and on expenditure of public funds for non-farming purposes.
During the term of the district, if property within the district receiving land use tax benefits is changed to a nonqualifying use. a roll-back tax becomes due. (Roll back tax is the difference between the fair market value tax and the use value tax plus interest.)
In Rappahannock, the local governing body has opted to follow Fauquier’s example and also has placed restrictions on the division of land within an approved ag district.
180 Day* To Act Enabling legislation sets a time frame of 180 days for consideration of an ag district application. After receiving a request for creation of a district, the board of supervisors or its agent forwards the application to the planning commission which in turn sends the application on to the special agricultural district advisory committee, all within 30 days from the time the application was filed.
ine planning commission also must publish a legal notice, announcing that a district application has been received. An imaginary clock begins a count down the moment an application for an ag district is filed. Adjoining landowners and those within a mile radius of the proposed 500-acre district’s boundary have 30 days from the filing date—not from the date that
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