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Commission hears voluntary Ag Protection Area proposal and debate over "parahurban" definition
Summary
Staff and presenters described a voluntary Ag Protection Area program and urged the commission to define "parahurban" and minimum acreage thresholds before drafting local ordinance language; staff said a working draft will be prepared for review.
The planning commission discussed a voluntary Ag Protection Area concept and related definitions for a "parahurban" interface between urban and agricultural uses, staff and presenters said.
A presenter who brought the idea to the commission said the program was initiated through the local conservation district and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). The presenter described Ag Protection Areas as voluntary: landowners may opt in and receive specific protections in exchange for participation.
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