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ERC directs staff to draft removal of farm-consolidation permitted use in farmland-preservation ordinance
Summary
Staff recommended removing farm consolidations as a permitted use in the farmland-preservation ordinance; ERC members generally supported the move, citing tracking difficulties and state statute alignment, and asked staff to draft language to remove the permitted use.
County zoning staff told the Environmental Resources Committee March 31 that farm consolidation provisions — which have allowed owners to split pre-2014 farm residences (2–4.99 acres) from farm parcels — should be removed as a permitted use in the farmland preservation ordinance.
Garrett (CPZ staff) summarized a town survey: 14 of 18 towns responded; seven favored removing farm consolidation as a permitted use,…
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