Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan - Town of Liberty

Draft Town of Liberty Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan
Category Criteria Points Town
Modifications to
the County LESA
On site 20 Same Criteria
> ¼ mile 15
> ½ mile 10
> 1 mile 5
Significant natural resources
Within a major watershed 20 Same Criteria
Within or bordering Catskill
20
Park or Bashakill Preserve
Multiple Ag enterprises 15 Same Criteria
Historically significant 5 Use farms 100 years
old, and 50 years old as
criteria
Formal estate or business plan
Yes 25 Same Criteria
Proximity to protected land
Adjacent to permanently
protected land
Within 2 miles of protected
land
Within 2 to 5 miles of
protected land
Proximity to viable agricultural lands
20 Same Criteria
Measured contiguous
farms instead of
distance from other
farms
> 10 farms within 3 miles 10 Shrink the radius to 1
5 – 10 farms within 3 miles 5
Simultaneous applications
1 contiguous neighbor 10 Not used
2 or more contiguous
20
neighbors
Percent of property to be protected
100% 10 Not used
75 – 100% 5
Acreage to be protected
>500 acres 25 Eliminate the 500 acre
criteria
100 – 500 acres 20 Same Criteria
50 – 99 acres 10
< 50 acres 5
10
5
mile
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