ROOM AT THE TABLE - Intersight - University at Buffalo
ROOM AT THE TABLE - Intersight - University at Buffalo
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as impacting the agricultural activities within an existing or proposed<br />
agricultural district. 14 The Commissioner is required to submit to the board,<br />
in writing, any changes in the rule and regul<strong>at</strong>ions they deem necessary, any<br />
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and their r<strong>at</strong>ionale for declining to modify any rules or regul<strong>at</strong>ions. 15<br />
Currently, an Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board exists<br />
within Erie County. The board was formed with the goals of bringing<br />
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goals in regards to the supervision of agricultural districts. 16 Additionally,<br />
the board is charged with bringing appreci<strong>at</strong>ion of agriculture’s needs back<br />
to the broader community, while building bridges and bringing together<br />
diverse perspectives. 17<br />
CRE<strong>AT</strong>ION OF AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS<br />
The Agriculture and Markets Law of the St<strong>at</strong>e of New York permits<br />
the cre<strong>at</strong>ion of agricultural districts. 18 Any owner or owners of land may<br />
present a proposal to the county legisl<strong>at</strong>ive body for the cre<strong>at</strong>ion of an<br />
agricultural district, granted th<strong>at</strong> the owner or owners have title <strong>at</strong> least 500<br />
hundred acres or <strong>at</strong> least 10 percent of the land proposed to be included in<br />
the district, whichever is gre<strong>at</strong>er. 19 The proposal must include a description<br />
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the district (which shall coincide with tax parcel boundaries), and the tax<br />
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approval process includes a public notice period, a 30 day period in which<br />
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report by the county planning board as to the potential effect of the proposal,<br />
and a public hearing held in a place within the proposed district or a place<br />
readily accessible to the proposed district. 21 In evalu<strong>at</strong>ing such proposals,<br />
the county planning board, Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board<br />
and public hearing <strong>at</strong>tendees should consider the following factors: (i) the<br />
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