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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 />

&0B(,1'#/,)!0/,"#(#%&2'+$(."+('0!4(B0+!'3(,#(/4'(B+"B"$'1(1,$/+,!/620 The<br />

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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