19.21.02 Proposal for Creation of Agriculture Protection Area
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1. A proposal to create an agriculture protection area or an amendment to an existing agriculture protection area within the incorporated boundaries of the City of Saratoga Springs may be filed with the City Council by completing the standard forms adopted by the City Council and by filing said forms in City office.
2. To be accepted for processing by the City Council, a proposal under Subsection 1. shall be signed by a majority in number of all owners of real property and the owners of a majority of the land area in agricultural production within the proposed agriculture protection area. For the purpose of this Subsection, the owners of real property shall be determined by the records of the County Recorder.
3. The City Manager, or other person designated by the City Council to receive and process proposals, shall accept and process such forms only if they are properly completed and accompanied by the filing fee in the amount of $250.
4. The proposal shall contain the following information: a. the boundaries of the land proposed to become part of an agriculture protection area; b. any limits on the types of agriculture production to be allowed within the agriculture protection area; and c. for each parcel of land: i. the names of the owners of record of the land proposed to be included within the agriculture protection area; ii. the tax parcel number or account number identifying each parcel; and iii. the number of acres of each parcel.
5. An agriculture protection area may include within its boundaries land used for a roadway, dwelling site, or other non-agricultural use, if that land constitutes a minority of the total acreage within the agriculture protection area.