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1、PolicyGuideonAgriculturalLandPreservationAdoptedbytheChapterDelegateAssemblyApril25,1999RatifiedbytheAPABoardofDirectorsApril26,1999SummaryofKeyPoints•Criticalagriculturallandisbeingdevelopedataratehigherthanpopulationgrowth;•Thenatureofagriculturalproductionischangingan
2、dappropriategrowthmanagementtechniquesmustrecognize,andbeproactivetothesechanges;•Mosttraditionalzoningtoolshaveminimalefficacytoprotectagainstthedevelopmentofagriculturallands;•Communitiesmustdevelop,implementandenforcemultiplemechanismsfortheeffectivepreservationofprod
3、uctiveagriculturalland(i.e.urbangrowthboundaries,purchaseofdevelopmentrights,exclusiveagriculturalzoning);•Agriculturalproductivitymustbeallowedtobeaviableeconomicactivity;•Farmingisabusinessthatalsohasenvironmental,publicandaestheticimplications;•Agriculturallandshouldb
4、eprotectedandpreservedinlargecontiguousblocksinordertomaintaina"criticalmass"offarmsandagriculturalland;•Agriculturallandpreservationmustbedistinguishedfromopenspacepreservationandmustbeviewedasprotectingcommerciallyviablefarmsandproductiveagriculturallandwhichincidental
5、lyprovidesopenspaceamenities;•Right-To-Farmprovisions/protectionsmustbeincludedinagriculturallandpreservationprograms,plansandpolicies;•Environmentalstewardshipmustbeintegralwitheffectiveagriculturallandpreservationprograms,plansandpolicies(i.e.erosionmanagement,groundwa
6、terprotection,buffering,etc.);•Taxationstrategiesshouldbedevelopedtodiscouragetheconversionofagriculturallandtootheruses;•Theextensionofurbanservicesintoagriculturalareasshouldbediscouraged;•Implementationofagriculturallandpreservationprograms,projectsandpoliciesarebesti
7、mplementedandenforcedwhentheyaredonesoatthelocallevelwithtechnicalandfinancialsupportfromstateandfederalsources;and•Theviabilityofthelocaleconomy,especiallyastrongcommercial"core"isessentialtothelong-termpreservationofagriculturallands.IssuesandGeneralStatementsAtthemome
8、nt,thereismoreU.S.agriculturallandthannecessarytomeetmarketdemands.Butoverthelongterm,aspopulationsinth
