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Promote agriculture, protect farmland, and protect the rural economy


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All Subprinciples

Subprinciple A - Protect prime agricultural soils and areas of contiguous agricultural activity.

Subprinciple B - Enhance the viability of existing farming operations and agricultural businesses, and encourage new ones to be formed.

Subprinciple C - Encourage development that is designed to preserve open space and valuable agricultural land.

Subprinciple D - Provide for a variety of formal and informal economic activities, such as private timber harvesting, agri-tourism, and home businesses, which support a rural way of life.

Tools that apply to all Subprinciples

Specific tools relating to each Subprinciple

Subprinciple A

Protect prime agricultural soils and areas of contiguous agricultural activity.

Subprinciple B

Enhance the viability of existing farming operations and agricultural businesses, and encourage new ones to be formed.

Subprinciple C

Encourage development that is designed to preserve open space and valuable agricultural land.

Subprinciple D

Provide for a variety of formal and informal economic activities, such as private timber harvesting, agri-tourism, and home businesses, which support a rural way of life.