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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR PLACEMENT OF LAND IN A CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF O.R.C. 929.02 FOR CYNTHIA A. TAYLOR, 7277 WALTERS ROAD, HUDSON, OHIO.
Executive Summary: Dr. Cynthia Taylor has submitted the attached renewal Application for Placement of Farmland in an Agricultural District for a 17-acre property located at 7277 Walters Road in Hudson.
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Legislative History
Hudson City Council approved an application for placement of property at 7277 Walters Road in an Agricultural Use District in 1996 (Resolution No. 96-115). The property was then owned by Debra Wilson, who received approvals of renewal applications in 2001 (Res. No. 01-50) and 2006 (Res. No. 06-38). The property designation transferred to Cynthia Taylor when she purchased the property in 2008, and her renewal application was approved in 2011 (Resolution No. 11-22).
Purpose & Explanation
In 1982, the Ohio General Assembly passed into law the creation of Chapter 929 of the Ohio Revised Code. This law is a direct effort of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and others that is designed to remove some of the influences that may cause farmland to be converted to non-agricultural uses. The goal of an agricultural district is to help landowners/farmers deal with governmental powers of eminent domain, nuisance lawsuits and water, sewer and electrical assessments that will help keep farmers farming. Legal protection is provided to the owner if a nuisance lawsuit is filed against his farming operation and limited protections are provided against a public entity with the powers of eminent domain. Additional information is available on the Summit County Fiscal Officer's website (https://fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/index.php/agricultural-districts).
At any point in time the owner of agricultural land may file an application with the Fiscal Officer to place his land in an agricultural district for five (5) years. For land within a municipal cor...
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