PDR’s and their affect on Land Use Decisions & Ag Viability Ray Dutterer Farm Land Preservation . . . . . . why does it matter? Natural Resource Systems Raymond Bream Farm 1
Way of life LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TAX ADVANTAGES Cost of Community Services Studies $1.25 $1.00 $1.15 $0.75 $0.50 Graph: Median cost -per dollar of revenue $0.36 $0.25 raised -to provide $0.27 services to different land uses. $0.00 Commercial Farm/Forest Residential Industrial Source: American Farmland Trust, Farmland Information Center, September 2001 2
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Adams County Comprehensive Plan With Preserved Farms PDR’s. . .do they affect land use decisions? • Zoning • Comprehensive Planning • Permanent vs Temporary decisions 5
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