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ID S1133
Bill
Status
Passed
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Removes the January 1, 2025 deadline for county commissioners to establish agricultural protection area ordinances and commissions, making the requirement ongoing without a specific date
- Establishes a 60-day timeline for planning administrators to approve or deny agricultural protection area applications after receiving commission recommendations, with automatic approval if no decision is issued
- Creates an appeal process allowing aggrieved applicants to appeal decisions to the board of county commissioners within 30 days, with a public hearing required within 60 days
- Prohibits residential, commercial, manufacturing, industrial, solar, or wind energy structures on lands within agricultural protection areas unless such uses contribute to agricultural production
- Caps application and administrative fees at actual costs for processing, including expenses for public notice, recording documents, and maintaining agricultural protection area maps
Legislative Description
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise the Agricultural Protection Area Act.
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 241 Effective: 03/31/2025
3/31/2025
Committee Referrals
Local Government3/17/2025
Local Government and Taxation2/27/2025
Judiciary and Rules2/26/2025
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