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(A) To be eligible for consideration for a matching grant, the agricultural easement proposed to be purchased shall be on agricultural land that meets all the following criteria:
(1) The application property shall be valued, at the time the application is made, at its current agricultural use valuation for real estate tax purposes under section 5713.31 of the Revised Code, except for the homestead.
(2) Application Landowner must have fee simple title to the land.
(3) The landowner certifies that, to the best of the landowner’s knowledge, the application property contains no hazardous substances or toxic wastes.
(4) Title to the application property shall not be subordinate to any other legal or equitable interest, the exercise of which would result in a conversion of the land from predominately agricultural use. A subordination agreement must be obtained within 30 days from the date the landowner is notified they have been selected to proceed to phase II. An extension of time to obtain a subordination may be granted by ODA.
(5) All parcels submitted under one application shall be contiguous and no land that is included as part of the submitted parcels shall be excluded. Waiver of this requirement may be considered by ODA based upon farm size or value.
(6) The application property shall be enrolled, at the time the application is made, in the agricultural district program.
(B) All applications for matching grants which meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements shall be ranked in accordance with the criteria established in rule 901-2-05 of the Administrative Code.
(C) If the application does not meet all of the above requirements, the director may disqualify such application.
Effective: 03/21/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/22/2005 and 03/21/2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 901.22(A)
Rule Amplifies: 901.21, 901.22
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/02, 02/21/05