Permanent Injunction On Agricultural Land In Suffolk
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The four land-use types: (a) cropland, (b) bushland, (c) grazing land, and (d) conservation land. The upper row shows the land-use types during the wet season, while the lower row depicts the situation during the dry season.
What is an agricultural district? Answer: A geographic area that consists predominantly of viable agricultural land.
The Northern New York agricultural industry encompasses New York State's six northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence.
Agricultural Districts protect and promote the availability of land for farming purposes.
Approximately 20% of New York's land area, or nearly 7 million acres, is farmland. The State is home to nearly 33,500 family farms producing some of the world's best food, helping to drive the economy. New York is a major agricultural state, ranking in the top ten in production of 30 commodities.
Most municipalities that have "agricultural zones" permit residential development on one to five acre tracts. Dividing farmland into these large tracts essentially turns a farm into large residential lots.
Suffolk County has four Agricultural Districts located in the Towns of Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip, Smithtown, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island.
Special Use Permits: In certain cases, you may be able to obtain a special use permit or variance from local authorities to build a house on agricultural land. These permits are often granted when you can prove that your project will not harm the agricultural character of the area.
Most municipalities that have "agricultural zones" permit residential development on one to five acre tracts. Dividing farmland into these large tracts essentially turns a farm into large residential lots.
