Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138e - AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASE PROGRAM
RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER
Section 138e.225 - Subdivision of restricted land
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Authority to prohibit subdivision. A county program may prohibit the subdivision of restricted land if the landowner can accomplish the construction and use of a principal residence or housing for seasonal or full-time farm employes in accordance with section 14.1(c)(6)(iv) of the act (3 P. S. § 914.1(c)(6)(iv)), under the applicable subdivision and land development ordinance, by a land development other than subdivision.
(b) Discretion to allow subdivision. A county program may allow the subdivision of restricted land, and may place restrictions or conditions upon subdivision.
(c) Preservation of economic viability for agricultural production. Subsection (b) notwithstanding, a county program may not permit a subdivision which would harm the economic viability of the farmland for agricultural production.
(d) Prevention of conversion to nonagricultural use; exception. Subsection (b) notwithstanding, a county program may not permit a subdivision which would convert land which has been devoted primarily to agricultural use to another primary use except that, without regard to this requirement, a county program may permit one tract to be created by subdivision for the purpose of the construction of a principal residence for the landowner or an immediate family member.
(e) Notice to landowner. A county board shall do at least one of the following: