Land Use & Zoning

A North Dakota county's 'agricultural buffer zone' around a feedlot primarily serves to:

AIncrease the feedlot's production capacity
BCreate a minimum separation between intensive livestock operations and residential or incompatible uses✓ Correct
CReserve land for future industrial development
DDesignate areas for organic farming

Explanation

Agricultural buffer zones around feedlots establish minimum distances between intensive livestock operations and neighboring residential or other incompatible uses to reduce odor, noise, and other impacts on neighboring landowners.

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