Land Use & Zoning
Pennsylvania's Agricultural Security Area (ASA) program:
ARezones farmland automatically for residential development
BProvides a mechanism for farmers to protect their land from encroachment by non-agricultural uses✓ Correct
CRequires all farmland to be sold to the state before development
DEstablishes minimum farm sizes in rural counties
Explanation
Pennsylvania's Agricultural Security Area law allows farmers to create ASAs that provide protection from local ordinances that would restrict normal farming practices, and makes farmland in ASAs eligible for the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements (PACE) program.
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