Land Use & Zoning
Pennsylvania's Agricultural Security Area (ASA) program protects farmland by:
APermanently preventing development of enrolled farmland
BMaking it more difficult for local governments to condemn or regulate enrolled farmland✓ Correct
CProviding tax-free status to all farmland in Pennsylvania
DRequiring government approval before any farmland is sold
Explanation
Pennsylvania's ASA program (3 Pa. C.S. §901) creates a process for farmers to enroll their land, which provides some protection against nuisance ordinances and makes it more difficult for local governments to condemn or impose unreasonable regulations on enrolled agricultural land.
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