W8696 Prairie Rd, Oakfield, WI 53065

Farmland Preservation District

The Purposes of the Farmland Preservation District: Meet the requirements of the state runoff law for farms (NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code, ATCP 50); Compliance with standards contained in Chapter 91, Wisconsin Statutes to permit eligible landowners to receive tax credits for farming and includes lands currently cropped or pastured on NRCS soil capability classes 1, 2 and 3 that generally correspond with the current Fond du Lac County Agricultural Preservation Plan; All uses and buildings in the FLP Farmland Preservation District are to be dedicated to agricultural uses and uses under s. 91.42, Wis. Stats.; Consistency with the Town of Oakfield Comprehensive Plan and the Fond du Lac County Comprehensive Plan.; Implement and be consistent with the provisions of the Fond du Lac County Farmland Preservation Plan as adopted and updated every 10 years.; Preserve and promote a full range of agricultural uses, secure land for livestock production and other agricultural uses that may be more intensive than crop production, strengthen agriculture’s contribution to an area’s economic base (including new employment opportunities), support processing, value added, and other activities closely allied to the agricultural industry, and prevent conversion of land identified as a valuable agricultural resource to uses that are not consistent with agriculture.; Implement the Town of Oakfield’s Comprehensive Plan that encourages larger livestock and other more intense agricultural uses in areas where conditions are best suited to these agricultural pursuits, and discouraging residential development in prime farmland to avoid potential land use conflict.; The Farmland Preservation District is generally compatible with the Agriculture land use designation of the Town of Oakfield Land Use Plan. Due to the more intensive nature of uses allowed, the Farmland Preservation District is not intended to be applied near moderately to densely-populated areas, and it is not intended to accommodate residential uses as principle uses; Preserve productive agricultural land for food and fiber production.; Preserve productive farms by preventing land use conflicts between incompatible uses and controlling public service costs.; Maintain a viable agricultural base to support agricultural processing and service industries,; Prevent conflicts between incompatible uses.; Reduce costs of providing services to scattered non-farm uses.; Pace and shape growth.; Implement the provisions of the Fond du Lac County Farmland Preservation Plan as adopted and periodically revised.