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use of surrounding similar lands and other criteria as may be <br /> appropriate. <br /> (B) The director shall also make a finding of fact as to whether <br /> the intended use is in conflict with the overall development <br /> plan of the State and County: provided that for lands in a <br /> zoned district other than County zoned district of agricultural, <br /> residential and agricultural, family agricultural, intensive <br /> agricultural or agricultural project district, the director shall <br /> make further findings respecting the economic feasibility of <br /> the intended use of the land. <br /> (C) If all findings are favorable, the director shall approve the <br /> petition and declare the land to be dedicated. <br /> (D) In order to place prospective buyers on notice of the rollback <br /> liability. the petitioner shall record the dedication in <br /> accordance with the procedures of the bureau of <br /> conveyances within ninety days of notice of approval. <br /> <br /> ~ Approval by the director of the petition to dedicate shall constitute a <br /> forfeiture on the part of the owner of any right to change the use of his or <br /> her land to a use other than commercial agriculture for a minimum period <br /> of ten years subiect to cancellation or renewal as follows: <br /> (1) At least one hundred eighty days prior to any cancellation or <br /> termination the department of finance shall notify the owner by mail <br /> of such cancellation or termination. The owner shall reapply for <br /> renewal of the dedication by filing an application with the director on <br /> or before September 1 of the last year of dedication. The renewal <br /> petition shall in all respects be processed similarly to an original <br /> petition Upon approval by the director of succeeding dedications, <br /> the property shall continue to be assessed in accordance with the <br /> provisions of the dedication. <br /> (2) In the case of a change in zoning not as a result of a petition by any <br /> property owner or lessee such that the owner's land is placed within <br /> any zoned district other than a County zoned district of agricultural, <br /> residential and agricultural family agricultural, intensive agricultural, <br /> or aoricultural project district the dedication may be cancelled <br /> within sixty days of the change by the owner. <br /> (3) Upon any conveyance or any chanoe in ownership during the <br /> period of dedication the land shall continue to be subiect to the <br /> terms and conditions of the dedication unless a release has been <br /> issued by the director. <br /> 18 <br /> <br />