Slide Presentation - Door County Web Map

Contiguous land area devoted primarily to
agricultural use and locally targeted for agricultural
preservation and agricultural development.
AEA must be identified as preservation area in
county Farmland Preservation Plan map.
Application must be submitted by five or more
eligible farms (land totaling at least 1,000 acres) and
the local government, and be approved by DATCP.
Farmers in AEAs are eligible for income tax credits
($5/acre) if they enter individual, 15-year contracts
with DATCP. Early contract release requires
payment of conversion fee (same formula as for
rezoning out of EA district).
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