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I Section 9-1080.10 Precedence. This Chapter shall.take precedence.over all ordinances orits a of p ordinances or resolutions or parts of resolutions with which it is in conflict. Section 9-1080:11 Severability. If any section, subsection, seritenee,;clause or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional;such clecision shall not affect the validity of the rem arring portions of this code The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this Chapter':and each ,section subsection, sentence; clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,'; subsections, sentences, clauses.or phrases be declared"unconstitutional.' Section 2. Section 9-110.4, Chapter 9-110 of Division I of Title 9 of the'Ordinance Code of San Joaquin County is hereby amended by adding the following definitions, to read as follows: Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee. "Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee"means a committee consisting of three(3)representatives appointed by the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation, three (3) representatives appointed by the Building Industry Association, and three (3) representatives appointed by the Board of Supervisors, in which the appointees from the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation and the Building Industry Association are ratified by the Board of Supervisors and in which a supermajority vote (i.e., a two-thirds(2/3)vote of its members) is a requirement for, and a decision by, the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee. Agricultural Land or Farmland. "Agricultural land"or"farmland"means those areas designated in the General Plan of, or zoned by, the County or any city for agricultural uses as of the effective date of this Chapter, unless a final approval for a non-agricultural use has been granted by the County or city. This includes land zoned by the County as Agricultural-Urban Reserve. Agricultural Mitigation Land. "Agricultural mitigation land"means agricultural land encumbered by a farmland conservation easement or other farmland conservation mechanism acceptable to the County. Farmland Conservation Easement. "Farmland conservation easement" means an easement over agricultural land for the purpose of restricting its use for the term set forth in the Chapter for primarily agricultural and agricultural-compatible uses. Qualifying Entity. "Qualifying Entity" means a nonprofit public benefit 501(c)(3) corporation or other appropriate legal entity operating in San Joaquin County for the purpose of conserving and protecting land in agriculture, and approved for this purpose by the Board of Supervisors. The County may be designated as a Qualifying Entity. Page 9 of 10