Agricultural Development Area (ADA) definition
Agricultural Development Area (ADA) means areas identified by a County Agricultural Development Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq. and certified by the State Agriculture Development Committee where agriculture is the preferred land use. ADAs encompass productive agricultural land in zones that permit agriculture; are reasonably free of conflicting suburban and conflicting commercial development; comprise not more than 90 percent of the county’s agricultural land base; and include other characteristics deemed important by the County Agriculture Development Board.