Consistent with efforts to preserve and protect agricultural practices with the Town and minimize conflicts between different uses, buffers and greater setbacks shall apply to lands next to active agricultural lands in the RAG-1, R-1 and HD Zones.

These setbacks shall supersede minimum setbacks where the parcel in question directly abuts a parcel which has an active agricultural practice as defined under the Right to Farm Law (Chapter 115) and such agricultural practice takes place within 150 feet of the property line.

The setback shall apply to any habitable structure and shall be a minimum of 75 feet from the property line. These setbacks shall not apply to other than habitable structures.

In addition, for any application for change of use, subdivision, site plan review, building permit or any other construction of addition, there shall be placed within the seventy-five-foot setback from active agricultural lands a buffer which shall have the effect of mitigation or reducing the effects of active agriculture upon the parcel in question.

Such buffer may take the form of a berm, planting of trees for screening effect or similar mechanism. Determination of the extent of the required buffer shall be reasonable and shall be the responsibility of the governing official or board to which the application is made.