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File #: 21-407    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 8/5/2021 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 9/1/2021 Final action:
Title: Agricultural and Forestal Districts (AFDs). Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 3, Agricultural and Forestal Districts, Article 2, Districts of Statewide Significance, Division 2, Districts, to review certain districts, to make corrections to certain district regulations to identify all those tax map parcels within the districts, and to add lands to certain districts, as specified below: a) AFD 2021-01 Sugar Hollow AFD – Addition. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-231, Sugar Hollow Agricultural and Forestal District, to add TMP 40-12A to the district; b) AFD 2021-02 Moorman’s River AFD – Addition. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-226, Moorman’s River Agricultural and Forestal District, to add TMPs 28-31, 28-31A, and 28-33 to the district; c) AFD 2021-03 Jacobs Run AFD – Addition. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-222, Jacobs Run Agricultural and Forestal District, to add TMP 18-16C to the district; d) AFD 2021-04 Hatton District AFD – District Revi...
Attachments: 1. Att.A - Proposed Ordinance, 2. Att.B - AFD202100001 Henley Sugar Hollow Addition PC Staff Report, 3. Att.C - AFD202100002 Neff Moormans River Addition PC Staff Report, 4. Att.D - AFD202100003 Maddock Jacobs Run Addition PC Staff Report, 5. Att.E - AFD202100004 Hatton District Review PC Staff Report, 6. Att.F - AFD202100005 Totier Creek District Review PC Staff Report
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AGENDA DATE: 9/1/2019

TITLE:
.Agricultural and Forestal Districts (AFDs)


SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Public hearing to consider the adoption of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 3, Agricultural and Forestal Districts, Article 2, Districts of Statewide Significance, Division 2, Districts, to review certain districts, and to add lands to certain districts.

ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item

STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, DeLoria, Filardo, McCulley, Rapp, Clark

PRESENTER (S): Scott Clark

LEGAL REVIEW: Yes

REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson

BACKGROUND: Localities are enabled to establish agricultural and forestal districts (AFDs) under the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act (Virginia Code ? 15.2-4300 et seq.). AFDs serve two primary purposes: (1) to conserve and protect agricultural and forestal lands; and (2) to develop and improve agricultural and forestal lands. Land within an AFD is prohibited from being developed to a more intensive use, other than a use resulting in more intensive agricultural or forestal production, without prior Board approval. In addition, the County is prohibited from exercising its zoning power in a way that would unreasonably restrict or regulate farm structures or farming and forestry practices in contravention of the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act unless those restrictions or regulations bear a direct relationship to public health and safety (Virginia Code ? 15.2-4312).

The consolidated public hearing and the proposed ordinance pertain to three requested additions to existing AFDs, and the periodic reviews of two AFDs.

Additions: A landowner may petition to add their land to an AFD at any time (Virginia Code ? 15.2-4310). Virginia Code ?? 15.2-4307 and 15.2-4309 require that the Board conduct a public hearing on proposed additions to AFDs after they have been reviewed by both the Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission for their recommendations. ...

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