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Agenda Item
16. 25-148 25-3(1) - Agricultural and Forestal Districts - Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 3, Agricultural and Forestal Districts, Article 2, Districts of Statewide Significance, Division 2, Districts, to review the Carter's Bridge, Eastham, Free Union, Hardware, Ivy Creek, Jacobs Run, North Fork Moorman's River, and Pasture Fence Mountain Agricultural and Forestal Districts:
a) AFD 2024-07 Carter's Bridge - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-211, Carter's Bridge Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 112, parcel 16K; Tax map 113, parcels 11F, 11F1, 11F2, 11F3, 11H, 11I, 11J, and 11K; Tax map 114, parcels 25A, 31B, 31C, 67C, 67D, 67E, 67F, and 67I; Tax map 122, parcels 12D, 12E, 12N, and 33A; and would continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2030, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
b) AFD 2024-03 Eastham - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-213, Eastham Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 63, parcels 14G, 14H, 14I, 26A, 28A, 30F, 41A1, and 41A2; and would continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2030, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
c) AFD 2024-06 Free Union - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-215, Free Union Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 16, parcels 15A3, 30B, and 36; Tax map 17, parcels 8C and 18H; Tax map 29, parcels 1D, IH, and 31A; and would continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2035, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
d) AFD 2024-01 Ivy Creek - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-221, Ivy Creek Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 44, parcels 20, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20G, and 21C; Tax map 45, parcels 5F and 5F4; and would continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2035, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
e) AFD 2024-11 Jacobs Run - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-222 Jacobs Run Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 19A, parcels 9, 22, and 31; Tax map 20, parcels 6J and 6S; and Tax map 31, parcels 4K and 8E; to withdraw Tax map 31, parcels 1 and 8, and any other parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance, to continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, and to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2035.
f) AFD 2024-05 North Fork Moorman's River - District Review. The proposed ordinance would continue the district for all parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2035, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
g) AFD 2024-04 Pasture Fence Mountain - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-229, Pasture Fence Mountain Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 13, parcel 12; by adding Tax map 13, parcels 12A and 12B; and would continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2035, and to remove any parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance.
h) AFD 2024-02 Hardware - District Review. The proposed ordinance would amend Section 3-218, Hardware Agricultural and Forestal District, to modify it by removing Tax map 72, parcel 51C; Tax map 73, parcel 41B2; Tax map 74, parcels 6H and 6N; Tax map 86, parcels 16A, 16D, and 16H; Tax map 87, parcels 13A2 and 16A; Tax map 88, parcels 2A, 3M, 3R, 3T, 3U, 3V, 20A, 20B, 20D, 23F, 24, 24A, 26B; and Tax map 99, parcel 52B; by adding Tax map 86, parcels 27B and 27C; Tax map 87, parcel 13E in its entirety; Tax map 88, parcel 26B2; to withdraw Tax map 88, parcel 20C and any other parcels in the district for which a request for withdrawal is received before the Board acts on the proposed ordinance, to continue the district for all other parcels identified in the district regulations, and to set the next district review deadline date of February 19, 2030.
As a Washington D.C. resident, I considered moving to Leesburg, VA, but was dismayed by their commitment to expanding data centers in the area. I am now considering the Charlottesville area however the direction Albemarle County is seeking to take with AFD districts looks like a step towards the same overdevelopment that has occured in northern Virginia. I hope Albemarle County avoids these mistakes so that it can remain an attractive destination for those seeking to relocate to Virginia.
As a Washington D.C. resident, I considered moving to Leesburg, VA, but was dismayed by their commitment to expanding data centers in the area. I am now considering the Charlottesville area however the direction Albemarle County is seeking to take with AFD districts looks like a step towards the same overdevelopment that has occured in northern Virginia. I hope Albemarle County avoids these mistakes so that it can remain an attractive destination for those seeking to relocate to Virginia.