Board debates raising open-space minimum acreage from state 5-acre floor
Staff and supervisors discussed whether the county should set a higher local minimum (for example 10 acres) than Virginia's 5-acre threshold for open-space land-use classification, citing potential revenue and operational impacts and mechanisms (perpetual easement vs county agreements).
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County planning staff opened a discussion on whether Prince George should require a larger minimum acreage than the state default for qualifying land as "open space." Under current practice the state allows a 5-acre threshold; staff noted that ‘‘5 acres qualifies for open space land use’’ and that "over 80% of the county is designated as residential agriculture, or agriculture," meaning a low threshold could allow many properties to qualify.
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