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Planning commission recommends renewals and removals in three agricultural-forestal districts; votes forward to supervisors
Summary
The commission reviewed three Ag-Forestal Districts (AFDs) — Green Mountain, Nortonville (local), and Batesville — debated parcel removals for parcels without development rights, and voted to forward staff and committee recommendations to the board of supervisors.
Albemarle County planning staff and the commission reviewed regular 4–10 year evaluations of three agricultural and forestal districts (AFDs) — Green Mountain (AFD 2025-1), Nortonville local (AFD 2025-2) and Batesville (AFD 2025-3) — during the Oct. 14 meeting. Staff presented background on the voluntary AFD program, the rule that parcels without development rights are generally not retained, and staff and advisory-committee recommendations for each district’s renewal cycle.
Staff presentation and advisory committee split: Planner James Van Vranken explained the program’s review cycle and stated that the county code requires five review criteria and that the policy is “not to include parcels without development rights in the AFDs.” He recommended a 10-year renewal for Green Mountain; the Nortonville local district was recommended for an eight-year renewal with one parcel removed because it lacked development rights; the Batesville recommendation was a five-year…
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