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Staff proposes 'agricultural operation' and 'agricultural product' language; no standalone 'farm' definition adopted
Summary
County staff recommended using statutory language for 'agricultural operation' and adding an 'agricultural products' definition, rather than creating a standalone county 'farm' definition. Committee directed staff to carry terms forward for the next stakeholder meeting.
Loudoun County staff proposed replacing or clarifying several local terms by leaning on state statutory language to reduce confusion in the zoning ordinance.
The core recommendation is to adopt the term "agricultural operation" (the phrase used in state code) as the operative zoning use tied to protections in the agritourism statute, and to add a definition for "agricultural products" to clarify which goods and outputs count as agriculture for zoning purposes.
Staff and stakeho…
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