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Committee recommends removal of Lancaster Farms parcels from Tasley AFD to enable subdivision
Summary
The Accomack County AFD Committee recommended removing two parcels (tax maps 85-a-60 and 85-a-52) at the request of applicant Justin Annis (representing Lancaster Farms Inc./Van Kestrin Farms Inc.), citing mixed zoning and county preference for business along the road frontage.
The Accomack County Agricultural and Forestal District Committee voted to recommend removal of two parcels owned by an LLC (identified in the record as Van Kestrin Farms, Inc.) after a public hearing on a request presented by applicant Justin Annis on behalf of Lancaster Farms Inc. The parcels, tax maps 85-a-60 and 85-a-52, total roughly 35 acres and include about 300 feet of frontage zoned general business with agricultural zoning behind.
Staff advised the committee that the mixture of general-business zoning at the front of the property and agricultural zoning in the rear made the removal appropriate; staff said it was neutral on the proposal but recommended approval because county land-use policy prefers business uses along the frontage. Committee members and commenters discussed the county’s need for more residential housing and concerns from one member about removing productive farmland from agriculture.
A committee member moved to recommend removal of the two parcels from the Tasley AFD; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote. The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for consideration under the county AFD withdrawal process.
