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Board approves PDR applicants, easement modifications and several administrative items
Summary
At the Feb. 12 meeting the board approved seven PDR applicants covering about 1,806 acres, modified an open‑space easement, authorized a county lease and adopted zoning and comprehensive plan amendments; most votes were unanimous or near‑unanimous.
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors approved several routine and substantive administrative items at its Feb. 12 meeting, including land‑preservation, personnel, leasing and planning actions.
Land preservation: staff recommended, and the board approved, seven applicants to the county Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program. The seven parcels total about 1,806.166 acres and would extinguish 57 development rights; the county will use funds currently available in the PDR account and the agricultural development department will seek offset funding from the Department of Forestry. One supervisor recused themself due to an interest in Cedar Run Conservation LLC; the vote was 4–0 with one abstention.
Easement modification: the board authorized a modification of an open‑space easement on property owned by Gracie Buckner (7553 Enon Church Road), reducing one easement parcel from ~93.3762 acres to ~51.8 acres while acquiring a new adjacent easement of ~51.71 acres for an overall increase in easement acreage to approximately 103 acres; the motion passed 4–0.
Other actions: the board authorized a new commercial lease agreement with Red Cardinal Aviation LLC at the Warrenton‑Fauquier Airport (increase of 238 sq ft; projected initial annual revenue increase of $4,380) and adopted a zoning text amendment to change permit requirements for certain private sewage treatment systems in specified residential districts (from special exception to administrative permit) to speed replacement when public health is at risk. The board also adopted comprehensive plan amendments to consolidate chapters and add a new Chapter 1b 'Planning and Land Use.' The Leeds Manor Art Gallery & Shop special exception (adaptive reuse of a 1930s garage in Hume) was approved as presented after applicant testimony and letters of support.
Votes and fiscal notes: the deputy treasurer/cashier position was authorized with a FY2026 cost impact of $35,601 (assuming a March 1 start) and FY2027 ongoing cost of $71,350 to be included in the FY27 budget, funded from vacancy savings. The Warren Green Building disposition (nonbinding offer from Madison Dale Construction LLC for $2,000,000 with $1,500,000 seller financing at SOFR and potential tax rebates up to $300,000) was authorized to move forward to a binding contract to be returned to the board for ratification.
