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Nelson County supervisors debate A‑1 agricultural minimum lot sizes as zoning update moves forward
Summary
Supervisors and Planning Commissioners disagreed over proposed A‑1 agricultural minimum lot sizes during a joint Oct. 22 work session; staff said the consultant originally recommended 10 acres while county staff and the Commissioner of Revenue suggested six acres (five acres plus one‑acre homesite) as a public‑facing standard.
NELSON COUNTY, Va. — Nelson County supervisors and planning commissioners spent much of a joint Oct. 22 work session debating minimum lot sizes proposed for the A‑1 agricultural zoning district, with differing views on how to balance protection of rural character and landowner flexibility.
Dylan M. Bishop, Nelson County Director of Planning and Zoning, told the Board and Planning Commission that the Berkeley Group’s original recommendation set a 10‑acre minimum for A‑1, but that county staff had consulted the Commissioner of Revenue’s office and proposed aligning the zoning standard with land‑use taxation practice — five acres for agricultural use plus one acre for a homesite, which staff…
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