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HomeMy WebLinkAboutADAC 03-18-04 Meeting Agenda MEMORANDUM TO: Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC) FROM: Christopher M. Mohn, AICP, Deputy Planning Director RE: March Meeting and Agenda DATE: March 15, 2004 The Frederick County Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC) will be meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The ADAC will discuss the following agenda items: AGENDA 1) Request to remove Parcels 63-((A))-1 and 63-((A))-1A, owned by the John T. Solenberger Trust, from the South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District. 2) Other. Please contact our department if you are unable to attend this meeting. Thank you. Access to the County Administration Building for night meetings that do not occur in the Board Room will be limited to the back door of the four-story wing. I would encourage committee members to park in the county parking lot located behind the new addition or in the Joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalks to the back door of the four-story wing. The door will be locked; therefore, please wait for staff to open the door. U:\Chris\Common\Ag District \ADAC\03 18 04 Agenda.wpd ITEM #1 JOHN T. SOLENBERGER TRUST REQUEST FOR REMOVAL Please find attached a request dated January 9, 2004, submitted by the John T. Solenberger Trust, for the removal of Parcels 63-((A))-1 and 63-((A))-1A from the South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District. The South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District was established in 1980 and has been renewed four times. The most recent renewal of this district occurred in March 2000 for a period of five years. Currently, 11,451.94 acres are contained in this district, which is located fully within the Back Creek Magisterial District. The John T. Solenberger Trust desires to remove the referenced parcels from the South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District, which total 184.15 acres. The property owner notes that this request was prompted by the recent adoption of the West Jubal Early Land Use Plan (WJELUP), which calls for suburban residential and mixed use development on land located north and adjacent to the subject acreage. Indeed, removal from the South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District is necessary to begin planning efforts for the subject acreage that may ultimately result in its inclusion within the county’s Urban Development Area (UDA). Section 15.2-4314 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, provides property owners with the ability to request removal of land from an agricultural and forestal district through a public process through the local governing body. Staff will present mapping during the committee meeting which delineates the location of this acreage and its proximity to other land within the South Frederick Agricultural and Forestal District. Staff requests that the Agricultural District Advisory Committee consider this request and forward a recommendation to the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors for final determination regarding this matter.