ADACMinutes2022December6MEETING MINUTES
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Held in the first-floor Board of Supervisors Room of the Frederick County Administration
Building, 107 N. Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia on December 6, 2022.
PRESENT: Jason McDonald, Shawnee District; Cordell Watt, Gainesboro District; John
Marker, Back Creek District Alternate; Harman Brumback, Back Creek; Patricia Scheulen-
Ferrell, Gainesboro; Seth Thatcher, Commissioner of Revenue; and Mark Sutphin, Virginia Co-
Extension
ABSENT:; John Stelzl, Opequon District; William Cline, Stonewall District; and Shawn Graber,
BOS Liaison
STAFF PRESENT: Mark Cheran, Zoning Administrator; Pam Deeter, Secretary.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cheran at 6:00 p.m.
On a motion made by Mr. Marker and seconded by Mr. Thatcher, the minutes for the September
21, 2021 meeting were unanimously approved as presented.
Mr. Cheran stated that there are three new districts to be created and one adding additional acreage
to the South Timber Ridge District.
Staff received a request to create a new District which would be name Long Creek. Long Creek
Farm is located in the Back Creek Magisterial District and is generally located ½ mile west of the
intersection of Shady Elm Road and Springdale Road. This district would consist of 14 parcels
and has 1,077.39 acres.
The Comprehensive Plan provides guidance when considering any land use action. The proposed
District lies outside of the SWSA and UDA and is not part of any land use plan. Ultimately, the
Board of Supervisors approves, approves with modification, or denies the proposal to establish or
renew an Agricultural and Forestal District. If approved this District would be up for renewal
August 12, 2025.
On a motion made by Mr. Marker and seconded by Mr. Brumback, to establish the Long Creek
Agricultural & Forestal District were unanimously approved.
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The second District staff received a request to establish is for North Frederick District which
consist of 1,961.86 acres in the Gainesboro Magisterial District. The location of this proposed
District is generally located 2.5 miles west of the intersection of North Frederick Pike along North
Sleepy Creek Road and Bloomery Pike and would consist of 15 parcels. The proposed District
consists of 90 percent forest use and 10 percent open space/pastures. The area is rural in nature.
Comprehensive Plan provides guidance when considering land use actions. The parcels are
outside the UDA and SWSA and is not in any land use study, so it meets the criteria for the Ag &
Forestal District. The land is agricultural and residential and nature. The land should remain as
current condition. Staff reiterated the renewal date if approved.
On a motion made by Mr. Thatcher and seconded by Mr. Watt, to establish the North Frederick
Agricultural & Forestal District were unanimously approved.
The third District again staff received a request to create White Hall Agricultural & Forestal
District which consist of 974.30 acres and is located in Gainesboro Magisterial District along
Wright Road and Apple Pie Ridge Road. This proposed District has 7 parcels consisting of 974.30
acres.
The current parcels are in RA District and contain agricultural and residential land use. Parcels
around this proposed District is zoned RA. The parcels are out of the UDA and SWSA land use
plan and are not in any land use study. If approved, this would renew in August 2025.
On a motion made by Mr. Brumback and seconded by Ms. Scheulen-Ferrell, to establish the North
Frederick Agricultural & Forestal District were unanimously approved.
Staff stated these six parcels consist of 189.86 to be added to the South Timber Ridge District
making the total acreage 1,170.94. This is in the Gainesboro Magisterial District and located along
Hollow Road to the north, Muse Road and Gold Orchard Road.
All the parcels are in the RA District and are 90 percent agriculture, orchard and crop harvesting
and 10 percent open space/woodland. The parcels are in no land use study. Ultimately, the Board
of Supervisors approves, approves with modification, or denies the proposal to establish or renew
an Agricultural and Forestal District. If approved this would renew on the regular cycle of August
2025.
On a motion made by Mr. Marker and seconded by Mr. McDonald, to add parcel to the South
Timber Ridge Agricultural & Forestal District were unanimously approved.
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