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2.A.April 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes
3.Additional Updates to the 2025-2030 Agricultural and Forestal Districts
3.A.Additional Updates to the 2025-2030 Agricultural and Forestal Districts
Every five years Frederick County is required by the Code of Virginia to evaluate, add,
renew, or remove properties from its Agricultural & Forestal Districts. It is the task of the
ADAC to review proposals for the renewal of these Districts to ensure conformity with
the provisions of Section 15.2-43000 of the Code of Virginia. Following review by the
ADAC, the Board of Supervisors will then approve, approve with modifications, or deny
the proposal to renew an Agricultural and Forestal District.
The following districts have additional parcels to be included in the 2025-2030
Agricultural and Forestal Districts:
Hayfield
Red Bud
South Frederick
AGENDA
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
6:00 PM
THE BOARD ROOM
FREDERICK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ADAC12-16-25MinutesApril15.pdf
ADAC12-16-25Hayfield_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
ADAC12-16-25RedBud_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
ADAC12-16-25SouthFrederick_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
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Agricultural District Advisory Committee
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: December 16, 2025
Agenda Section: Meeting Minutes
Title: April 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
ADAC12-16-25MinutesApril15.pdf
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Agricultural District Advisory Committee
April 15, 2025
MEETING MINUTES
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Held in the first-floor conference room of the Frederick County Administration Building,
107 N. Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia on April 15, 2025.
PRESENT: Harman Brumback, Back Creek District; John Marker, Back Creek District
Alternate, Cordell Watt, Gainesboro District; Patricia Scheulen-Ferrell, Back Creek District;
Leslie Spencer, Gainesboro District; and Mark Sutphin, Virginia Co-Extension; John Jewell,
BOS Liaison; and Tonya Sibert, Commissioner of Revenue
ABSENT: Jason McDonald, Shawnee District; Jaclyn Mommen, Back Creek District
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 to approve the meeting minutes of February 20, 2024, and
seconded by Mr. Brumback, it was unanimously approved.
Mr. Cheran presented it to the Committee. That every five years Frederick County is required by
the Code of Virginia to evaluate, add, renew, or remove properties from the Agricultural & Forestal
Districts. Staff gave the criteria to be an Agricultural & Forestal District. This is the year for the
renewal of the thirteen 2025-2030 Agricultural and Forestal Districts.
Staff presented each District separately.
Mr. Cheran presented the Albin District first. The District is located within the Gainesboro
Magisterial District. It is generally located west of Route 37, and North and South of Route 522,
near the Albin Rural Community Center. The Albin District is 90 percent agriculture and 10 percent
open space/woodlands. Staff stated the District proposed acreage is 1,014+/- acres and there are
no additions or removals to the District. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal
of the 2025-2030 Albin District Agricultural & Forestal with 1,014.00+/- acres and was seconded
by Mr. Jewell, it was unanimously approved.
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Staff presented the second Apple Pie District. The District is in the Stonewall Magisterial District.
The District is located along Payne Road (Route 739) to the north, Welltown Road (Route 661) to
the east, Apple Pie Ridge Road (Route 739) to the west, and Glendobbin Road (Route 673) to the
south. Again, this District is 90 percent agricultural, and 10 percent open space/woodlands. This
District in 2020 had 889.00+/- acres and for the 2025 renewal has increased to 936.03+/- acres. On
a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal of the 2025-2030 Apple Pie Ridge District
Agricultural & Forestal with 936.03+/- acres and seconded by Mrs. Spencer, it was unanimously
approved.
Mr. Cheran continued with the third district Back Mountain District. This District is located within
the Back Creek Magisterial District and fronts Back Mountain Road (Route 600) and Boarders the
Mountain Falls Subdivision to the west. The District remains the same as 2020 with one property
owner with 489.91+/- acres. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal of the 2025-
2030 Back Mountain District Agricultural & Forestal with 489.91+/- acres and was seconded by
Mr. Mrs. Scheulen-Ferrell, it was unanimously approved.
Staff stated the fourth district is the Double Church District. This District is located in the Opequon
Magisterial District and is generally located along Double Church Road (Route 641), Canterburg
Road (Route 636), Grim Road (Route 640), and Wise Mill Lane (Route 737). The District
currently contains 854.51+/- acres. Mr. Cheran noted that we did send out second notices to
property owners that didn’t reply. We did have some requests to be removed from the Agricultural
& Forestal District. One property owner wants to create a subdivision. After the removal of the
properties, the District would have a proposed 693.87+/- acres. This District has 75 percent
livestock and cultivation of hay and 25 percent open space/woodland. On a motion made by Mr.
Brumback to approve the renewal of the 2025-2030 Double Church District Agricultural &
Forestal with 693.87+/- acres and was seconded by Mrs. Scheulen-Ferrell, it was unanimously
approved.
Green Spring is the fifth District. This District currently contains 476.49+/- in the Gainesboro
Magisterial District. A landowner passed and his property was put into a trust with that addition
making the year 2025 proposed acreage 870.32+/-. The location of the parcels is along Glaize
Orchard Road (Route 682) to the south and Green Springs Road (Route 671) to the east. The
agricultural operation in the District are 40 percent agriculture (livestock, and crop harvesting) and
60 percent open space/woodlands. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal of the
2025-2030 Green Spring District Agricultural & Forestal with 385.63+/- acres and was seconded
by Mr. Jewell, it was unanimously approved.
Mr. Cheran continued with the sixth district Hayfield.. The Hayfield District is located within the
Gainesboro Magisterial District and is generally located 2.5 miles west of the intersection of Route
50 and South Hayfield Road (Route 600). The District has increased parcels and property owners.
The agricultural operation in the district is 40 percent agriculture (livestock, and crop harvesting
and 60 percent open space/woodlands. On a motion made by Mrs. Scheulen-Ferrell to approve the
renewal of the 2025-2030 Hayfield District Agricultural & Forestal with 939.9+/- acres and was
seconded by Mr. Marker, it was unanimously approved.
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Mr. Cheran presented the Long Creek Farm District as the seventh district, which is in the Back
Creek Magisterial District. This Agricultural District is generally located west of the intersection
of Shady Elm Road (Route 651) and Springdale Road (Route 649). This District was created in
2023 with 1,076.90 and remains the same acreage today. The District consists of approximately 90
percent pasture/orchard uses and 10 percent crops/woodlands. On a motion made by Mr. Marker
to approve the renewal of the 2025-2030 Long Creek District Agricultural & Forestal with
1,076.90+/- acres and was seconded by Mrs. Scheulen-Ferrell, it was unanimously approved.
Staff continued with the North Frederick District as the eighth district. This District is located
within the Gainesboro Magisterial District and is generally located west of the intersection of North
Frederick Pike (Route 522) along North Sleepy Creek Road (Route 734) and Bloomery Pike
(Route 127). The District consists of approximately 90 precent forestry uses, and 10 percent open
space/woodlands. On a motion made by Mr. Brumback to approve the renewal of the 2025-2030
North Frederick District Agricultural & Forestal with proposed 1,929.41+/- acres and was
seconded by Mrs. Schuelen-Ferrell, it was unanimously approved.
The nineth district is the Red Bud District. The District is located along Red Bud Road and is in
the Stonewall Magisterial District. Staff stated that right now currently there is 1,147.20+/- acres
in the District. If approved with revision, the District would have proposed 1,204.43+/-acres with
additions and removal of parcels. This agricultural operation in this District is 75 percent
agriculture (livestock, horses and crop harvest) and 25 percent open space/woodlands. Mr.
Brumback inquired why the Shenandoah Battlefields have so many small parcels. Mr. Cheran
replied that is could have come from a trust. Staff mentioned that one parcel could be affected by
a right-of-way, whenever Route 37 is built. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the
renewal of the 2025-2030 Red Bud District Agricultural & Forestal with 1,024.43+/- acres and
was seconded by Mr. Jewell, it was unanimously approved.
Reliance is the tenth district. This District is in the Opequon Magisterial District and is generally
located in front of Huttle Road (Route 636) and Headley Road. The area within the District is
rural in nature. Agriculture (livestock, and crop harvest) are 90 percent of the land and 10 percent
open space/woodland. This District had an increase of one parcel making the 2025 proposed
acreage 221.50 acres. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal of the 2025-2030
Reliance District Agricultural & Forestal with 221.50+/- acres and was seconded by Mrs.
Scheulen-Ferrell, it was unanimously approved.
South Frederick is the eleventh district and currently contains 6,894.42+/- acres. The District is
located along Cedar Creek Grade (Route 622), Middle Road (Route 628), Marlboro Road (Route
631) and Hites Road (Route 625) and is in the Back Creek Magisterial District. Four parcels
totaling 398.58+/- don’t meet the criteria to be included in the agricultural district. These
properties are part of the Bartonsville Solar project which has a conditional use permit for the
operation. If approved, the removals of the parcels the District would contain 5,866.21+/- acres.
The agricultural operation in this District is 90 percent agriculture (orchard, and crop harvesting)
and 10 percent open space/woodlands. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the renewal
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of the 2025-2030 South Frederick District Agricultural & Forestal with 5,866.21+/- acres and was
seconded by Mr. Watt, it was unanimously approved.
Mr. Cheran stated the twelfth district is South Timber Ridge District. The District proposed
1,312.44+/- acres in the Gainesboro Magisterial District. These 24 parcels are managed by one
property owner. The general location of properties is along Hollow Road (Route 707) to the north,
Muse Road (Route 610) and Gold Orchard Road (Route 708) to the east. This District hasn’t
changed the acreage since the last renewal. The agricultural operations in the District are 90
percent agricultural (orchard and crop harvesting) and 10 percent open space/woodlands. Another
citizen inquired and wanted to be included in District. He has 48+/- acres which will increase the
total acreage once the paperwork is completed. On a motion made by Mr. Marker to approve the
renewal of the 2025-2030 South Timber Ridge District Agricultural & Forestal with proposed
1,312.44+/- acres and was seconded by Mrs. Scheulen-Ferrell, it was unanimously approved.
Staff concluded with the White Hall District. This district proposed acreage is 974.30+/-. The
District is located within the Gainesboro Magisterial District and is generally located on Wright
Road (Route 661) and Apple Pie Ridge Road (Route 739). The District has seven parcels and one
landowner and remains the same acreage. On a motion made by Mr. Brumback to approve the
renewal of the 2025-2030 White Hall District Agricultural & Forestal with a proposed 974.30+/-
acres and seconded by Mr. Marker, it was unanimously approved.
Mr. Cheran stated he will present the recommendation to the Planning Commission and then to the
Board of Supervisors.
The next meeting will be 2030 unless something is presented to the County that would need
directions from the Committee.
The meeting concluded at 6:50 p.m.
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Agricultural District Advisory Committee
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: December 16, 2025
Agenda Section: Additional Updates to the 2025-2030 Agricultural and
Forestal Districts
Title: Additional Updates to the 2025-2030 Agricultural and Forestal Districts
Attachments:
ADAC12-16-25Hayfield_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
ADAC12-16-25RedBud_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
ADAC12-16-25SouthFrederick_AgDistrictAddition.pdf
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AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT UPDATE
Hayfield District
Staff Report for the Agricultural District Advisory Committee
Prepared: December 5, 2025
Staff Contact: Mark Cheran, Zoning Administrator
Executive Summary:
Meeting Schedule
Agricultural District Advisory Committee
(ADAC):
Action: Pending
Planning Commission: Action: Pending
Board of Supervisors: Action: Pending
General District Location
This proposed District is located within the Gainesboro Magisterial District and is generally
located 2.5 miles west of the intersection of Route 50 and South Hayfield Road (Route 600).
State Code Requirements & District History
Chapter 43, Section 15.2-4300 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, requires that
Agricultural and Forestal Districts be reviewed by the local government every five years after
establishment. The Board of Supervisors decides to approve, approve with modifications, or
deny the proposal to establish or renew a District. The District was updated in 2025.
Proposed Changes:
Current
2025-2030 District
Proposed
2025-2030 District
Acreage 939.90+/- acres 1,025.54+/- acres
Number of Parcels 06 10
Number of Property
Owners
02 03
Magisterial
District(s)
Gainesboro Gainesboro
Land Use Residential & Agricultural Residential & Agricultural
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District Characteristics:
Agricultural & Forestal Significance:
The agricultural operation in the District is 40 percent agriculture (livestock, and crop harvesting)
and 60 percent open space/woodlands. The area within the District is rural in nature.
Lakes/Ponds/Streams:
The District lies within the Green Springs and Babbs Run drainage areas. These two bodies of
water are tributaries to Back Creek. This District will further assist with managing the quality of
the County’s water resources.
Prime Agricultural Soil:
The largest amount of prime agricultural soils located within District is Weikert-Gainesboro-Berks.
The District generally varies from broad rolling hills to the west and gently rolling hills to the north
and east. This District lies within the Abrams Creek watershed and water is available from ponds,
wells and springs. Most of the areas within the District are in pasture, orchards, livestock, and few
areas are woodland.
Comprehensive Plan:
The Comprehensive Plan for Frederick County provides guidance when considering land use
actions. The location of this proposed District lies outside the Urban Development Area (UDA)
and Sewer and Water Service Area (SWSA) and is not part of any current land use plan or study
by the County. Per the Comprehensive Plan, this current land use should remain in its present land
use of pristine condition with land use of vacant and woodland.
The intent of the Rural Areas is to maintain agriculture as a significant portion of the County’s
economy and to maintain the rural character of areas outside of the Urban Development Area. The
Comprehensive Plan accomplishes this by promoting the inclusion of additional land in
Agricultural and Forestal Districts. The Comprehensive Plan Supports the renewal of the District
because it provides an opportunity for the agribusiness community to conduct long range planning
efforts for the management of their operations, while providing a reserve of agricultural land
through the year 2030.
Staff is seeking a recommendation from the ADAC to forward to the Planning Commission
on District renewal.
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AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT UPDATE
Red Bud District
Staff Report for the Agricultural District Advisory Committee
Prepared: December 5, 2025
Staff Contact: Mark Cheran, Zoning Administrator
Executive Summary:
Meeting Schedule
Agricultural District Advisory Committee
(ADAC):
Action: Pending
Planning Commission: Action: Pending
Board of Supervisors: Action: Pending
General District Location
The Red Bud District is generally located along Red Bud Road (Route 661) within the
Stonewall Magisterial District.
State Code Requirements & District History
Chapter 43, Section 15.2-4300 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, requires that
Agricultural and Forestal Districts be reviewed by the local government every five years after
establishment. The Board of Supervisors decides to approve, approve with modifications, or
deny the proposal to establish or renew a District. The District was updated in 2025.
Proposed Changes:
Current
2025-2030 District
Proposed
2025-2030 District
Acreage 1,201.43 +/- acres 1,259.29 +/- acres
Number of Parcels
60 64
Number of Property
Owners
24 25
Magisterial
District(s)
Stonewall Stonewall
Land Use
Residential & Agricultural Residential & Agricultural
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District Characteristics:
Agricultural & Forestal Significance:
The predominant agricultural operations in the District are 75 percent agriculture (livestock, horses
and crop harvest) and 25 percent open space/woodlands. The area within the District is rural in
nature.
Lakes/Ponds/Streams:
The District lies primarily within the Redbud Run drainage area, and partially within the Hiatt
Run drainage area. The District will assist with managing the quality of the County’s water
resources.
Prime Agricultural Soil:
There is a limited amount of prime agricultural soils located within the District, which are Blairton,
Carbo, Frederick, Guernesy and Massanetta.
The District generally varies from a broad rolling valley to the west of Devils Backbone, to very
steep forested land on the eastern parcels and along Redbud Run. This District is within the
Redbud Run watershed and water is available from ponds, wells and springs. Most of the soils,
with the exception of those on the steeper slopes, are suited to a wide variety of farm uses. These
steeper slopes are mostly forested and are heavily wooded. Most of the area is in pasture,
cultivated crops and hay with few woodland areas.
Comprehensive Plan:
The Comprehensive Plan for Frederick County provides guidance when considering land use
actions. The District lies in an area that is outside the Urban Development Area (UDA) and Sewer
and Water Service Area (SWSA). The area is located within the limits of the Northeastern Land
Use Plan. Approximately half of the District is designated as a Sensitive Natural Area in the
Northeast Land Use Plan. The remaining parcels have no land use designation, which indicates
the area should remain rural.
The intent of the Rural Areas is to maintain agriculture as a significant portion of the County’s
economy and to maintain the rural character of areas outside of the Urban Development Area. The
Comprehensive Plan accomplishes this by promoting the inclusion of additional land in
Agricultural and Forestal Districts. The Comprehensive Plan supports the addition/renewal of the
District because it provides an opportunity for the agribusiness community to conduct long range
planning efforts for the management of their operations, while providing reserve of agricultural
land through the year 2030.
This District lies outside the Urban Development Area (UDA) and Sewer and Water Service Area
(SWSA) and is not part of any current small area plan or study by the County. The Stonewall
Industrial Park is located on the south boundary of this District. The land use within the District
is residential and agricultural. The current land use should remain in its present land use of pristine
condition with land use of orchards, agricultural, and residential.
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The Eastern Frederick County Road Plan is the major transportation component of the
Comprehensive Plan. This road plan identifies the future transportation needs within Frederick
County. A major component of this road plan is Route 37, which will provide access around the
City of Winchester. This proposed roadway will need right-of-way. There is one (1) parcel within
this proposed District which will be affected by the future Route 37.
Staff is seeking a recommendation from the ADAC to forward to the Planning Commission on
District renewal.
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AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT UPDATE
South Frederick District
Staff Report for the Agricultural District Advisory Committee
Prepared: December 5, 2025
Staff Contact: Mark Cheran, Zoning Administrator
Executive Summary:
Meeting Schedule
Agricultural District Advisory Committee
(ADAC):
Action: Pending
Planning Commission: Action: Pending
Board of Supervisors: Action: Pending
General District Location
This District is located within the Back Creek Magisterial District and is generally located along
Cedar Creek Grade (Route 622), Middle Road (Route 628), Marlboro Road (Route 631) and
Hites Road (Route 625).
State Code Requirements & District History
Chapter 43, Section 15.2-4300 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, requires that
Agricultural and Forestal Districts be reviewed by the local government every five years after
establishment. The Board of Supervisors decides to approve, approve with modifications, or
deny the proposal to establish or renew a District. The District was updated in 2025.
Proposed Changes:
Current
2025-2030 District
Proposed
2025-2030 District
Acreage 5,905.84+/- acres 6,848.48+/- acres
Number of Parcels
150 154
Number of Property
Owners
57 64
Magisterial
District(s)
Back Creek Back Creek
Land Use
Residential & Agricultural Residential & Agricultural
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District Characteristics:
Agricultural & Forestal Significance:
The agricultural operation in the District is 90 percent agriculture (orchard, and crop harvesting)
and 10 percent open space/woodlands. The area within the District is rural in nature.
Lakes/Ponds/Streams:
The District lies primarily within the Opequon Creek and Stephens Run drainage area. The District
will further assist with managing the quality of the County’s water resources.
Prime Agricultural Soil:
The largest amount of prime agricultural soil located within the District is Frederick-Poplimento.
The District generally varies from rolling hills to ridges to the north, west, south and east. This
District lies within Opequon Creek watershed and water is available from ponds, wells and
springs.
Comprehensive Plan:
The Comprehensive Plan for Frederick County provides guidance when considering land use
actions. The District is outside the Urban Development Area (UDA) and Sewer and Water Service
Area (SWSA) and is not part of any land use plan or study by the County. Per the Comprehensive
Plan, the current land use should remain in its present land use with orchards, agricultural, and
residential.
The intent of the Rural Areas is to maintain agriculture as a significant portion of the County’s
economy and to maintain the rural character of areas outside of the Urban Development Area. The
Comprehensive Plan accomplishes this by promoting the inclusion of additional land in
Agricultural and Forestal Districts. The Comprehensive Plan Supports the addition to the District
because it provides an opportunity for the agribusiness community to conduct long range planning
efforts for the management of their operations, while providing a reserve of agricultural land
through the year 2030.
The location of this District lies outside the Urban Development Area (UDA) and Sewer and Water
Service Area (SWSA) and is not part of any current small area plan or study by the County.
Staff is seeking a recommendation from the ADAC to forward to the Planning Commission on
District renewal.
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District Acreage: 6,848.48 Ac.I 0 0.85 1.70.4 25 MilesNote:Frederick County Dept of Planning & Development107 N Kent St. Suite 202, Winchester, VA 22601540 - 665 - 5651Map Created: October 20, 2025
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85 A 285 A 4385 A 44184.27 Acre Addition
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73 A 3183.62 Acre Addition
83 A 44103.81 Acre Addition
61 A 3073 A 6673 A 67347.01 Acre Addition
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