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to what uses are permitted, the zoning ordinance would take precedence.”
None of the other members of the workshop’s expert panel—State Department of Taxation Supervisor for Appraising Otto Fraher, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture T. Graham Copeland and VPI Department of Agriculture Economics extension specialist J. Paxton Marshall—disagreed with Jacks’s assertion.
Planning District Executive Director John Capelle said on Tuesday that he was aware of Zigler’s position in regard to ag districts superceding local zoning ordinances. While Capelle acknowledged Zigler as one of the recognized experts on ag district legislation, he maintained that majority opinion held zoning ordinances took precedence over ag districts in controlling land use.
Capelle said that his staff had attempted to get written opinions on this and other areas of controversy surrounding ag districts from the Attorney General’s office but had been unsuccessful. He added that he' thought most of the questions would have to be eventually settled by the courts.
Ag District Benefits
Earlier in the meeting, Zigler presented some of the benefits that farmers would derive from joining an ag district. He described the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act as a “new type of zoning” that carries restrictions on local and state government. He noted that government may not adopt ordinances such as odor control laws that will adversely impac^agriculture or forestry operations. Also, local government has the
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