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inadequate "to keep fanning alive and healthy in Virginia.” Easements and the transfer of development rights are "the wave of the future." said Harrison, advocating a jump in minimum acreage requirements from five acres to 35 acres to qualify for inclusion under a use value taxation program. He added that there were currently too many weaknesses in the Agriculture and Forrestal Districts law for it to have widespread application.
More Discretionary Powers Tom Thorpe, Fauquier County Planning Commissioner and a farmer who moonlights at another job. told the General Assembly delegates that counties needed additional land use tools—“something that gives the Supervisors some discretion."
He noted that the Fauquier Planning Commission had recommended against approval of a subdivision in an agricultural area outside of the county's service districts only to have the Supervisors back down and vote for approval after receiving legal advice that they would be personally liable should they vote to deny the development.
The proposed subdivision will be located "miles from county services," said Thorpe, adding that Fauquier's comprehensive plan strongly advocates the preservation of agriculture and designates five service areas to accomodate growth.
Arlington delegate Warren
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