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zoning1, advocated by Miller didn't preserve agriculture. “It mrght'preserve open space but not \|afele land for agriculture." he &ajl.
Trying to recanvfigures he’d seen recently. Miller replied that approximately 70 per cent of Virginia's beef cattle are now owned in herds of 25 or less, herds that can be pasture® on 50 acres. “There are a lot of 50 acre tracts now that are more productive from an agricultural stand point because they're being used more intensively...Large lot development is not ideal but I think keeping agriculturally significant land in 50 acre tracts is better tharf putting houses in a cluster on onehalf acre lots,” Miller argued that large lot zoning is still the best way to protect agriculture under Virginia’s current enabling legislation.
“I think we should put a question mark on clustering,” Luke responded, indicating that the planners could devote m#re time to debating the concept at later meetings.
Under goals for residential development, the planners also put a question mark next to the objective that calls for significant housing developments to be directed towards village areas by encouraging a cluster concept with provisions for open space.
Public Services
Possible future needs for water and sewer also sparked some debate. An objective of general development in the draft plan states that the county’s unincorporated
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