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Rappahannock’s agricultural, forestry and tourism industries are critically dependent upon the careful nurturing of these natural resources.
To acknowledge this unique status, we the people of Rappahannock declare it to be a “scenic county” and all goals, principles, and policies will reflect and devolve from this fundamental recognition.
These are the cornerstones upon which all of Rappahannock County’s land use planning shall stand.
A scenic county shall mean:
• One in which conditions for a sustainable agricultural and tourism economy not be dependent upon traditionally defined growth patterns as have developed in jurisdictions to the east as a Consequence of the growth of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Goals
• To encourage and maintain a viable rural agricultural and tourism based economy compatible with the county’s size and character.
• Tb discourage the continuing conversion of land from agricultural uses to other uses that challenges our ability to stabilize and balance our local tax base.
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