2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-18.15 - (Contingent effective date - see Editor\'s note) Agricultural enterprise district designatio...

3.1-18.15. (Contingent effective date - see Editor's note) Agriculturalenterprise district designation.

A. Any locality that has established (i) an agricultural or forestal districtpursuant to Chapter 43 ( 15.2-4300 et seq.) or Chapter 44 ( 15.2-4400 etseq.) of Title 15.2, (ii) a locally designated agricultural enterprisedistrict, or (iii) a purchase of development rights program to extinguishnonagricultural uses may make written application to the Department to haveany such district or area declared to be an agricultural enterprise district.Such application shall include a description of the location of the districtor area in question, and a general statement identifying proposed localincentives and policies to complement the state and any federal incentives.

B. Local incentives and policies that meet the requirements of this sectionmay include, but are not limited to, (i) rural land use plans or overlaydistricts that minimize nonagricultural or nonforestal uses or nonfarmresidential densities that are suburban in nature; (ii) capital improvementplans that support the retention or development of agriculturalinfrastructure, such as rural roads and bridges, agricultural drainagesystems, and adequate water supplies; (iii) land use policies includingcomprehensive plan sections and zoning ordinances that minimizenonagricultural uses of land or nonfarm residential densities withinagricultural enterprise districts; (iv) local funding for the purchase ofagricultural easements or purchase of development rights programs; and (v)local agricultural economic development officers and programs. Localitiesshall enact at least two of the above policies to qualify for designation asan approved agricultural enterprise district.

(2005, c. 795.)