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STAFF REPORT
Project Name: Staff. Scott Clark, Senior Planner
AFD2013 -00003 Hardware Addition - Felder
Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee Meeting: July 22, 2013
Planning Commission Public Hearing: Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: TBA
October 22, 2013
Proposal: Addition to the Hardware Agricultural and Comprehensive Plan Designation:
Forestal District Rural Areas
The Albemarle County Code currently contains this description of the Hardware District:
Sec. 3 -214 Hardware Agricultural and Forestal District.
The district known as the "Hardware Agricultural and Forestal District" consists of the following described
properties: Tax map 72, parcel 51C; tax map 73, parcels 38, 39C7, 41A, 41131, 41132, 42, 42A, 43, 44; tax map
74, parcels 6N,26, 28, 2813; tax map 75, parcels 4A, 5; tax map 86, parcels 14, 16,16A, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F, 16H,
27, 27A; tax map 87, parcels 10, 13A, 13E (part consisting of 89.186 acres),16A; tax map 88, parcels 2A, 3T, 3V,
6A, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20F, 23, 23E, 23F,24, 24A, 24B, 26B, 29, 40, 42; tax map 99, parcels 10(part), 29, 52,
52B. This district, created on November 4, 1987 for not more than 10 years and last reviewed on September 12,
2007, shall next be reviewed prior toSeptember12, 2017.
The Hardware Agricultural and Forestal District is located to either side of US 29 South, in the vicinity of
Crossroads and Red Hill. (Attachment A) The district is characterized by large areas of forest, as well as by
pastures.
The District originally included 5,947 acres. The District now includes 3,296 acres.
Agricultural and Forestal District Significance: Of the 3,296 acres that comprise the Hardware District, 1,974
acres are in soils recognized as highly important for agriculture in the Comprehensive Plan.
Land Use other than Agriculture and Forestry In addition to agricultural and forestry uses, the district includes
approximately 38 dwellings.
Local Development Patterns: The District primarily consists of large forested parcels and large farm parcels.
Comprehensive Plan Designation and Zoning Districts: The Hardware District is entirely designated as Rural
Areas in the Comprehensive Plan, and the parcels included in the District are zoned RA Rural Areas.
Environmental Benefits: The District includes woodland and agricultural fields. Protecting and preserving these
properties in an Agricultural and Forestal District will help protect forest and rich farm land, which the
Comprehensive Plan and Rural Areas Zoning Ordinances seek to preserve. Conservation of this area will help
maintain the environmental integrity of the County and aids in the protection of ground and surface water,
agricultural soils, and wildlife habitat. The Hardware District is located mostly in the North Fork Hardware River
watershed, with a small portion in the Upper Mechums River watershed (a public water supply watershed).
Proposal:
AFD201300003 Felder: This proposal would add one parcel (Tax Map 74 Parcel 6H) of 23.4 acres to the District.
The parcel contains 16.25 acres of soils considered important for agriculture in the Comprehensive Plan. The
parcel is mostly wooded, with a large open area adjacent to the single dwelling.
Recommendation:
At their meeting on July 22, 2013, the Agricultural/Forestal Districts Advisory Committee recommended approval
of AFD201300003.
Attachments:
A. Hardware District — District and Proposed Additions
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