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STAFF REPORT
Project Name:
Staff: Scott Clark, Senior Planner
AFD2013 -00001 Ivy Creek Review
Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee
Meeting: November 7, 2013
Planning Commission Public Hearing:
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing:
December 3, 2013
December 4, 2013
Proposal: Periodic review of the Ivy Creek AF
Comprehensive Plan Designation:
District.
Rural Areas
This item was reviewed by the Planning Commission on October 22, 2013. However, due to
issues with the Agricultural/Forestal Districts Advisory Committee's prior action, the item was
not properly before the Commission for action. The item has now been properly reviewed by the
Committee and is now before the Commission for public comment and recommendation for
action.
Periodic Review of Agricultural and Forestal Districts
As established in the Code of Virginia, a district may continue indefinitely, but it must be reviewed by the
County not more than every 10 years to determine whether the district should be continued. Before being
considered by the Board of Supervisors, a district is reviewed by the County's Agricultural and Forestal
District Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission. Both the Advisory Committee and the
Planning Commission provide recommendations to the Board as to whether the district should be
terminated, modified or continued.
Once it has received the recommendations of the Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission, the
Board conducts a public hearing. After the public hearing, the Board may terminate, modify or continue
the district. If the Board continues the district, it may impose conditions on the district different from
those imposed on the district when it was created or last reviewed. Landowners within a district receive
notice of this process, including notice of any proposed different conditions.
When a district is reviewed, land within the district may be withdrawn at the owner's discretion by filing
a written notice with the Board at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the
district.
AFD 2013 -01 IVY CREEK DISTRICT REVIEW
The Albemarle County Code currently contains this description of the Ivy Creek District:
Sec. 3 -217 Ivy Creek Agricultural and Forestal District.
The district known as the "Ivy Creek Agricultural and Forestal District" consists of the following
described properties: Tax map 44, parcels 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20G,
21A1, 21A2, 21D, 35, 35A; tax map 45, parcels 5F, 5F4, 7A. This district, created on November
2, 1988 for not more than 7 years, since amended at its last review on July 9, 2003 to continue for
not more than 10 years, shall next be reviewed prior to July 9, 2013.
The District is located to the west of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir (see Attachment A).
District History:
The District was created in November, 1988 with 18 parcels and approximately 315 acres.
One parcel of 28 acres was withdrawn during a review in 1996.
Two parcels totaling 195.75 acres were added in 1998.
Three parcels totaling 256 acres were withdrawn during a review in 2003.
Five parcels totaling 199 acres were added in 2009.
The District now includes 20 parcels and 330 acres
Agricultural and Forestal District Significance: Of the 330 acres in the Ivy Creek District, 271 acres have
soils listed as particularly important for agriculture in the Comprehensive Plan.
Land Use other than Agriculture and Forestry: In addition to agricultural and forestal uses, the Ivy Creek
District includes approximately 10 dwellings.
Local Development Patterns: The District primarily consists of a mix of small to medium -sized parcels
and is located in an area that has had much of its lands converted to suburban residential uses.
Comprehensive Plan Designation and Zoning Districts: The 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: 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, mountain resources,
critical slopes, and wildlife habitat. The District's proximity to the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir gives it
an important role in protection of the public water supply.
Withdrawal: Landowners may withdraw their parcels from districts by right during a renewal at any time
before the Board of Supervisors takes final action to continue, modify, or terminate the district.
Landowners were notified of the renewal by certified mail on June 24, 2013.
On November 14''', 2013, staff received a withdrawal request from the Jane Tarleton Smith Moore Trust,
which owns three parcels (TMPs 44 -35, 44 -35A, and 45 -7A), which total 102.75 acres. The property is
under a conservation easement held by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources With this
withdrawal, the total acreage of the District would be 227.25.
Committee Recommendation: At their meeting on November 7, 2013, the Agricultural/Forestal Districts
Advisory Committee recommended renewal of the Ivy Creek District for a 10 -year period.
Attachments:
A. Ivy Creek AF District Map
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° N T Attachment A
- Ivy Creek AFD
Withdrawal Request
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