§ D-1. District establishment.  


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  • The County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, finds that the conservation and protection of its agricultural and forestal lands for the production of food and agricultural and forestal products is vital to the public interest and upon the advice of the agricultural and forestal districts advisory committee and the planning commission, and after the conduct of a public hearing, and with the concurrence of the landowners, the board of supervisors of Isle of Wight County does hereby promulgate the existence of the Longview agricultural district, the Knoxville agricultural district and the Courthouse agricultural district initially created and established by separate ordinances in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Virginia (1950, as amended), as follows:

    A.

    Longview agricultural district established on June 21, 1979 for a period of eight (8) years, and subsequently renewed, effective June 21, 1987 for a period of eight (8) years, renewed effective June 21, 1995 for a period often (10) years, renewed effective June 21, 2005 for a period of ten (10) years, and renewed June 21, 2015 for a ten (10) year period to expire on June 21, 2025; and

    B.

    Knoxville agricultural district established on April 21, 1983 for a period of eight (8) years, and subsequently renewed, effective April 21, 1991 for a period often (10) years, renewed effective April 21, 2001 for a period of ten (10) years, and renewed effective April 21, 2011 for a period of ten (10) years to expire on June 21, 2021; and

    C.

    Courthouse agricultural district established on September 15, 1988 for a period of eight (8) years, and subsequently renewed, effective October 17, 1996 for a period of ten (10) years, renewed effective October 17, 2006 for a period of ten (10) years, and renewed September 15, 2016 for a period of ten (10) years to expire on September 15, 2026.

    D.

    Moonlight agricultural/forestal district established on September 20, 2012 for a period of ten (10) years to expire on September 20, 2022. (Ord. No. 2011-17-C, 9-1-11; Ord. No. 2012-9-C, 9-20-12; 6-18-15; 9-15-16.)