§ 115-4-8. Provisions of local district ordinances.

Any district ordinance adopted by the Board in order to establish or renew an agricultural and forestal district shall include the following provisions:

(a)

That no parcel included within the district shall be developed to a more intensive use than its existing use at the time of adoption of the ordinance establishing such district for eight (8) years from the date of adoption of such ordinance. This provision shall not be construed to restrict expansion of or improvements to the agricultural or forestal use of the land or to prevent the construction of one (1) additional house within the district, where otherwise permitted by applicable law, for either an owner, a member of an owner's family, or for a tenant who farms the land;

(b)

That no parcel added to an already established district shall be developed to a more intensive use than its existing use at the time of addition to the district for eight (8) years from the date of adopting of the original district ordinance;

(c)

That land used in agricultural and forestal production within the agricultural and forestal district of local significance shall automatically qualify for an agricultural or forestal value assessment on such land pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 19 of the Fairfax County Code and to Code of Virginia, Section 58-769.4 et seq., if the requirements for such assessment contained therein are satisfied;

(d)

That the district shall be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors at the end of the eight-year period and that it may by ordinance renew the district or a modification thereof for another eight-year period. No owner of land shall be included in any agricultural and forestal district of local significance without such owner's written approval; and

(e)

Any other provisions to the mutual agreement of the landowner and the Board of Supervisors that further the purpose of this Chapter. (21-95-115.)