PUBLIC NOTICE: Frederick County is now in the 2025 renewal period for Agricultural and Forestal Districts. You may be seeing yellow signs on properties related to this.

An Agricultural & Forestal District is a voluntary rural protection zone reserved for the production of agricultural products, timber, and the maintenance of open space as an important economic and environmental resource. By establishing a District and agreeing to continue using the property for qualifying agricultural uses, the locality and State in return agree to protect and enhance the land and not take any actions that would have a negative effect on agriculture or forestry during the term of the District. It is also noted that land may be removed from an Agricultural & Forestal District at the landowner’s discretion, within the five (5) year period.

Learn more about Agricultural and Forestal Districts and the Agricultural and Forestal Advisory Committee: https://www.fcva.us/departments/planning-development/boards-committees/agricultural-forestal-district-advisory-committee.

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