Public Notice
Fauquier County Farmland Purchase of
Development Rights (PDR) Program
Request for Applications
"A tool for preserving and enhancing the agricultural industry."
Agriculture is the leading industry in Fauquier County. A critical mass of farmland is necessary for the continued vitality of the economic engine of production agriculture. Farmland owners interested in preserving their farm and natural character of their property may be eligible to have development rights purchased by the County. The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors formally established the Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program, a voluntary program that pays landowners to protect the farmland and natural resource assets of their property. The PDR Program allows landowners to enter into agreements to sell the development potential of qualifying property to the County while maintaining the right to continue to own and use the property. The purpose of the PDR Program will be to protect farmland and retain the agricultural industry’s critical mass, in particular, farm parcels that are economically viable operations.
Next application cycle dates to be announced.
For an application, download here or contact the Fauquier County Agricultural Development Office at 35 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186, (540) 349-5314.
As of April 2009, over 6,700 acres in Fauquier County have been approved for the PDR program.
Deed of Easement
Date Last Modified: 09/30/2009