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Table of Contents Rural Nelson Info. Calendars of Events Sites of Interest Donations Government Meetings Government Contacts Rural Nelson Meetings Rural Nelson Contacts Data Ordinances Water Resources Rockfish River Watershed Forum Managing Growth Thom. Jeff. Plan. Dist. Com. Rural Rustic Roads Program Graphical Information Systems Greenways Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Land Conservation Environment Initiatives Elsewhere Industrial Parks Founding Documents Other Documents Membership Biosolids/Sludge

County Gov't. Meetings - Agendas and Reports Archives Donations to Rural Nelson Sites of Interest Gateway to related sites via Nelson County Community website Canaan Valley Institute - Supporting Sustainable Communities Friends of the Rockfish Watershed Nelson County Chamber of Commerce County of Nelson Rockfish Valley Foundation

Rural Nelson Meetings - informative social gatherings Thursday, May 21st, 2009, 6:00 PM - The Future of Energy in Nelson and Beyond Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, 7:00 PM - The Wine Industry in Nelson and in the Commonwealth Wednesday, February 20th, 2008, 7:30 PM - The Challenge of Affordable Housing Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 7:30 PM - Water Planning for Nelson County Thursday, May 17th, 2007, 7:30 PM - Zoning and The Ethics of Land Use Mar. 13, 2007, 6:00 PM - Rural Nelson Annual Meeting Report Oct. 26, 2006, 7:30 PM - Water, Sewer, Biosolids, Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Mar. 1, 2006, 6:00 PM - Rural Nelson Annual Meeting Report November 2, 2005, 7:30 PM - Rockfish Valley Loop Trail and Model Farm October 9, 2005, 1:00 - 5:00 PM - Harvest Festival and Fundraiser October 5, 2005, 7:30 PM - Passenger Rail to D.C. September 7, 2005, 7:30 PM - Fire Prevention in Rural Communities August 21, 2005, 2:00 PM - Rural Nelson Annual Picnic July 6, 2005, 7:30 PM - Public Activism and the Freedom of Information Act June 1, 2005, 7:30 PM - The Nature Conservancy's Piedmont Program May 4, 2005, 7:30 PM - Virginia Outdoors Foundation & Conservation Easements April 6, 2005, 7:30 PM - Protecting Water Quality Mar. 2, 2005, 6:00 PM - Rural Nelson Annual Meeting Report December 1, 2004, 7:30 PM - Gateway Communities - Issues & Planning October 6, 2004, 7:30 PM - Regulation and Use of Biosolids September 1, 2004, 7:30 PM - The Grand Saga of the Monarch Butterfly August 4, 2004, 7:30 PM - Broadband Over The Powerlines July 7, 2004, 7:30 PM - Charlottesville's Meadowcreek Parkway - Impacting Nelson? June 2, 2004, 7:30 PM - Understanding the Proposed Zoning Ordinance May 5, 2004, 7:30 PM - The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail Apr. 7, 2004, 6:30 PM - Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Mar. 3, 2004, 7:30 PM - Rural Nelson Annual Meeting Report Feb. 4, 2004, 7:30 PM - The Nelson County Museum of Rural History Dec. 4, 2003, 7:30 PM - Purchase of Development Rights Aug. 6, 2003, 7:30 PM - Small-Scale Farming See the News and Advance Article June 4, 2003, 7:30 PM - Zoning Ordinances May 7, 2003, 7:30 PM - G.I.S. and Nelson County Apr. 2, 2003, 7:30 PM - Affordable Rural Housing Rural Nelson Annual Meeting, Mar. 5, 2003 Feb. 4, 2003, 7:30 PM - Wireless Networks in Rural Areas Dec. 3, 2002, 7:30 PM - Water Issues and Development Nov. 5, 2002, 7:30 PM - Tourism Corridor Ordinance Oct. 1, 2002, 7:30 PM - Agricultural/Forestal Districts. Sep. 3, 2002, 7:30 PM - Discussion on Zoning, Ordinances and Property Rights Jul. 2, 2002, 7:30 PM - Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Conservation Easements May 7, 2002, 7:30 PM - Canaan Valley Institute's Regional Sustainability Programs Apr 17, 2002, 7:30 PM - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions Annual Meeting - Mar. 7, 2002 Annual Meeting Report - 2001.

Biosolids (aka Sludge) Get the facts and commentaries on biosolids/sludge from numerous sources including Virginia Department of Health Environmetal Protection Agency Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Cornell Waste Management Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Academies Data Nelson County Planning Data Nelson County Profile Socio-Economic Profile by the Wilderness Society Impact of Traveler Spending Economic Development Needs Assessment Employment Survey Employment Survey Summary Development Fund Planning Grant Chesapeake Bay Program - Watershed Restoration Partnerships School Projects

Rural Nelson Contact List Kim Cash: Field Officer Tel: 434-263-5000 Email: kimcash@ruralnelson.org Conny Roussos: President Tel: 434-263-5000 Email: connyroussos@ruralnelson.org Mike Tapager: Vice President Tel: 434-263-5000 Email: miketapager@ruralnelson.org Mary Buford Hitz: Secretary Tel: 434-263-5000 Joyce D. Burton: Treasurer Tel: 434-263-5000 Serelda Elliot: Newsletter Copyediting and Layout Tel: 434-263-5000

Contact your Nelson County Officials

Board of Supervisors

Planning Commisioners

School Board

Economic Development Authority

Board of Zoning Appeals

Service Authority

Tips for Writing Your Supervisor

County Ordinances

Zoning Ordinance Amendments Adopted May 21, 2007

Proposed Subdivision Ordinance Amendments Adopted May 21, 2007

Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments December 27, 2006

Proposed Subdivision Ordinance Amendments December 27, 2006

CODE OF THE COUNTY OF NELSON, VIRGINIA, Adopted December 12, 1989

New DRAFT Zoning Ordinance and responses to public comments from the Nelson Co. Planning Dept. (PDF format)

New DRAFT Zoning Ordinance (MS Word format 1.6 Mb).

Responses to public comments on the Zoning Ordinance (MS Word format).

Understanding The Proposed Zoning Ordinance

Proposed Zoning Ordinance Development Rights Chart for the Rural and Farming District

Proposed Zoning Ordinance Development Rights Chart for the Rural Residential District

Current Zoning Ordinance

Paying for Development, The Case for Zoning Changes by Gary Wood, Board of Supervisors.

Nelson County Board of Zoning Appeals Determination

Subdivision Ordinance

Lighting Ordinance Pg.1, Pg.2, Pg.3, Pg.4, Pg.5.

Agricultural and Forestal District Ordinance

Agricultural and Forestal Districts Explained

Court Decision on Findlay Mtn. Subdivision

Letter to the Boards re: Findlay Mtn. Subdivision.

Managing Growth in Rural Virginia

ASAP - Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population

Rural Population Growth - a challenge for the future of rural America.

Scenic America - protecting natural beauty and distinctive community character.

Scenic Virginia - Preserve, Protect and Enhance the Scenic Beauty of Virginia.

"Open Space" Zoning: What It Is & Why It Works

Density Limits Only Add To Sprawl - Washington Post

Finding an identity for Central Virginia - Lynchburg News and Advance

See Where Sprawl Threatens America's Best Farmland

VA Voters Overwhelmingly Support Better Growth Management - Piedmont Environmental Council

Getting the Information You Need
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government and the Freedom of Information Act.
Public Policy Virginia - BioFuels, The Environment and Health Care

Rural Nelson Commercial Design Working Group

Water Resource Information

Regional Water Study Public Meeting Report, September 10, 2008

Draft 2006 Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report

U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources of Virginia

Test Well Depths from USGS

Sprawl, Impervious Surfaces and their contribution to Drought

Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems and Other New Initiatives of the TJSWCD by Alyson Sappington, District Manager, Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District

Community Planning

TJPDC - Draft Nellysford Community Plan

Transportation

TJPDC - United Jefferson Area Mobility Plan

Charlottesville Citizens for Better Rail Alternatives

The Rural Rustic Roads Program

Alert - Report from Va. DEQ finds 23.5 miles of impaired waterways in Nelson County.
Culprits are fecal coliform, sediment and other pollutants in the Piney, Buffalo and James Rivers and Montebello Spring Branch.

• For the full list and report see http://www.deq.state.va.us/
  
• Download just the list of impaired waters from http://www.forwatershed.org/ImpairedWaters2002.pdf
  
• For more important environmental links connect to http://www.NelsonCountyVA.org/Page2.htm#Environment
  

What Others Are Doing
Greene Co. TN's Rural Resources	Greene Future
Flagstaff, AZ's lighting ordinance	Michigan Land Use Institute News
Land Use Issues in Rockbridge County	County of Rockbridge Design and Construction Manual
Albemarle Co.'s ACE Program.	County of Rockbridge Tourism Corridor Overlay District

Finances

Notice - Microloan Program for Small Businesses

Middle School Bond Issue Financials

Statement on FY02 Taxes

Redistricting

Redistricting Ordinance, Redistricting Map

Nelson County Greenways Proposal

Greenways Description.
Greenway Corridors Map.

Bicycles and Pedestrians

Jefferson Area Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Bicycle and Pedestrian Policy Directive

Landowner liability for the use of private property by the public - from the Code of Virginia.

Protecting FarmLand and Open Land

Conservation Partners LLC

Map of Protected Land in Nelson Co.

Conservation and Riparian Easements

Is proposed bill, SB 678, a threat to conservation easements?

Farmland Protection Program (American Farmland Trust)

Central Virginia Land Conservancy

The Land Trust Alliance

Albemarle Co.'s ACE Program, Acquisition of Conservation Easements/Purchase of Development Rights.

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation seeks to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, open-space and recreational areas of the Commonwealth.

Protecting the Environment

Southern Environmental Law Center - dedicated solely to protecting the natural resources of the South.

Environmental Defense - finding effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems

Nelson's Environmental Scorecard

Get the facts and commentaries on the biosolids/sludge controversy

Fire Prevention in Rural Communities

Firewise Program of the Va. Dept. of Forestry

National Firewise Organization

Va. Dept. of Emergency Management

U. S. Forest Service

National Fire Plan

Geographic Information Systems

A Geographic Information System Proposal

Nelson County Geographic Data Maps

Route 29 Corridor Study Documents

Rockfish River Watershed Community Forum

Overview

Information and Registration

Suggested Comprehensive Plan Language

Industrial Parks

Newsletters

Newsletter - December, 2000

Newsletter - October, 2000

Newsletter - June, 2001

Newsletter - January, 2002

Membership

A Letter to Friends of Rural Nelson

Membership Form

Founding Documents

Articles of Incorporation

Bylaws

Mission Statement

Other Documents

Annual Reports

Vision Statement and Survey

Vision Statement and Survey Summary

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems by The Heinz Center.

Learn about groundwater from the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
See illustrations from the Pennsylvania Water Resources Education Network

SELC Report on Sprawl in Virginia

The Three Myths of Growth by Eben Fodor

National Trust Report Shows Virginia on a Fast Track to Sprawl

Rural Nelson Guidelines for Adopting Positions

President's Statement on Rural Preservation and Prosperity

An Analysis of the Future of Agriculture in Nelson County

Albemarle County Codes

Rockbridge County Land Development Regulations

Rockbridge County Draft Lighting Ordinance

Facts from the Va. Farm Bureau News
2004 - The Virginia office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that Virginia apple sales topped $44 million, (a 76 % increase) ranking it fifth among 35 apple-producing states.

2002 - The number of small farms in Virginia from 1997 to 2002 grew by 13 percent.

2001 - 62 million Americans visited a farm or ranch in 2001.

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