7175 Feder Rd, Galloway, OH 43119

Rural District

The purpose of the Rural District is (1) to recognize the long-range physical, social, and economic needs of the agricultural community within Prairie Township, and (2) to permit development of single family rural homes in areas that are not expected to have public utility facilities in the near future. Since agricultural pursuits provide a substantial economic base for Prairie Township, and many areas still exist which possess an existing agricultural character and productive agricultural soils, it is the intent of this district to maintain and protect such areas, while allowing the development of large lot single family residences that are consistent with, and do not detract from, the agricultural uses in, and character of, the area; Only those land uses which involve the construction and maintenance of single family residences on large lots, and those land uses which qualify and are permitted as agricultural uses under chapter 519 of the Ohio Revised Code and the provisions contained in this resolution will be encouraged and allowed within the Rural District. Unnecessary encroachment by non-agricultural land uses which limits agricultural effectiveness either through encroachment of land resources or through incompatibility of land uses will be discouraged. Single family dwellings are permitted to locate within the Rural District at a maximum density of one dwelling unit per five acres.