3118 Penewit Rd, Spring Valley, OH 45370

Rural Residential Estate District

The intent of the Rural Residential Estate District is to recognize the existence of and the demand for residential lots of a relatively rural and spacious nature on which agricultural activities may represent only a minor use by the occupants. Its purpose is to allow platted rural estate development to occur at an overall net density of three acres per dwelling unit yet allow variable lot sizes within the development based on the physical characteristics of the site. Individual lots created outside of a plat by survey record shall be no less than 3 acres in area and have at least 200 feet frontage. This district is intended for application in outlying rural areas where urbanization and the extension or creation of central water supply and wastewater disposal systems are either not appropriate or not expected to occur for an extended period of time into the future. It is the intent of this district to encourage the proper placement of planned residential estate development within Spring Valley Township in coordination with Greene County Subdivision Regulations through flexible lot requirements in an effort to insure the following: On-going adequacy of the underground water supply,; sufficient lot area for long term use of individual on-site leaching devices for waste water disposal, and; the protection of prime agricultural soils and other irreplaceable natural resources. The Rural Residential Estate District should only be encouraged in those areas of Spring Valley Township which do not possess prime agricultural soils and/or in areas where similar non-farm residential development has already occurred to such an extent that the principal use of the land for large scale agricultural activities is no longer desirable.