5545 Lower Valley Pike, Springfield, OH 45506

Agricultural District

The A-1 Agricultural District is intended to preserve areas where soils, topographic conditions, and physical features are best suited for the pursuit of agricultural use. Also, it is to protect the agricultural uses from encroachment of incompatible non-agricultural land uses and to preserve open areas from the encroachment of scattered urban type uses or until such time that the area is ready for more intensive development and can be provided with appropriate infrastructure and services. This district is intended to ensure that land areas which are within the unincorporated areas which are well suited for agriculture production are retained for such production, unimpeded by the establishment of incompatible uses which would hinder agricultural uses and inevitably deplete agricultural lands and uses. This district is also established to prevent the conversion of prime agricultural land to scattered non-farm development which, when unregulated, unnecessarily increases the cost of public services and infrastructure to all citizens and results in the premature disinvestment in agriculture.