110 Cemetery Rd, Aaronsburg, PA 16820

Forest District

In areas where major physiographic problems exist, accessibility is difficult or unique natural beauty exists, Forest Districts are established to conserve the existing character of such areas by providing for low-intensity agricultural or recreational uses, thus guiding substantive land development into more appropriate zoning districts, and specifically, to promote the following: to encourage the preservation cf woodlands in rural areas; to protect and retain natural resources; to alleviate erosion, sedimentation and flooding; to protect and regenerate watersheds; to maintain micro-climates and the level of oxygen produced by woodlands; to protect wildlife and habitat; to provide for aesthetic enjoyment, open space and recreational uses; to retain the pastoral nature of the district; to encourage the preservation of agriculture land; to limit development to those uses compatible with the rural environment; to limit the costly extension across farmland of public utilities; to preserve the quality of the soil for crop arid pasture use; to protect prime cropland from its conversion to uses incompatible with agriculture; and to buffer housing from farm activities.