499 Woods Rd, Abbottstown, PA 17301

Rural Residential District

It is the legislative intent of the Rural Residential RR District to: Preserve open land by setting development apart from sensitive natural features, such as woodlands, steep slopes, streams, floodplains, and wetlands; Preserve scenic views and elements of rural character by minimizing perceived density and views of development from existing roads; Provide flexibility and efficiency in the siting of infrastructure and the provision of services; Encourage compact residential clusters with direct visual and physical access to open space for recreational, contemplative, and related purposes; Reduce erosion and stream sedimentation by the retention of existing vegetation, and by the minimization of development on steep slopes; Retain the rural character and scenic qualities of areas within Hamilton Township while, at the same time, allow for reasonable and sympathetic residential development in rural areas of the Township where the incidence of active agriculture is relatively low; Protect and stabilize general agriculture as an ongoing economic activity in the Hamilton Township area by encouraging those land uses and activities which are agricultural in nature or act in direct support thereof. Therefore, owners, occupants and users of property within the Rural Residential District should be prepared to accept impacts associated with normal farming practices and agricultural operations and are hereby put on official notice that Section 4 of Act 133 of 1982, known as the Right to Farm Law, may bar them from obtaining a legal judgment against such agricultural operations