6789 York Rd, Abbottstown, PA 17301

Residential Community District

The intent of the Residential Community Districts R-3 is to provide appropriate areas in Berwick Township to accommodate new growth and development and thus meet the goals and objectives and implement the policies of the Berwick Comprehensive Plan, Planning Area 1, Planned Residential Communities. These principles are to: Develop small planned residential communities on larger lots 25 acres or more with a commitment to ecology and natural resource sensitive design.; Locate these communities within the Township’s designated growth area.; Provide public water and public sewer.; Provide a variety of housing types with a range of values.; Include an option for meeting the community’s neighborhood recreation and convenience shopping and service needs.; Ensure easy access to the community’s open space, recreational and shoppinglservice areas.; Conserve natural features such as woodlands and scenic views and vistas.; Preserve sensitive natural features such as steep slopes less than20 percent, wetlands and floodplains.; Place development on the most suitable areas for integration with the natural setting.; Value innovative and flexible design as set forth in the requirements below and in the Berwick Subdivision and Land Development design standards and Berwick Township Storm water Management Ordinance.