888 Drager Rd, Columbia, PA 17512

Agricultural District

To preserve agricultural areas for agricultural use; To protect productive farmlands as a means of prolonging agricultural viability and the vital flavor of the Township, without financially overburdening local farmers; To provide effective agricultural zoning that severely limits speculative development in favor of continued farming; To allow for the use of agriculturally related businesses as a means of accommodating limited industry while aiding farmers, but subject to strict regulations that assure their compatibility within a rural context; To provide safeguards from intensive livestock operations to minimize adverse impacts and to ensure compliance with applicable management measures; To protect, conserve and preserve the natural resources of the Township; To protect sensitive and important natural features e.g, floodplains, wetlands, prime farmlands, unique geologic features, steep slopes, woodlands, wildlife habitats, etc. from indiscriminate development.; To preserve and enhance the community character that makes it a unique, distinctive and identifiable place; To promote the preservation of the historic architecture within the Township.; To discourage sizable developments in areas that are not served by public utilities.