3299 Smith Mill Rd, New Freedom, PA 17349

Rural Residential District

The Rural Residential District is intended to acknowledge and protect existing rural development concentrations, and provide limited opportunities for additional low-density residential uses. Rural Residential Districts are located in areas of the Township without access to public water or sewer service. Only on-lot septic waste disposal systems and on-lot water wells shall be permitted in this zone. Except where mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, no public or community waste disposal and water systems shall be permitted outside the growth boundary line established by the Southern York County Regional Comprehensive Plan. These regulations are designed to exclude activities of a commercial or industrial nature and any activities not compatible with low-density residential development; to provide for the public convenience and avoid undue congestion on the roads; and to otherwise create conditions conducive to carrying out the purposes of this chapter.; It is the further intent of the Board of Supervisors to encourage flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the development of lots within this district.