5563 Steltz Rd, New Freedom, PA 17349

Agricultural District

The Purpose of the Agricultural District is to provide for the continuous agricultural use of the Township's agricultural land areas in which farming is the dominant land use and the soil types generally consist of soils that support a diverse and productive agricultural base.; In order to promote the economic viability of agricultural operations, division of agricultural parcels is strictly limited. Conflicting or incompatible uses are limited within this district, including residential dwellings. It is recognized that large areas of contiguous agricultural land are essential in order to insulate or protect agricultural areas from incompatible uses. Public utilities, community facilities, and other infrastructure improvements that encourage or permit conflicting or suburban uses shall be excluded.; Areas of prime and/or productive agricultural land are protected and conserved by not only limiting the number of residential units or nonagricultural related uses, but also by limiting lot sizes, preventing or limiting the placement of lots on prime and productive soils, and prohibiting waste materials, consisting of industrial, institutional, commercial and residential wastes, from being stored or spread or incorporated or buried or otherwise disposed of onto or into the soils within the Agricultural District.