316 Sheeder Rd, Phoenixville, PA 19460

Agricultural Preservation District

To protect and preserve high-quality agricultural soils as a natural resource, and agricultural land and activities, as provided for in, particularly those classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture within agricultural capability Class I, Class II, and Class III, and listed as follows: Soil classes referred to are those established by the United States Department of Agriculture as Agricultural Capability Units I, II, and III and described in the, published by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.; To accommodate non-farm residential development in a manner that will neither obstruct nor interfere with farm operation, and will minimize the loss of prime farmland to non-agricultural uses.; To accommodate non-farm residential development at densities which will assure a healthful water supply from on-lot wells and the safe disposal of sewage waste to on-lot systems.; To accommodate limited commercial activities customarily carried out on farm properties and generally involving the sale of farm products produced on-site.; To preserve open space and the rural character of the Township for the welfare of current and future residents.