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A Agricultural image/svg+xml

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

See Part 4: AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) for more information about this district.

C Commercial image/svg+xml

The Commercial District is established to accommodate individual businesses and services that supply the needs of local residents and provide opportunities for shoppers from surrounding areas.

See Part 10: COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C) for more information about this district.

I Industrial image/svg+xml

The Industrial District is established as a district in which the regulations are intended to permit and encourage industrial development that will be located and designed to form a harmonious and appropriate development, contribute to the soundness of the local economic base and otherwise further the purposes set forth in this chapter. The specific intent of this Part is to encourage the development of and continued use of land for industrial purposes; prohibit any use which would substantially interfere with the development, continuation or expansion of industrial uses in the district; and establish reasonable standards to minimize air pollution, noise, glare, heat, vibration, and fire and safety hazards.

See Part 12: INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I) for more information about this district. 

ICD Interchange image/svg+xml

The Interchange District is intended to provide for, under explicit conditions and standards, limited personal and business service uses, retail and hospitality uses, light industrial and manufacturing uses, and distribution and warehousing uses within Shrewsbury Township. Specifically, it recognizes the existing uses and likely uses of land and the appropriateness of that area for such uses, and provides the flexibility to respond to the long-term evolution of development trends. It permits new uses which are compatible with the existing uses and with the Township's overall character and pattern of land use.

See Part 11: INTERCHANGE DISTRICT (ICD) for more information about this district.

RR Rural Residential image/svg+xml

1. 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.

2. It is the further intent of the Board of Supervisors to encourage flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the development of lots within this district.

See Part 6: RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (RR) for more information about this district.

RRR Rural Residential Receiving image/svg+xml

The Rural Residential Receiving District has been created as a receiving area for development rights (DR) from the Shrewsbury Township Agriculture Zoning District. It provides low-density residential and institutional development using on-lot water and septic or public water and/or public sewer. Since this is a development right receiving district, nonagriculture uses require the use or transfer of DR to develop beyond the DR allocation in the Agriculture Zoning District in 1976 (see § 27-403: Development Rights (DR) of this chapter). All parcels in this zoning district possess by right the number of DR established by § 27-403(1), less any rights that have been used.

See Part 7: RURAL RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING DISTRICT (RRR) for more information about this district.

SR Suburban Residential image/svg+xml

The Suburban Residential District provides higher-density residential development in areas where public water and public sewer service is generally available. Activities incompatible with such higher-density residential development are excluded. In order to make the most efficient use of the land involved, development in this district must utilize public water and public sewer service unless the developer can demonstrate that such service is not available. Leapfrog development utilizing on-site systems will not be permitted.

See Part 8: SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (SR) for more information about this district. 

SRR Suburban Residential Receiving image/svg+xml

The Suburban Residential Receiving District has been created as a receiving area for development rights (DR) transferred from the Shrewsbury Township Agriculture Zoning District. It provides medium- to higher-density residential development. To make the most efficient use of the land involved, the Township has created base densities by dwelling type. Nonagricultural uses in this zone shall utilize public water and public sewer service. Since this is a development right (DR) receiving district, nonagriculture uses require the use of DR. All parcels in this zoning district, existing at the date of adoption of this chapter, possess by right the number of DR established by § 27-403(1), less any rights that have been used.

See Part 9: SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING DISTRICT (SRR) for more information about this district.