Warwick Township: Preserved Farms

WARWICK TOWNSHIP
Lancaster County

Agricultural Security Area / Preserved Farms

(last updated January 3, 2011)

Warwick Township's Agricultural Security Area (ASA) is comprised of 4,146.79 acres of farmland. Within the ASA, 2,681.387 acres of farmland have been preserved. The map below illustrates Warwick Township's Agricultural Security Area and the location of preserved farms. In addition, it provides information pertaining to Warwick Township's Transferrable Development Rights (TDR) Program.

Additional facts regarding farmland preservation in Warwick Township:

2,221.367 acres have been preserved since 1997.
1,337.727 acres have been preserved through the TDR Program.
Warwick Township has purchased 489 TDRs and has sold 154 TDRs.
A total of 654 TDRs have been purchased and 278 TDRs have been sold through a cooperative program with the Lancaster County Ag. Preserve Board and Farmland Trust.

For reference purposes, the table below includes acreage information for each of Warwick Township's Zoning Districts, and the percentage of the Township's land area contained within these zoning districts.