The purpose of the Residential, Research and Technology Park (RRTP) DISTRICT is to provide a zoning district within which coordinated, master-planned DEVELOPMENT of a specialized campus-style Residential and business park can be achieved within the region.  It is intended that this business park promote economic DEVELOPMENT, with particular attention to high-technology business incubation, in an environment that is sensitive to the character of the TOWNSHIP and which is different from customary industrial DEVELOPMENT in that this DISTRICT shall promote the integration of land uses, (Residential, NONRESIDENTIAL, and CIVIC).  Innovative design of the site and its architecture shall be implemented which considers the natural topography as well as other significant environmental features.  Thus, creating well-balanced physical DEVELOPMENT on a human scale that allows for increased employment, recreation, and basic service opportunities all the while retaining a sense of community and preserving the rural character of the TOWNSHIP.

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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