A.
It is the intent of this chapter to recognize the environmental and
cultural resources of the Pinelands and the need to preserve these
entities throughout the Township. Preservation will take the form
of strict land development standards limiting usage to Pinelands descendants
and activities determined to be compatible with the regional land
use goals of the Pinelands Commission.
Lands or buildings shall be used for only the following purposes:
A.
Principal uses.
[Amended 5-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4; 10-5-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-9; Ord. No. 1997-2]
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings, subject to the following requirements:
(a)
The dwelling unit will be the principal residence of the property
owner or a member of the immediate family of the property owner;
(b)
The individual whose principal residence the dwelling unit will
be has not developed a dwelling unit under this section within the
previous five years;
(c)
The parcel of land on which the dwelling is to be located has
been in the continuous ownership since February 7, 1979, of the person
whose principal residence the dwelling unit will be, a member of that
person's immediate family, or a partnership or corporation in which
members of that person's immediate family collectively own more than
a majority interest in such partnership or corporation; and
(d)
The person whose principal residence the dwelling unit will
be has resided in the Pinelands for at least five years and that person
or one or more members of that person's immediate family has resided
in the Pinelands for a total of at least 20 different years.
(3)
Beekeeping.
(4)
Forestry.
(5)
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.10.
[Amended 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
(6)
Pinelands development credits.
(7)
Public service infrastructure which is necessary to serve only the needs of uses in the Pinelands Preservation Zone. Centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the Pinelands Preservation Zone only in accordance with § 275-96B(2).
B.
Accessory uses. All those accessory uses permitted in the Special Agricultural Zone (SA), § 275-40, subject to the conditions and controls thereof.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
All those conditional uses permitted in the Special Agricultural Zone (SA), § 275-40, subject to the conditions and controls thereof.
(2)
Low intensity recreational facilities and developments, subject to
the following conditions and standards:
[Amended 9-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-8]
(a)
The recreational facility is shown to be necessary to achieve
use of a particular element of the Pinelands environment.
(b)
The proposed recreational facility is shown to have no adverse
impact upon the environmental, aesthetical or cultural integrity of
the Pinelands Preservation Area.
(c)
The use has no deleterious influence upon surrounding properties
nor upon the surrounding traffic and parking conditions.
(d)
The proposed parcel has a land area of at least 50 acres.
(e)
The recreational facility does not involve the use of motorized
air, land or water vehicles except for necessary transportation to
and from the site.
(f)
Soil disturbance and clearing of vegetation, including ground
cover, does not exceed 5% of the entire parcel.
(g)
Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than 15 linear
feet of frontage per 1,000 linear feet of water body frontage.
(h)
No more than 1% of the lot will be covered by impermeable surfaces.
(i)
No more than two signs may be permitted on the premises. Each
sign shall be no more than 20 square feet in area, no more than 15
feet in height and shall be unlighted.
(j)
Sufficiently safe and adequate provisions are made for traffic
circulation, and emergency management access utility services, solid
waste and wastewater disposal, and such provisions shall be designed
in compliance with the standards of this chapter.
A.
Lot size.
(1)
Single-family residential uses: 3.2 acres minimum. The lot size requirement
may be reduced to a minimum of one acre, provided that:
[Amended 5-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4; 9-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-8]
(a)
The applicant satisfies all of the requirements set forth in § 275-40A(1) of this chapter:
(b)
The lot to be developed existed as of February 8, 1979, or was
created as a result of an approval granted by the Pinelands Development
Review Board or by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Interim
Rules and Regulations prior to January 14, 1981;
(c)
The applicant qualifies for and receives from the Township a variance from the lot size requirement of 3.2 acres set forth in Subsection A(1) above;
(d)
The applicant purchases and redeems 0.25 Pinelands development
credit; and
(e)
Any Pinelands development credits allocated to the lot to be developed are reduced pursuant to § 275-73A(4) of this chapter.
(2)
Multifamily migrant labor housing and nonresidential, nonrecreational uses: 3.2 acres minimum, provided that no such minimum lot area shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of § 275-96B(4), whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system.
[Amended 5-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4]
(3)
Low intensity recreational uses: 50 acres minimum.
B.
Lot width: 200 feet minimum.
C.
Building setback lines. The corresponding conditions and controls of § 275-41C are applicable to this category.
D.
Lot coverage: 20% maximum for all structures and improvements, excluding
landscaping and underground improvements with the following exceptions:
(1)
Low intensity recreational use. No more than 1% of the lot shall
be covered by impermeable surfaces.
Building height. The corresponding conditions and controls of § 275-14 are applicable to this category.
Building projections. The corresponding conditions and controls of § 275-15 are applicable to this category.
No additional landscaping requirements are imposed under this
zoning district.
The corresponding conditions and controls of § 275-18 are applicable to this zoning district.
