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Township of Winslow, NJ
Camden County
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The PR-1, or Rural Residential Zoning District, occurs in those areas of the township designated in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan as rural development areas and, therefore, reflects the Pinelands standards governing the intensity and uses therein.
A. 
Within the PR-1 District, land may be used and buildings or structures may be used, altered or erected for the following uses:
(1) 
Single-family, detached dwellings, provided that clustering of the permitted dwelling units shall be required in accordance with Section 296-65.1 whenever two (2) or more units are proposed as part of a residential development.
[Amended 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(2) 
Single-family, detached dwellings which are not clustered in accordance with the standards of Section 296-66.1 may be permitted as a conditional use, provided that:
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 02-97; 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(a) 
The Planning Board finds that:
[1] 
Clustering of the proposed dwellings would be inconsistent with the minimum environmental standards set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:50-6; or
[2] 
Clustering of the proposed dwellings would disrupt the contiguity of the forest ecosystem to a greater degree than nonclustered development.
(b) 
The minimum area, yard and bulk requirements of Section 296-12 are met.
(3) 
Agriculture.
(4) 
Agricultural employee housing as an element of and accessory to an active agricultural operation.
(5) 
Forestry.
(6) 
Recreation facilities, other than amusement parks.
(7) 
Agricultural commercial establishments.
[Amended 3-22-89 by Ord. No. 0-19-89]
(8) 
Roadside retail sales and service establishments.
(9) 
Resource extraction operations in accordance with the standards for same under Chapter 179 of the Winslow Township Code, as amended.
(10) 
Waste management facilities in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.26(b)9 and N.J.A.C. 7:50-6, Part VII.
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(11) 
Public service infrastructure except that centralized waste water treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted in the Rural Residential District only in accordance with § 296-83B(2).
[Amended 5-25-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(12) 
Institutional uses.
(13) 
Accessory uses incidental to any of the foregoing uses.
(14) 
Single-family detached dwellings on individual lots no less than one (1.0) acre in size in accordance with Section 296-9.3 of this chapter.
[Added 7-20-93 by Ord. No. 0-20-93]
A. 
Residential dwelling units proposed for development within the PR-1 District shall be subject to the following requirements, also summarized as part of Schedule 2, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Residential Uses, found as an attachment to this chapter:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: three and two-tenths (3.2) acres (or one (1) acre if part of a cluster development in accordance with Section 296-65.1).
[Amended 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(2) 
Minimum yard setbacks.
[Amended 2-25-83 by Ord. No. 0-2-83; amended 3-26-02 by Ord. No. 0-6-02]
(a) 
Principal buildings.
[1] 
Front yard: forty (40) feet.
[2] 
Side yard [times (2)]: fifteen (15) feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: forty (40) feet.
(b) 
Accessory buildings.
[Amended 4-27-88 by Ord. No. 0-9-88]
[1] 
Front yard: none.
[2] 
Side yard [times (2)]: five (5) feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: five (5) feet.
(3) 
Maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings: twenty percent (20%).
(4) 
Maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet.
(5) 
Side- and rear-yard setbacks shall be fifteen (15) feet for any residential accessory structure exceeding 400 square feet in total area.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. O-2022-018]
B. 
Nonresidential uses proposed for development within the PR-1 District shall be subject to the requirements listed in Schedule 3, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Nonresidential Uses, found as an attachment to this chapter.
(1) 
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth in Schedule 3, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Nonresidential Uses, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the PR-1 District shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of § 218-4B, whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system.
[Added 3-22-89 by Ord. No. 0-19-89]
All development proposed within the PR-1 District shall conform to all applicable standards under Article XV of this chapter.