The PP, or Preservation Area Zoning District, corresponds with
that area of the township contained in the Wharton State Forest and
designated in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan as the Pinelands
preservation area. The purpose of the zoning regulations governing
this district is to protect the large, contiguous forest areas, pristine
wetlands, streams and rivers, and the plant and animal species they
support, from development and land uses that would adversely affect
their long term ecological integrity.
A.
Within the PP District, land may be used and buildings or structures
may be used, altered or erected for the following uses.
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings on three and two-tenths (3.2) acre lots, in accordance with § 296-9.2.
[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]
(2)
Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and accessory to,
an active agricultural operation.
(3)
Berry agriculture and horticulture of native plants and other agricultural
activities compatible with the existing soil and water conditions
that support traditional Pinelands berry agriculture.
(4)
Forestry.
(5)
Beekeeping.
(6)
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management.
[Amended 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(7)
Low-intensity recreational uses, provided that:
(a)
The parcel proposed for low-intensity recreational use has an
area of at least fifty (50) acres.
(b)
The recreational use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles
except for necessary transportation.
(c)
Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than fifteen
(15) linear feet of frontage per one thousand (1,000) feet of water
body frontage.
(d)
The parcel will contain no more than one (1) campsite per two
(2) acres, provided that the campsites shall not be clustered at a
net density exceeding six (6) campsites per acre.
(e)
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance,
does not exceed five percent (5%) of the parcel.
(f)
No more than one percent (1%) of the parcel will be covered
with impervious surfaces.
[Amended 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(8)
Expansion of intensive recreational uses, provided that:
[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(a)
The intensive recreational use was in existence on February
7, 1979 and the capacity of the use will not exceed two (2) times
the capacity of the use on February 7, 1979;
(b)
The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular
element of the existing Pinelands environment; and
(c)
The use is environmentally and aesthetically compatible with
the character of the Preservation Area District and the characteristics
of the particular basin in which the use is to be located, taking
into consideration the proportion of cleared and developed land, ambient
water quality, ecologically sensitive areas and unique resources,
and will not unduly burden public services.
(9)
Public service infrastructure which is necessary to serve only the
needs of the Preservation Area District uses. Centralized waste water
treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service
the Preservation Area District only in accordance with § 296-83B(2).
Editor's Note: The subsection immediately following this subsection,
which listed resource extraction operations under certain conditions
as a permitted use in the PP District, was repealed 2-23-83 by Ord.
No. 0-2-83.
[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89; 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(10)
Accessory uses incidental to any of the foregoing uses.
[Amended 2-23-83 by Ord. No. 0-2-83]
(11)
Pinelands Development Credits.
[Added 2-23-83 by Ord. No. 0-2-83]
A.
Residential dwelling units proposed for development in the PP 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.
[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]
B.
Nonresidential uses proposed for development within the PP 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 PP District shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of § 218-4 B, 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 PP District shall conform with all applicable standards under Article XV of this chapter.
