The PA, or Agricultural Zoning District, corresponds with those
areas of the township designated in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management
Plan as agricultural production areas. The purpose of the zoning regulations
governing this district is to allow for the continuation or expansion
of agricultural operations where lands are actively farmed or where
lands are characterized by soils classified as prime, unique or of
state-wide significance.
[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89; 4-24-91 by Ord. No. 0-12-91]
A.
Within the PA 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)
Residential dwelling units not to exceed a gross density of one (1)
unit per ten (10) acres, provided that:
(a)
The dwelling is accessory to an active agricultural operation;
(b)
The dwelling is for an operator or employee of the farm who
is actively engaged in and essential to the agricultural operation;
(c)
The dwelling is to be located on a lot which is under or qualified
for agricultural assessment;
(d)
The dwelling is located on a lot which has an active production
history or where a farm management plan should be prepared which demonstrates
that the property will be farmed as a unit unto itself or as part
of another farm operation in the area;
(e)
A residential lot has not been subdivided from the property within the previous five (5) years, unless the lot should be subdivided pursuant to Section 296-9.2; and
(f)
No more than one (1) lot may be created for a dwelling pursuant
to this subsection at any one time.
(3)
Residential dwelling units at a gross density of one (1) unit per
forty (40) acres, provided that:
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(a)
The unit(s) shall be clustered on one (1) acre lots;
(b)
The remainder of the parcel, including all contiguous lands
in common ownership, which is not assigned to individual residential
lots shall be permanently dedicated for agricultural uses through
recordation of a restriction on the deed to the parcel; and
(c)
The restriction on the deed to the parcel, including any rights
to be redeemed for future residential development, shall be done in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5, Part IV, so as to sever any Pinelands
Development Credits allocated to the parcel.
(4)
Agriculture.
(5)
Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and accessory to,
an active agricultural operation.
(6)
Forestry.
(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)
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance,
does not exceed five percent (5%) of the parcel.
(e)
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 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 Pinelands Agricultural Production Area 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.
(10)
Agricultural products processing facilities.
(11)
Public service infrastructure. Centralized waste water treatment
and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the Agricultural
Production District only in accordance with § 296-83B(2).
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(12)
Pinelands resource-related industries, excluding resource extraction
and uses that rely on sand or gravel as raw products, provided that:
[Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]
(13)
Airports and heliports which are accessory to agricultural uses
and are used exclusively for the storage, fueling, loading and operation
of aircraft as a part of an on-going agricultural operation.
(14)
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management.
[Amended 7-19-11 by Ord. No. O-2011-017]
(15)
Waste management facilities in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.24(b)8
and N.J.A.C. 7:50-6, Part VII.
[Amended 2-25-1997 by Ord. No. O-2-97]
(16)
Accessory uses incidental to any of the foregoing uses.
(17)
Pinelands development credits.
[Added 2-23-1983 by Ord.
No. O-2-83]
A.
Residential dwelling units proposed for development in PA 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 5-24-1989 by Ord. No. O-27-89]
B.
Nonresidential uses proposed for development within the PA 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 PA 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 3-22-1989 by Ord.
No. O-19-89]
All development proposed within the PA District shall conform with all applicable standards under Article XV of this chapter.
