[Ord. #1985-7, AX, A; Ord. #1989-3, § 7; Ord. #1991-3,
§ 2; Ord. #1997-9, §§ 39—43; Ord. #2012-4,
§ 17]
a.
Farms and farm buildings.
b.
Residential dwelling units not to exceed a gross density of one unit
per 10 acres, provided that:
1.
The dwelling is accessory to an active agricultural operation;
2.
The dwelling is for an operator or employee of the farm who is actively
engaged in and essential to the agricultural operation;
3.
The dwelling is to be located on a lot which is under or qualified
for agricultural assessment;
4.
The dwelling is located on a lot which has an active production history
or where a farm management plan has been prepared which demonstrates
that the property will be farmed as a unit unto itself or as part
of another farm operation in the area; and
5.
A residential lot has not been subdivided from the property within the previous five years unless the lot has been subdivided pursuant to Section 17-23 of this Chapter;
6.
No more than one lot may be created for a dwelling pursuant to this
subsection at any one time.
c.
Agricultural employee housing as an element of an active agricultural
or horticultural operation.
e.
Low intensity recreational uses provided that:
1.
The parcel proposed for low intensity recreational use has an area
of at least 50 acres;
2.
The use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for
necessary transportation;
3.
Access to water bodies is limited to no more than 15 linear feet
of frontage per one thousand (1,000') feet of water body frontage;
4.
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance,
does not exceed 5% of the parcel; and
5.
No more than 1% of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces.
f.
Agricultural commercial establishments, excluding supermarkets, restaurants,
and convenience stores, where the principal goods or products available
for sale were produced in the Pinelands and the sales area of the
establishment does not exceed 5,000 square feet. Said agricultural
commercial establishment shall meet the bulk and area requirements
for commercial uses in the commercial district of the Regional Growth
Area.
g.
Agricultural products processing facilities.
h.
Pinelands resource-related industrial or manufacturing uses, excluding
resource extraction and uses that rely on sand or gravel as raw products,
provided that:
i.
Public service infrastructure intended to primarily serve the needs
of the Pinelands. Centralized waste water treatment and collection
facilities shall be permitted to service the Agricultural Production
Area only in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.84(a)2.
j.
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management.
m.
Residential dwelling units at a gross density of one unit per 40
acres, provided that:
1.
The unit(s) shall be clustered on one acre lots;
2.
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
3.
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.
n.
Pinelands Development Credits.
o.
Expansion of existing intensive recreational uses, provided that:
1.
The intensive recreational use was in existence on February 7, 1979
and the capacity of the use will not exceed two times the capacity
of the use on February 7, 1979;
2.
The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular
element of the Pinelands environment; and
3.
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.
[Ord. #1985-7, A X, B]
[Ord. #1989-3, § 7]
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth in subsection 17-58.1 and in the Schedule of Limitations, [1]no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within
the Agricultural Production Area shall be less than needed to meet
the water quality standards of subsection 17-39.2d., whether or not
the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection
system.
