[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
A. All clearing and soil disturbance activities shall be limited to
that which is necessary to accommodate an activity, use or structure
which is permitted by this chapter.
B. Where practical, all clearing and soil disturbance activities associated
with an activity, use or structure, other than agriculture, forestry
and resource extraction, shall:
(1)
Avoid wooded areas, including New Jersey's record trees as published
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 1991 and
periodically updated; and
(2)
Revegetate or landscape areas temporarily cleared or disturbed
during development activities.
C. All applications for major development shall contain a landscaping or revegetation plan which incorporates the elements set forth in Subsection
D below.
D. In order to conserve water, conserve natural features and reduce pollution from the use of fertilizers, pesticides and other soil supplements, all landscaping or revegetation plans prepared pursuant to Subsection
C above or required pursuant to §
160-122 shall incorporate the following elements:
(1)
The limits of clearing shall be identified;
(2)
Existing vegetation, including New Jersey's record trees as
published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
in 1991 and periodically updated, shall be incorporated into the landscape
design, where practical;
(3)
Permanent lawn or turf areas shall be limited to those specifically
intended for active human use, such as play fields, golf courses and
lawns associated with a residence or other principal nonresidential
use. Existing wooded areas shall not be cleared and converted to lawns
except when directly associated with and adjacent to a proposed structure;
and
(4)
Shrubs and trees authorized by N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.25 shall be used
for revegetation or landscaping purposes. Other shrubs and trees may
be used in the following circumstances:
(a)
When the parcel to be developed or its environs contains a predominance
of shrubs and tree species not authorized by N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.25;
(b)
For limited ornamental purposes around buildings and other structures;
or
(c)
When limited use of other shrubs or tree species is required
for proper screening or buffering.
E. Development prohibited in the vicinity of threatened or endangered
plants. No development shall be carried out by any person in the Pinelands
Area unless it is designed to avoid irreversible adverse impacts on
the survival of any local populations of threatened or endangered
plants of the Pinelands designated in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.27.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997; 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2019]
Any application for forestry activities in that portion of the
City located within the Pinelands Area shall comply with the application
procedures and standards of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management
Plan (N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.41 through 7:50-6.48).
All agricultural activities and fish and wildlife management
activities, including the preparation of land and the planting, nurturing
and harvesting of crops, shall be carried out in accordance with recommended
management practices established for the particular agricultural activity
by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the Soil Conservation
Service and the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station at
Rutgers University.
All development within the Pinelands Area shall conform to the
following requirements:
A. All recreation areas and facilities shall be designed in accordance
with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection publication,
Administration Guidelines: Barrier-Free Design Standards for Parks
and Recreational Facilities.
B. Improved bicycling facilities shall be provided only in conjunction
with paved roads.
[Amended 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 02-1997]
No hazardous or toxic substances, including hazardous wastes,
shall be stored, transferred, processed, discharged, disposed or otherwise
used in the Pinelands Area. The land application of waste or waste-derived
materials is prohibited in the Pinelands Area, except as expressly
authorized in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.79. Waste management facilities shall
only be permitted in the Pinelands Area in accordance with the standards
set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.
All development shall be carried out in a manner which promotes
energy conservation. Such measures may include southern orientation
of buildings, landscaping to permit solar access and the use of energy-conserving
building materials.