The purpose of the Residential Zone R-1 shall be to create a
zoning district for single-family detached homes at a maximum density
of approximately two units per acre and a limited number of compatible
uses.
Within this zone, no lot or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered to be used in whole or in part unless it complies with the schedule of Article
III and the following regulations.
[Amended 7-11-1988]
The following uses shall be permitted in Residential Zone R-1:
A. Single-family detached dwellings, provided that in the Pinelands Area portion of the R-1 Zone, clustering of the permitted dwellings shall be required in accordance with §
340-21P whenever two or more units are proposed as part of a residential development.
[Amended 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-21]
B. Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to a permitted
dwelling, including:
C. Public parks, government buildings and public utility installations
which involve no storage yards or commercial office space.
D. Public and parochial schools.
E. Day-care centers, private schools and related uses which are not
operated as a business.
F. Churches, synagogues, parish houses, convents and related uses, provided
that adequate provision is made for off-street parking, as required.
G. Home occupations and home professional offices, provided that the
use is located within the dwelling, the use is conducted by an occupant
of the dwelling and no more than two other individuals are employed,
the dwelling structure is without material exterior alteration and
the primary use of the property is for a single-family dwelling.
[Amended 11-28-1988]
H. Single-family detached dwellings on one-acre lots existing as of
January 14, 1981, shall be permitted in the Pinelands Area portion
of the R-1 Zone, provided that:
[Amended 3-25-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-8; 3-25-1996 by Ord. No.
1996-9]
(1) The owner of the lot proposed for development acquires sufficient
vacant contiguous or noncontiguous land which, when combined with
the acreage of the lot proposed for development, equals at least 3.8
acres;
[Amended 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-21]
(2) All lands acquired pursuant to Subsection
A above, which may or may not be developable, are located within those portions of the R-1 Zone located in the Pinelands Area;
(3) All noncontiguous lands acquired pursuant to Subsection
H(1) and
(2) above shall be permanently protected through recordation of a deed of restriction in accordance with the following requirements:
[Amended 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-21]
(a)
The deed of restriction shall permit the parcel to be managed
for:
[1]
Low-intensity recreation, ecological management and forestry,
provided that no more than 5% of the land may be cleared, no more
than 1% of the land may be covered with impervious surfaces, and any
such uses or activities are approved and conducted in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter;
[2]
Where agricultural use exists on a parcel proposed to be protected,
the following standards shall apply:
[a] For those agricultural uses in existence as of
April 6, 2009, the deed of restriction may provide for the continuation
of agricultural uses and the expansion of the area of agricultural
use by up to 50%;
[b] For those agricultural uses established after April
6, 2009, the deed of restriction may provide for the continuation
of agricultural uses, provided the agricultural use has been in existence
for a period of at least five years prior to submission of an application
for density transfer;
[c] For those agricultural uses established after April 6, 2009, which do not meet the standards of Subsection H(3)(a)[2][b] above, the deed of restriction shall permit the land to be managed only in accordance with Subsection
H(3)(a)[1] above and shall not provide for continuation of any agricultural use on the parcel; and
[d] The deed of restriction to be recorded pursuant
to Subsection H(3)(a)[2][a] or [b] above shall authorize agricultural
uses and provide that impervious surface may not exceed that which
currently exists or 3%, whichever is greater, unless a resource management
system plan has been prepared. Before these impervious surface limits
may be exceeded, evidence of Pinelands Commission approval of the
resource management system plan shall be provided. If the deed of
restriction is in favor of Camden County or the State Agricultural
Development Committee, evidence of their approval shall also be provided;
(b)
The deed of restriction shall be in favor of the parcel to be
developed and the Township or another public agency or nonprofit conservation
organization. In all cases, such restriction shall be expressly enforceable
by the Pinelands Commission. The deed restriction shall be in a form
to be approved by the Township Attorney and the Pinelands Commission;
(4) Tax assessments for the acquired noncontiguous lands are combined
and assigned to the land to be developed; and
(5) The lot proposed for development otherwise meets the minimum standards
of this chapter.
[Added 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-21]
A. Nonclustered residential development in the Pinelands Area portion of the R-1 Zone. Single-family detached dwellings which are not clustered in accordance with §
340-21P may be permitted as a conditional use in the Pinelands Area portion of the R-1 Zone, provided that:
(1) The Planning Board finds that:
(a)
Clustering of the proposed dwellings would be inconsistent with
the minimum environmental standards set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:50-6;
or
(b)
Clustering of the proposed dwellings would disrupt the contiguity
of the forest ecosystem to a greater degree than nonclustered development.
(2) Minimum lot area requirement: 3.8 acres.
See Article
XVI, Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas.
Any construction, alteration, modification or change in the
use of a building, structure or lot shall conform to the regulations
in the Township's Construction Code and shall be subject to the review procedures in Chapter
200, Land Use and Development.