[Adopted 7-19-11 as Ord. No. O-2011-017]
A.
In the PRC, PR-1 and PR-5 Districts, clustering of single-family
detached dwellings shall be required whenever two (2) or more units
are proposed as part of a residential development. The following standards
shall apply:
(2)
The number of residential lots permitted within the cluster shall be calculated on the basis of the size of the parcel of land and the density permitted in Subsection A(1) above, with a bonus applied as follows:
Parcel Size
|
PR-1 and PR-5 Districts
|
PRC District
|
---|---|---|
<50 acres
|
0
|
0
|
50-99.99 acres
|
10%
|
25%
|
100-149.99 acres
|
15%
|
30%
|
>150 acres
|
20%
|
40%
|
(3)
The residential cluster shall be located on the parcel such
that the development area:
(4)
Development within the residential cluster shall be designed
as follows:
(a)
Residential lots shall be one (1) acre in size but may be larger
if dictated by unusual site conditions. In no case shall the average
size of residential lots within a cluster exceed 1.1 acres;
(b)
The minimum yard and bulk requirements specified in Schedule 2 for residential development in the PR-1 Zoning District shall apply;
(c)
Individual on-site septic waste water treatment systems which are not intended to reduce the level of nitrate/nitrogen in the waste that comply with the standards of Section 218-4B may serve the lots within the cluster development area. However, in the event that existing agricultural uses will continue on the parcel in accordance with Subsection A(5)(b)[2] below, individual on-site septic waste water treatment systems shall comply with the standards of Sections 218-4C or D. Community on-site waste water treatment systems serving two (2) or more residential dwelling units which meet the standards of Sections 218-4C or D shall also be permitted;
(d)
The residential cluster development area shall include such
land and facilities as are necessary to support the development, including
wastewater facilities, stormwater management facilities and recreation
amenities; and
(e)
Permitted recreation amenities may include playgrounds, tot
lots, swimming pools, tennis courts and other such recreational facilities,
which are solely for use by the residents of the cluster development.
Recreational amenities shall not be limited to the foregoing so that
the applicant may propose additional facilities. All such facilities
shall be accessory to the residential cluster development. No advertising
or commercial enterprise shall be permitted. In no case may such amenities
occupy more than one-half (1/2) acre of land or the equivalent of
one (1) acre of land for every twenty-five (25) residential lots,
whichever is greater.
(5)
The balance of the parcel located outside of the residential
cluster development shall be incorporated as part of one of the lots
within the cluster development area.
(a)
All such land shall be permanently protected through recordation
of a deed of conservation restriction. Such restriction shall be in
favor of the State Agricultural Committee, Camden County or another
public agency or non-profit conservation organization. In all cases,
such restriction shall be expressly enforceable by the Pinelands Commission;
and
(b)
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 five percent (5%) of the land may be cleared, no more than one percent (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 Chapter 296;
[2]
Where agricultural use exists on a parcel proposed
for cluster development, 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 fifty percent (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 (5) years prior to submission of an
application for cluster development;
[c]
For those agricultural uses established after April 6, 2009 which do not meet the standards of Subsections [2][a] or [b] above, the deed of restriction shall permit the land to be managed only in accordance with Subsection [1] above and shall not provide for continuation of any agricultural use on the parcel;
[d]
The deed of restriction to be recorded pursuant
to Subsections [2][a] or [b] above shall authorize agricultural uses
and provide that impervious surface may not exceed that which currently
exists or three percent (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;
and
[e]
For parcels which meet the standards of Subsections
[2][a] or [b] above, a provision shall be recorded in the deed for
each residential lot within the cluster development area which acknowledges
agricultural use of the protected land outside the cluster development
area and recognizes the legal protections afforded to that use through
the deed of restriction and any applicable statutes.