[Amended 10-24-1989 by Ord. No. O-17-89; 10-23-1990 by Ord. No. O-22-90; 6-9-1993 by Ord. No. O-15-93; 11-25-1997 by Ord. No.
O-15-97; 2-13-2001 by Ord. No. O-1-2001]
In the PA-P Pinelands Agricultural Production
districts, land may be used and buildings or structures erected, altered
or used for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. Farming in any of its branches, except that slaughterhouses,
piggeries and like obnoxious businesses are specifically prohibited.
B. Agricultural commercial establishments, provided that
the sales area of the establishment does not exceed 5,000 square feet.
C. Agricultural product processing facilities.
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 recreational use does not involve the use of motorized
vehicles except for necessary transportation.
(3) Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than
15 linear feet of frontage per 1,000 feet of water body frontage.
(4) Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and
soil disturbance, does not exceed 5% of the parcel.
(5) No more than 1% of the parcel will be covered with
impervious surfaces.
F. Pinelands development credits.
G. Single-family detached dwellings meeting the Pinelands social and cultural exemptions of §
253-97B.
H. Single-family detached dwellings accessory to an active
agricultural operation provided that:
(1) Dwelling units shall not exceed a density of one unit
per 10 acres.
(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 under the New Jersey Farmland
Assessment Act.
(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.
(5) A residential lot has not been subdivided from the property within the previous five years unless the lot has been subdivided pursuant to §
253-97B(1).
(6) No more than one lot may be created for a dwelling
pursuant to this subsection at any one time.
I. Single-family detached dwellings at a density of one
unit per 40 acres, provided that:
(1) The units 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 of the property.
(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.
[Added 2-13-2001 by Ord. No. O-1-2001]
A. An office of a physician, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer or other licensed professional person, or musicians studio, when located within or directly connected to the dwelling use by such professional person as his private dwelling provided that the area of the office or studio shall not exceed 15% of the area of the dwelling, there shall be no more than one nonresident employee and parking shall be provided as required by §
253-93A of this chapter.
B. Home occupations consistent with the standards of §
253-190.10.
C. A private garage for not more than three vehicles
provided that such garage is located in the rear yard of the lot or
is directly connected to the dwelling.
D. Signs as permitted in Article
XXX of this chapter.
F. Swimming pools, provided that such pools shall be
secured as required by the Uniform Construction Code.
G. Customary farm buildings for livestock, for the storage
of farm products or equipment or for the processing of farm products.
I. Parking of commercial vehicles in conjunction with a residential use subject to the provisions of §
253-190.11.
J. Parking lot, including driveway, to serve a permitted
principal, accessory and/or conditional use.
K. Accessory solar energy system.
[Added 8-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-18-22]
[Added 2-13-2001 by Ord. No. O-1-2001]
The following may be approved by the Planning Board as conditional uses subject to compliance with the applicable standards established in Article
XXXVI of this chapter.
A. Public utilities and public utility substations, except that sewer treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the PA-P district only in accordance with §
253-77B(2).
B. Dog kennel in accordance with the Franklin Township
Kennel Ordinance.
C. Agricultural labor housing.
[Amended 2-13-2001 by Ord. No. O-1-2001]
The following restrictions and regulations shall
apply to uses in the PA-P Districts unless otherwise indicated in
this chapter.
A. Lot area.
(1) Minimum lot area: five acres.
(2) Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the PA-P District shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of §
253-77B(4), whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system.
B. Maximum impervious coverage: 15%.
C. Minimum yard setbacks.
(1) Front: 50 feet on each street that a lot abuts.
(4) In addition to the minimum standards of Subsection
C(1) through
(3), residential uses must also comply with the minimum agricultural buffer requirements of §
253-101D.
(5) A minimum ten-foot setback shall be provided for pump
houses, sheds, protective shelters and similar minor structures accessory
to a farming operation.