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Peapack Gladstone City Zoning Code

§ 23-42

LOT ACREAGE REQUIREMENT FOR LOTS NOT SERVED BY A PUBLIC SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY.

[Ord. No. 1032-2016]
Any lot to be developed for the construction of a new residence on lands not served by public sewage treatment facilities shall have a minimum usable development lot area equal to at least one (1) contiguous acre in accordance with the following criteria:
a. 
The contiguous one (1) acre area must not contain any freshwater wetlands, wetlands transitional buffers, 100-year flood plains, detention or retention basins, topographic slopes twenty-five (25%) percent or greater and/or any stream corridor buffers required by the State of New Jersey;
b. 
The contiguous one (1) acre area must be determined by the Borough Engineer to be appropriately situated for the location and construction of the principal building and its appurtenances, including customary accessory uses and both the septic system and any potable water well serving the lot. More specifically, the Borough Engineer shall determine that the contiguous one (1) acre area is of sufficient dimension and location within the required setback requirements that the principal building and its accessory uses can be constructed without variances;
c. 
The area must be shaped to permit the inscription of either a circle with a diameter of at least two hundred (200') feet within its bounds or, alternatively, with a rectangle at least one hundred fifty (150') feet in width and length and with an area of at least three-quarters (3/4) of an acre or thirty-two thousand six hundred seventy (32,670) square feet (it is noted that the circle will be approximately thirty-one thousand four hundred sixteen (31,416) square feet, which is relatively close to three-quarter (3/4) of an acre or thirty-two thousand six hundred seventy (32,670) square feet in area); and
d. 
The development of the lot shall be designed to minimize disturbance of any wooded areas and environmentally sensitive features.