Plumsted City Zoning Code
§ 15-14.4
PA Preservation Area Zone.
[Ord. 8/9/82, § 2; Ord. 5/27/88, § 12; Ord. 5/8/89, § 2; Ord. #92-14, § 1; Ord. #97-01, § 8; Ord. No. 2012-04 §§ 4,5]
Use of the land in the preservation area zone shall be limited to the following:
a.
Detached single-family dwellings on lots of three and two-tenths acres in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21o;
b.
Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and accessory to, an active agricultural operation;
c.
Berry agriculture and horticulture of native plants and other agricultural activities compatible with the existing soil and water conditions that support traditional Pinelands berry agriculture;
d.
Forestry;
e.
Beekeeping;
f.
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management;
g.
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 100 feet of water body frontage;
4.
The parcel will contain no more than one campsite per two acres, provided that the campsites shall not be clustered at a net density exceeding six campsites per acre;
5.
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed five percent of the parcel; and
6.
No more than one percent of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces;
h.
Public service infrastructure which is necessary to serve only the needs of the preservation area zone uses; centralized waste water treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the PA preservation area zone only in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21g4(b);
j.
Accessory uses;
k.
Pinelands Development Credits;
l.
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the PA zone shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of Subsection 15-14.21g4(d), whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system;