Plumsted City Zoning Code

§ 15-14.5

FA Forest Area Zone.

[Ord. 8/9/82, § 2; Ord. 6/13/83, § II; Ord. 5/27/88, §§ 13, 15, 16; Ord. 5/8/89, § 3; Ord. #92-14, §§ 2, 3; Ord. #97-01, §§ 9-11; Ord. #2012-04, §§ 6-8]

The following uses shall be permitted in the forest area zone:

Detached single family dwellings on lots of three and two-tenths acres, in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21o.

Detached single-family dwelling units in accordance with subsections (a) through (f) below, provided that clustering of the permitted single-family detached dwellings in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21s shall be required whenever two or more units are proposed as part of a residential development.

Minimum lot area, 18.0 acres.

Minimum lot width, 250 feet.

Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h2.

Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.

Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.

Minimum accessory use setback, 25 feet;

Agriculture;

Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and necessary to, an active agricultural operation;

Forestry;

Low-intensity recreational uses, provided that:

The parcel proposed for low-intensity recreational use has an area of at least 50 acres;

The recreational use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for necessary transportation;

Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than 15 linear feet of frontage per 1,000 feet of water body frontage;

Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed five percent of the parcel; and

No more than one percent of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces;

Expansion of intensive recreational uses, provided that:

The intensive recreational use was in existence on February 7, 1979 and the capacity of the use will not exceed two times the capacity of the use on February 7, 1979;

The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular element of the existing Pinelands environment; and

The use is environmentally and aesthetically compatible with the character of the Pinelands forest area and the characteristics of the particular basin in which the use is to be located, taking into consideration the proportion of cleared and developed land, ambient water quality, ecologically sensitive areas and unique resources, and will not unduly burden public services.

Public service infrastructure intended to primarily serve the needs of the Pinelands. Centralized waste water treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the FA forest area zone only in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21g4(b);

Signs subject to the provisions of Subsection 15-14.21h; and

Accessory uses;

Detached single-family dwellings on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21p.

Conditional Uses.

Institutional uses, provided that:

The use does not require or will not generate subsidiary or satellite development in the forest area zone;

The application has demonstrated that adequate public service infrastructure will be available to serve the use; and

The use is primarily designed to serve the needs of the forest area zone in which the use is to be located.

Pinelands resource-related industrial or manufacturing uses, excluding resource extraction and uses that rely on sand or gravel as raw products, provided that:

The parcel proposed for development has an area of at least five acres;

The principal raw material for the proposed use is found or produced in the Pinelands; and

The use does not require or will not generate subsidiary or satellite development in a forest area zone.

Agricultural commercial establishments, excluding supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores, provided that:

The principal goods or products available for sale were produced in the Pinelands; and

The sales area of the establishment does not exceed 5,000 square feet.

Roadside retail sales and service establishments, provided that:

The parcel proposed for development has roadway frontage of at least 50 feet;

No portion of any structure proposed for development will be more than 300 feet, measured along a line parallel to the roadway, from the closest part of a roadside retail sales and service establishment structure that was in existence on February 7, 1979; and

The proposed use will not unduly burden public services, including but not limited to water, sewer and roads.

Fish and wildlife management.

Detached single-family residences on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21q.

Single-family detached dwellings in the FA Forest Area Zone, which are not clustered in accordance with the standards of Subsection 15-14.21s above may be permitted, provided that:

The Planning Board finds that:

Clustering of the proposed dwellings would be inconsistent with the standards of § 15-14, Pinelands Area Requirements; or

Clustering of the proposed dwellings would disrupt the contiguity of the forest ecosystem to a greater degree than nonclustered development. The extent to which the development of new roads might impact forest contiguity shall be considered in determining whether this standard is met.

The following minimum standards are met:

Minimum lot size: 18 acres.

Minimum lot width, 250 feet.

Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h, 2.

Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.

Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.

Minimum accessory use setback, 25 feet.

Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the FA 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.

Plumsted City Zoning Code

§ 15-14.5

FA Forest Area Zone.

[Ord. 8/9/82, § 2; Ord. 6/13/83, § II; Ord. 5/27/88, §§ 13, 15, 16; Ord. 5/8/89, § 3; Ord. #92-14, §§ 2, 3; Ord. #97-01, §§ 9-11; Ord. #2012-04, §§ 6-8]

The following uses shall be permitted in the forest area zone:

Detached single family dwellings on lots of three and two-tenths acres, in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21o.

Detached single-family dwelling units in accordance with subsections (a) through (f) below, provided that clustering of the permitted single-family detached dwellings in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21s shall be required whenever two or more units are proposed as part of a residential development.

Minimum lot area, 18.0 acres.

Minimum lot width, 250 feet.

Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h2.

Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.

Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.

Minimum accessory use setback, 25 feet;

Agriculture;

Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and necessary to, an active agricultural operation;

Forestry;

Low-intensity recreational uses, provided that:

The parcel proposed for low-intensity recreational use has an area of at least 50 acres;

The recreational use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for necessary transportation;

Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than 15 linear feet of frontage per 1,000 feet of water body frontage;

Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed five percent of the parcel; and

No more than one percent of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces;

Expansion of intensive recreational uses, provided that:

The intensive recreational use was in existence on February 7, 1979 and the capacity of the use will not exceed two times the capacity of the use on February 7, 1979;

The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular element of the existing Pinelands environment; and

The use is environmentally and aesthetically compatible with the character of the Pinelands forest area and the characteristics of the particular basin in which the use is to be located, taking into consideration the proportion of cleared and developed land, ambient water quality, ecologically sensitive areas and unique resources, and will not unduly burden public services.

Public service infrastructure intended to primarily serve the needs of the Pinelands. Centralized waste water treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the FA forest area zone only in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21g4(b);

Signs subject to the provisions of Subsection 15-14.21h; and

Accessory uses;

Detached single-family dwellings on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21p.

Conditional Uses.

Institutional uses, provided that:

The use does not require or will not generate subsidiary or satellite development in the forest area zone;

The application has demonstrated that adequate public service infrastructure will be available to serve the use; and

The use is primarily designed to serve the needs of the forest area zone in which the use is to be located.

Pinelands resource-related industrial or manufacturing uses, excluding resource extraction and uses that rely on sand or gravel as raw products, provided that:

The parcel proposed for development has an area of at least five acres;

The principal raw material for the proposed use is found or produced in the Pinelands; and

The use does not require or will not generate subsidiary or satellite development in a forest area zone.

Agricultural commercial establishments, excluding supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores, provided that:

The principal goods or products available for sale were produced in the Pinelands; and

The sales area of the establishment does not exceed 5,000 square feet.

Roadside retail sales and service establishments, provided that:

The parcel proposed for development has roadway frontage of at least 50 feet;

No portion of any structure proposed for development will be more than 300 feet, measured along a line parallel to the roadway, from the closest part of a roadside retail sales and service establishment structure that was in existence on February 7, 1979; and

The proposed use will not unduly burden public services, including but not limited to water, sewer and roads.

Fish and wildlife management.

Detached single-family residences on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21q.

Single-family detached dwellings in the FA Forest Area Zone, which are not clustered in accordance with the standards of Subsection 15-14.21s above may be permitted, provided that:

The Planning Board finds that:

Clustering of the proposed dwellings would be inconsistent with the standards of § 15-14, Pinelands Area Requirements; or

Clustering of the proposed dwellings would disrupt the contiguity of the forest ecosystem to a greater degree than nonclustered development. The extent to which the development of new roads might impact forest contiguity shall be considered in determining whether this standard is met.

The following minimum standards are met:

Minimum lot size: 18 acres.

Minimum lot width, 250 feet.

Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h, 2.

Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.

Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.

Minimum accessory use setback, 25 feet.

Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the FA 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.