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Plumsted City Zoning Code

§ 15-14.6

RD-1 Rural Development Area Zone.

[Ord. 8/9/82, § 2; Ord. 6/13/83, § II; Ord. 5/27/88, § 17; Ord. 5/8/89, § 4; Ord. #92-14, §§ 4, 5; Ord. #97-01, § 12; Ord. #99-09, § 1; Ord. # 2012-04, §§ 9, 10]
a. 
The following uses shall be permitted in the RD-1 rural development area zone:
1. 
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.
(a) 
Minimum lot area, three and five-tenths acres.
(b) 
Minimum lot width, 200 feet.
(c) 
Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h, 2.
(d) 
Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.
(e) 
Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.
(f) 
Minimum accessory use setback
(1) 
All newly created and pre-existing conforming lots - 25 feet;
(2) 
Pre-existing lots of 2.0 to 3.5 acres - 20 feet;
(3) 
Pre-existing lots of 1.0 to 2 acres - 15 feet;
(4) 
Pre-existing lots of less than 1 acre - 10 feet.
2. 
Agriculture.
3. 
Agricultural employee housing as an element of, and accessory to, an active agricultural operation.
4. 
Forestry.
5. 
Recreational facilities, other than amusement parks.
6. 
Agricultural commercial establishments.
7. 
Agricultural processing facilities and other light industrial uses.
8. 
Public service infrastructure, except that centralized waste water treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted in the rural development area zone only in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21g4(b).
9. 
Institutional uses.
10. 
Detached single-family residences on lots of three and two-tenths acres in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21o.
11. 
Detached single-family residences on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21p.
b. 
Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. 
Signs subject to the provisions of Subsection 15-14.21h.
2. 
Single-family detached dwellings in the RD-1 Rural Development Area Zone, which are not clustered in accordance with the standards of Subsection 15-14.21s may be permitted, provided that:
(a) 
The Planning Board finds that:
(1) 
Clustering of the proposed dwellings would be inconsistent with the standards of § 15-14, Pinelands Area Requirements; or
(2) 
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.
(b) 
The following minimum standards are met:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: three and five-tenths acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot width, 200 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard setback, 200 feet except as provided in Subsection 15-14.21h2.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard setback, 50 feet.
(5) 
Minimum side yard setback, 25 feet.
(6) 
Minimum accessory use setback.
(i) 
All newly created and pre-existing conforming lots — 25 feet.
(ii) 
Pre-existing lots of 2.0 to 3.5 acres — 20 feet.
(iii) 
Pre-existing lots of 1.0 to 2 acres — 15 feet.
(iv) 
Pre-existing lots of less than 1 acre — 10 feet.
3. 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings.
c. 
Conditional Uses.
1. 
Detached single-family residences on lots of one acre in accordance with Subsection 15-14.21q.
d. 
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the RD-1 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 the centralized sewer treatment or collection system.