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Shamong Township City Zoning Code

§ 110-128

Special Agricultural Productions Area.

A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Residential dwellings on lots of 3.2 acres in accord with § 110-107 of this chapter.
(2) 
Agricultural employee housing as an element of an active agricultural or horticultural operation.
(3) 
Berry agriculture and horticulture of native plants and other agricultural activities compatible with the existing soil and water conditions that support traditional Pineland berry agriculture.
(4) 
Beekeeping.
(5) 
Forestry.
(6) 
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management.
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-09]
(7) 
Public service infrastructure which is necessary to serve only the needs of uses in the Special Agricultural Production District. Centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the Special Agricultural Production District only in accordance with § 110-32B(2).
[Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-5]
(8) 
Signs.
(9) 
Pinelands development credits.
(10) 
Residential dwelling units, provided that:
(a) 
The dwelling is accessory to an active agricultural operation;
(b) 
The dwelling is for an operator or employee of the farm who is actively engaged in and essential to the agricultural operation;
(c) 
The dwelling is to be located on a parcel of land of at least 40 acres in size which is under or qualified for agricultural assessment; and
(d) 
The dwelling is to be located an a property 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.
(11) 
Single-family detached houses on minimum lots of 1.0 acre, provided the applicant meets the provisions of § 110-109 of this chapter.
[Added 3-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-3]
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
The same accessory uses as permitted in the Preservation Area District, § 110-127B.
C. 
Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.
(1) 
Home occupation, provided it meets the standards of this chapter.
(2) 
The installation of wireless local communications facilities, provided they satisfy the standards set forth in § 110-96 of this chapter.
[Added 10-3-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-8]
D. 
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the Special Agricultural Production Area shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of § 110-32B(4), whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized sewer treatment or collection system, pursuant to § 110-32B(2).