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Shamong Township City Zoning Code

§ 110-120

Regional Growth Area.

A. 
Residential District.
(1) 
Permitted principal uses.
(a) 
Single-family detached house in accordance with the provisions of Subsection D below. The overall density shall not be greater than one dwelling unit per 2.1 acres. With the use of Pinelands development credits, the overall density may be increased to one dwelling unit per 1.2 acres.
[Amended 9-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-8]
(b) 
Farms and farm buildings, golf courses, municipal buildings, public parks and playgrounds, churches, elementary, intermediate and secondary schools, firehouses.
(c) 
Signs subject to the limitations of this chapter and the Comprehensive Management Plan.
(d) 
Public service infrastructure; private energy or water collection facilities as accessory to a residential structure.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Customary farm buildings for use in conjunction with agricultural uses.
(b) 
Accessory dwellings for domestic or household employees or farm workers, provided that each such dwelling unit shall comply in every respect to the statutes of the State of New Jersey and the rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Health concerning farm labor housing.
(c) 
Agricultural commercial establishments for the sale of farm products. There shall be limit of one establishment per farm. Such establishment shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from the street line.
(d) 
Private garages, carports and accessory buildings less than 865 square feet in area for use with the main dwelling.
[Amended 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-6; 9-1-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-7]
(e) 
Off-street parking facilities located no closer than 10 feet to any lot line except in the case of a common driveway.
(f) 
Private residential swimming pools and greenhouses.
(g) 
Clubhouses with golf courses.
(3) 
Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.
(a) 
Home occupation, provided it meets the standards set forth in this chapter.
(b) 
Hospitals or nursing homes; congregate care facilities; residential care facilities.
(c) 
Preschools and day-care centers.
(d) 
Utility structures and facilities needed to provide the direct service of gas, electricity, telephone, water and sewerage, but not offices, garages, warehouses, maintenance areas or similar commercial- or industrial-related operations of such companies.
(e) 
Quasi-public buildings and recreation areas.
(f) 
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]
(4) 
Bulk regulations. See § 110-129, Schedule of Limitations.
(5) 
Any municipal variance approval which grants relief from the density or lot area requirements set forth in §§ 110-129 and 110-120A(1) for the Regional Growth Residential District shall require that Pinelands development credits be used for all dwelling units or lots in excess of that permitted without the variance.
[Added 3-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-3]
(6) 
No residential dwelling unit or nonresidential use shall be located on a parcel less than one acre unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant.
[Added 3-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-3]
B. 
Commercial District.
(1) 
Permitted principal uses on the land and in the buildings.
(a) 
Local retail activities including grocery stores, meat markets, seafood markets, supermarkets, delicatessens, bakeries, drug stores, furniture stores, sporting good shops, gift shops, hobby shops, bookstores, clothing stores, shoe stores, hardware stores, packaged liquor stores, pet shops, stationery stores, fabric stores and florists.
(b) 
Local service activities including barber and beauty shops, tailors, dry-cleaning and laundering operations, appliance repair shops, shoe repair shops and upholsterers.
(c) 
Restaurants, bars, and package stores.
(d) 
Banks, including drive-in facilities.
(e) 
Professional offices.
(f) 
All permitted principal uses as set forth in the Regional Growth Area Residential District.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
Off-street parking.
(b) 
Fences and walls.
(c) 
Garages to house delivery trucks or other commercial vehicles.
(d) 
Temporary construction trailers and one sign not exceeding 50 square feet advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s), architect, financing institution, and similar data for the period of construction, beginning with the issuance of a building permit or one year, whichever is less, provided that said trailer and sign are on the site where construction is taking place and set back at least 15 feet from street to lot lines.
(3) 
Conditional uses.
(a) 
Motor vehicle service stations.
(b) 
New and used car dealerships.
(c) 
All conditional uses permitted in the Regional Growth Residential District.
(d) 
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]
(4) 
Principal building area and yard requirements: See § 110-129, Schedule of Limitations.
(5) 
No residential dwelling unit or nonresidential use shall be located on a parcel less than one acre unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant.
[Amended 3-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-3]
C. 
Any local variance for an approval of a nonresidential development in the Regional Growth Area Residential or Commercial Districts where the use would not otherwise be permitted shall require that Pinelands development credits be used at the maximum rate permitted in the district in which the development is to be located.
[Added 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-7]