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Shamong Township City Zoning Code

§ 110-124

Agricultural Production Area.

[10-10-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-14; Amended 10-10-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-14; 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-7; 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-7; 3-2-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-3; 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-5; 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-5; 9-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-8; 9-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-8; 10-3-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-8; 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-09; 12-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
A. 
Agricultural Production District.
(1) 
Permitted principal uses.
(a) 
Farms and farm buildings.
(b) 
Single-family residential dwellings on lots of 3.2 acres in accord with § 110-107 of this chapter.
(c) 
Residential dwelling units not to exceed a gross density of one unit per 10 acres, provided that:
[1] 
The dwelling is accessory to an active agricultural operation;
[2] 
The dwelling is for an operator or employee of the farm who is actively engaged in and essential to the agricultural operation;
[3] 
The dwelling is located on a lot at least six acres in size which is under or qualified for agricultural assessment;
[4] 
The dwelling is located on a lot 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; and
[5] 
A residential lot has not been subdivided from the property within the previous five years, unless the lot has been subdivided pursuant to § 110-107 of this chapter; and
[6] 
No more than one lot may be created for a dwelling pursuant to this subsection at any one time.
(d) 
Residential dwellings units at a gross density of one unit per 40 acres, provided that:
[1] 
The unit(s) shall be clustered on one-acre lots;
[2] 
The remainder of the parcel, including all contiguous lands in common ownership, which is not assigned to individual residential lots, shall be permanently dedicated for agricultural uses through recordation of a restriction on the deed to the parcel; and
[3] 
The restriction on the deed to the parcel, including any rights to be redeemed for future residential development, shall be done in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5, Part IV, so as to sever any Pinelands development credits allocated to the parcel.
(e) 
Agricultural employee housing as an element of an active agricultural or horticultural operation.
(f) 
Forestry as defined in § 110-4 of this chapter.
(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 use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for necessary transportation;
[3] 
Access to water bodies is limited to no more than 15 linear feet of frontage per 1,000 feet of water body frontage;
[4] 
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed 5% of the parcel; and
[5] 
No more than 1% of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces.
[6] 
For farm-based recreational activities added by the 2015 amendments to N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq., relating to use of agricultural production areas for youth soccer and the like, no permanent structures shall be proposed or installed as part of the recreational use.
[7] 
For farm-based recreational activities added by the 2015 amendments to N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1, et seq., relating to use of agricultural production areas for youth soccer and the like, a traffic impact assessment shall be submitted with the application prepared by a New Jersey licensed civil engineer having expertise in the field of traffic engineering and demonstrating that all turning movements and ingress/egress to/from the proposed turf field parking area shall be no worse than a level of service (LOS) "C" under the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) and AASHTO standards.
(h) 
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.
(i) 
Agricultural products processing facilities.
(j) 
Roadside retail sales and service establishments, provided that the parcel proposed for development has roadway frontage of at least 50 feet, and 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 that the proposed use will not unduly burden public services, including but not limited to water, sewer, and roads.
(k) 
Pinelands resource-related industries, excluding resource extraction operations 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 and the principal raw material for the proposed use is found and produced in the Pinelands and that the use does not require or will not generate subsidiary or satellite development in the Agricultural Production District.
(l) 
Airports and heliports which are accessory to agricultural uses and are used exclusively for the storage, fueling, loading and operation of aircraft as part of an ongoing agricultural operation.
(m) 
Public service infrastructure, except that centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the Agricultural Production District only in accordance with § 110-32B(2).
(n) 
Signs subject to the limitations of this chapter.
(o) 
Pinelands development credits.
(p) 
Expansion of intensive recreational uses, provided that:
[1] 
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;
[2] 
The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular element of the existing Pinelands environment; and
[3] 
The use is environmentally and aesthetically compatible with the character of the Pinelands Agricultural Production 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.
(q) 
Single family detached houses on minimum lots of 10 acres, provided that the applicant meets the provisions of § 110-109 of this chapter.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses.
(a) 
For each dwelling unit, the same accessory uses shall be permitted as are permitted for dwelling units in the Regional Growth Area.
(b) 
For each commercial establishment, the same accessory uses shall be permitted as are permitted in the commercial districts of the Regional Growth Area.
(3) 
Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.
(a) 
Home occupation, provided it meets the standards of this chapter.
(b) 
The installation of wireless local communications facilities, provided they satisfy the standards set forth in § 110-96 of this chapter.
(4) 
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use 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).
B. 
Agricultural Commercial District.
(1) 
Permitted principal uses. Permitted used shall include those listed in § 110-124A(1) above for the Agricultural Production District.
(2) 
Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses shall include those listed in § 110-12A(2) above for the Agricultural Production District.
(3) 
Uses permitted with a conditional use permit. Planned commercial development, subject to the standards set forth in § 110-106H dealing with conditional uses in the Agricultural Commercial District and the Pinelands Village Commercial District II.