Shamong Township City Zoning Code
§ 110-127
Preservation Area.
A.
Permitted principal uses.
(2)
Agricultural employee housing as an element of an active agricultural or horticultural operation.
(3)
Berry agricultural and horticultural of native plants and other agricultural activities compatible with the existing soil and water conditions that support traditional Pinelands berry agriculture.
(4)
Forestry.
(5)
Beekeeping.
(6)
Fish and wildlife management and wetlands management.
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-09]
(7)
Low-intensity recreational uses, provided that:
(a)
The parcel proposed for low-intensity recreational use has an area of at least 50 acres;
(b)
The recreational use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for necessary transportation;
(c)
Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than 15 linear feet of frontage, per 1,000 feet of water body frontage;
(d)
Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed 5% of the parcel; and
(e)
No more than 1% of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces.
[Amended 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-09]
(8)
Public service infrastructure which is necessary to serve only the needs of the Preservation Area District uses. Centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the Preservation Area District only in accordance with § 110-32B(2).
[Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-5]
(9)
Signs subject to the limitations of this chapter and the CMP.
(10)
Pinelands development credits.
(11)
Expansion of intensive recreational uses, provided that:
[Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-5]
(a)
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;
(b)
The use is necessary to achieve recreational use of a particular element of the existing Pinelands environment; and
(c)
The use is environmentally and aesthetically compatible with the character of the Preservation Area District 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.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary farm buildings for use in conjunction with agricultural uses.
(2)
Agricultural employee housing as an element of the and accessory to an active agricultural operation.
(3)
Agricultural commercial establishments for the sale of farm products. There shall be a limit of one establishment per farm. Such establishments shall be set back a minimum of 35 feet from the street line.
(4)
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]
(5)
Private residential swimming pools and greenhouses.
(6)
Fences.
D.
Notwithstanding the minimum lot areas set forth above, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use within the Preservation Area District 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).