South River City Zoning Code
§ 350-21
PR Park, Open Space, Recreation and Conservation District.
A.
The purpose of the Park, Open Space, Recreation and Conservation Zone is to preserve within the Borough lands that are identified as open space, recreational facilities, environmentally sensitive, or lands restricted to stormwater management use. Placed in this zone will be public and quasi-public and other parcels that would be inherently suitable for this zone based on their use and purpose. All federal, state, county and municipal parks, private recreational lands, and lands containing stormwater management facilities or similar facilities encumbered by easement or deed shall be included in this zone.
B.
Permitted principal uses. No building, structure or use shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected or structurally altered except for the following uses:
(1)
Public parks and recreation facilities.
(2)
Municipal, county, state-owned or preserved open space.
(3)
Environmental education centers.
(4)
Private stormwater management facilities, drainage structures, basins and swales.
(5)
Private lands of an environmentally sensitive nature encumbered by conservation easements or similar deed restrictions.
(6)
Municipal utilities.
C.
Permitted accessory uses and buildings: uses and buildings incidental to the above uses, including but not limited to those specified below:
(1)
Active and passive recreation fields and sports courts, recreation centers, seating, shelters, picnic facilities.
(2)
Recreation offices and maintenance buildings related to the recreation or conservation use.
(3)
Public restroom facilities, lighting, parking and similar utilities related to the healthy and safety of any permitted use.
D.
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be permitted, provided that all of the terms and conditions specified for the particular use in § 350-25, Conditional uses, are complied with:
(1)
Notwithstanding any restrictions found herein, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any organization from using its own private lands for the purposes of outdoor fund-raising activities, including carnivals and amusement facilities consisting of mechanical or electronic amusement devices, conditioned upon issuance of all necessary permits from the Borough.