Unless the applicant can demonstrate that a particular parcel in the Pinelands Area of the Township proposed for development does not meet the definition of moderate, high or extreme fire hazard classification set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.123 of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, the application shall be subject to the standards set forth in the balance of this subsection.

All proposed developments, or units or sections thereof, of 25 dwelling units or more will have two accessways of a width and surface composition sufficient to accommodate and support firefighting equipment.

All dead-end roads will terminate in a manner which provides safe and efficient entry and exit for firefighting equipment.

The rights-of-way of all roads will be maintained so that they provide an effective firebreak.

A fire hazard fuel break will be provided around structures proposed for human use by the selective removal or thinning of trees, shrubs, and ground cover in accordance with the following requirements. In calculating the measurement of the required fuel break, the Land Development Board shall include the proposed yards, roads and other physical features in which clearing will take place toward the required minimum fuel break.

All residential development of 100 dwelling units or more in high or extreme high hazard areas will have a two-hundred-foot perimeter fuel break between all structures and the forest in which the following action must be taken. In calculating the measurement of the required perimeter fuel break, the Land Development Board shall include the proposed yards, roads and other physical features in which clearing will take place, including the back or front of adjoining developments toward the required minimum fuel break. Where there is a perimeter fuel break pursuant to this subsection, the Board may waive the requirement of a structure fuel break in Subsection 12-4.13e hereinabove.

All structures will meet the following specifications:

In the event that the applicant can demonstrate that public water, with fire hydrant protection and adequate water supply and pressure, will service the site, the Board may relax or reduce the requirements of Subsections 12-4.13b, e and f of this chapter hereinabove based on the written recommendations of the local fire authorities.