Single family dwelling units.

Agriculture (on lot of five acres or more).

Kennels.

Schools and institutions.

Institutional uses and nonprofit.

Churches.

Home occupation.

Sale of farm produce grown and produced on the same property provided the property has an area of at least five acres.

Swimming pools and tennis courts.

Tool sheds.

Height. The height of the principal structure shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories and 38 feet in height as defined in the chapter.

Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 75 feet.

Side Yard. There shall be two side yards, each of which shall be a minimum of 50 feet.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 75 feet.

Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area for each lot shall be five acres.

Land Coverage. The maximum land areas to be covered by all impervious surfaces shall not exceed 5% of the total site area.

Minimum Frontage at the Lot Right-of-Way. The Right-of-Way line shall be 175 feet.

Minimum Lot Width at the Building Line. The minimum lot width at the building line shall be 200 feet.

Minimum Frontage at the Turn Around. The minimum frontage at the turn around and the end of a permanent cul-de-sac shall be 70 feet, and the minimum width of the building line for a cul-de-sac lot shall be 150 feet.

Existing Lots Platted or Approved Prior to August 11, 1998 with Less Than Five Acres. Existing lots platted or approved prior to August 11, 1998 which are less than the five acre minimum lot size may be used for a new single family residential structure or an expansion of an existing residential structure in accordance with the standards of the former RC-2 zone which are as follows:

Least Restricted. One unit per two acres.

Moderately Restricted. One unit per three aces.

Severely Restricted. One unit per five acres.

Newly Created Lot or Subdivision Lot. Any newly created lot or subdivided lot in a major or minor subdivision shall be at least five acres. The five acre lot may be clustered, however, in accordance with this subsection.

Minimum Residential Site Size. Minimum residential site size within any cluster development under this subsection shall be two acres of least restricted land. Constraint calculations shall not be required where the proposed residential site to be created is five acres or more.

Open Space or Public Dedication. No residential site shall be greater than five acres. All land not included in the net residential sites shall be dedicated to the public or preserved in open space pursuant to Subsection 18-5.4. If net residential sites are created which are less than five acres, the open space or public lands dedication for said clustered net residential site shall be equal to or greater than five acres minus the size of the net residential site.

Contiguity of Open Space/Public Dedication. Not less than 40% of the gross acreage of the tract shall be reserved for permanent common open space. All open space areas and/or public dedication areas (open space areas) shall be contiguous with the subdivision. All open space areas shall have access from a public street and frontage of at least 100 feet on a public street. The open space shall abut at least 50% of the side or rear of the net residential sites. At least 5% of the open space land shall be least restricted and moderately restricted land.

The open space shall be planned and designed to provide for interconnection to nearby or adjacent public land and planned or possible future open space as per the Master Plan.

Required Conditions. The following requirements shall be complied with in the environmental constraints cluster option:

Open Space Dedication. The open space of the cluster subdivision shall include at least 15% of the lands which are not least restricted and which are dedicated to the Township of Sparta for open space, recreation, public use, or conservation purposes as determined appropriate by the Township Council of the Township of Sparta.

Housing Trust Fund and Developer's Agreement. As a condition of preliminary subdivision approval and prior to commencing site work and/or prior to final subdivision approval, the applicant shall enter into a developer's agreement with the Township of Sparta. The developer's agreement shall provide that the applicant shall contribute 6% of the gross sales price of each of the additional residential sites or residences created by the incentive cluster to the Sparta Township Housing Trust Fund. This 6% contribution shall be made for each residential site created in addition to the one residential site per five acres. The Housing Trust Fund contributions shall be paid prior to transfer of any deed of conveyance and prior to the issuance of any building permit on said additional lots. The Housing Trust Fund shall be contributed to and utilized in accordance with the requirements of the Housing Trust Fund established. As an additional incentive to Affordable Housing Trust Fund contributions and public open space dedication within a zone, an applicant for a major subdivision may apply for approval from the Planning Board of an incentive cluster subdivision even if it does not yield any additional lots. However, if the applicant elects to utilize the incentive cluster option but does not obtain one or more incentive lots, then said applicant shall pay to the Township 6% of the gross sales price for one house and lot in the first one to five lots and a 6% payment for one of each of the five lots and houses beyond the first five lots. The total contribution to the Housing Trust Fund shall be based on the value of the land and the new structures.

Required Standards for Incentive Cluster. The minimum residential site size shall be one acre or 43,560 square feet without central potable water, 35,000 square feet with central potable water.