Stafford Township City Zoning Code
§ 211-32
Preservation Zone P.
The following shall apply in the Preservation Zone (P):
A.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
Single-family residential dwellings.[1]
[Added 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-88]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), Single-family detached dwellings, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
(2)
Berry agriculture and horticulture of native plants.
(3)
Fish and wildlife management.
(4)
Forestry.
(5)
[2]Cluster residential development.
[Added 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-88]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(5), beekeeping, was repealed 8-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-26. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection A(6) as Subsection A(5).
B.
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
[Amended 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-64]
(1)
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(1), Telecommunication transmission and supporting facilities, was repealed 11-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-98.
C.
Area, yard and setback regulations shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum lot area shall be eight acres, provided that sanitary sewer facilities are available. In the event that sanitary sewer facilities are not available, the minimum lot area will be 39 acres.
[Amended 9-6-1988 by Ord. No. 88-72]
(2)
The minimum lot width shall be 400 feet.
(3)
The minimum lot depth shall be 400 feet.
(4)
The minimum front yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(5)
The minimum side yard setback shall be 50 feet.
(6)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 100 feet.
(7)
The maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(8)
The maximum lot coverage shall be 5%.
(9)
The minimum accessory building side and rear yard setback shall be 15 feet, except as otherwise specified in this chapter.
[Added 10-1-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-79]
D.
Because of the pristine and delicate and environmentally sensitive area within the Preservation Zone, special care must be taken to be certain that the freshwater or saltwater wetlands are not unduly impacted upon or affected, and, therefore, any construction must take appropriate steps to minimize such harm to the environmentally sensitive areas. However, in the event of the construction of related telecommunication transmission or support facilities, such as antennas or equipment enclosures which will not require the installation of sanitary sewer or septic systems, the minimum lot size shall be eight acres, but all other dimensional requirements as set forth hereinabove shall continue to be applicable.
E.
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
[Added 10-1-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-79]
(1)
Private swimming pools.
(2)
Private tennis courts.
(3)
Storage sheds.
(4)
Detached garages.
(5)
Home occupations subject to the provisions of § 211-35U.
F.
Requirements for cluster residential development.
[Added 9-2-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-88]
(1)
If sanitary sewers are or will be available:
(a)
Minimum lot size: 10,000 square feet.
(b)
Maximum lot size: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(c)
Maximum density: one unit for every eight acres. Pinelands development credits may be acquired and redeemed to increase density to a maximum of one unit for every four acres.
(2)
If sanitary sewers are not available:
(a)
Minimum lot size: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(b)
Maximum lot size: four acres.
(c)
Maximum density: one unit for every 39 acres. Pinelands development credits may be acquired and redeemed to increase density to a maximum of one unit for every 19 acres.
(3)
The balance of the tract, including all lands not assigned to individual residential lots, shall be permanently protected through recordation of a deed of conservation restriction. Such deed of conservation restriction shall permit the land to be managed for low-intensity recreation, ecological management and forestry, provided that no more than 5% of the land may be cleared, and no more than 1% of the land may be covered with impervious surfaces.
