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Wantage Township City Zoning Code

§ 13-5.1

Permitted Uses.

a. 
Single-family homes.
b. 
Agriculture on a lot containing a minimum of five acres. Any animals other than cattle, horses and ponies, domestic animals, other than household pets, kept on the premises shall be in connection with the pursuit of agriculture. This shall not include the keeping of domestic animals for boarding, training, sale and re-sale, or such activities that are not in connection with the pursuit of agriculture and are themselves the exclusive or primary use. The following ratios of animal per acre of land shall be met. Cattle, horses, and ponies 1:1 on parcels of 50 acres or less, no ratio on parcels 51 acres or larger: swine, sheep, and goats, 5:1 on parcels of 25 acres or less, no ratio on parcels 26 acres or larger; poultry, no ratio. The above provisions shall not be construed to permit commercial piggeries, or animal processing facilities.
It is intended that a single-family residence use may be established on the same lot used for agricultural purposes as set forth above. In that event, the lot then shall have a minimum lot area of one acre for the single-family residence use in addition to the required minimum of five acres set forth above.