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Woodbine City Zoning Code

§ 26-22A.2

Requirements.

[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
All cluster single-family residential developments in the FAR and ARR Districts shall meet the following requirements:
a. 
Permitted Density:
1. 
In the FAR District: one unit per 20 acres.
2. 
In the ARR District: one unit per five acres.
b. 
The number of residential lots permitted within the cluster shall be calculated on the basis of the size of the parcel of land and the density permitted in paragraph a. above, with a bonus applied as follows:
Parcel Size
ARR District
FAR District
> 50 acres
0
0
50-99.99 acres
15%
20%
100-149.99 acres
20%
25%
>150 acres
25%
30%
c. 
The residential cluster shall be located on the parcel such that the development area:
1. 
Is located proximate to existing roads;
2. 
Is located proximate to existing developed sites on adjacent or nearby parcels;
3. 
Is or will be appropriately buffered from adjoining or nearby nonresidential land uses; and
4. 
Conforms with the minimum environmental standards of N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.
d. 
Development within the residential cluster shall be designed as follows:
1. 
Residential lots shall be one acre in size but may be larger if dictated by unusual site conditions. In no case shall the average size of residential lots within a cluster exceed 1.1 acres;
2. 
The minimum yard requirements specified in subsection 26-22.2c (Requirements) shall apply;
3. 
Individual on-site septic wastewater treatment systems which are not intended to reduce the level of nitrate/nitrogen in the waste that comply with the standards of Subsection 26-43.7a.4 (Water Quality) may serve the lots within the cluster development area. Community on-site wastewater treatment systems serving two or more residential dwelling units which meet the standards of Subsection 26-43.7a.5 or a.7 (Water Quality) shall also be permitted;
4. 
The residential cluster development area shall include such land and facilities as are necessary to support the development, including wastewater facilities, stormwater management facilities and recreation amenities; and
5. 
Permitted recreation amenities may include playgrounds, tot lots, swimming pools, tennis courts and other such recreational facilities, which are solely for use by the residents of the cluster development. Recreational amenities shall not be limited to the foregoing so that the applicant may propose additional facilities. All such facilities shall be accessory to the residential cluster development. No advertising or commercial enterprise shall be permitted. In no case may such amenities occupy more than one-half acre of land or the equivalent of one acre of land for every 25 residential lots, whichever is greater.
e. 
The balance of the parcel located outside of the residential cluster development shall be owned and managed by a duly constituted homeowners' association, a nonprofit conservation organization, Woodbine Borough or incorporated as part of one of the lots within the cluster development area.
1. 
All such land shall be permanently protected through recordation of a deed of conservation restriction. Such restriction shall be in favor of Woodbine Borough or another public agency or non-profit conservation organization. In all cases, such restriction shall be expressly enforceable by the Pinelands Commission; and
2. 
The deed of restriction shall permit the parcel to be managed for low intensity recreation, ecological management and forestry, provided that no more than 5% of the land may be cleared, no more than 1% of the land may be covered with impervious surfaces and any such uses or activities are approved and conducted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter XXVI.
[Ord. No. 526-2011]