The following uses are permitted in the RR Zoning District:
A. Residential uses; no public sewerage available.
[Amended 10-12-1987 by Ord. No. 13-1987; 4-10-1989 by Ord. No. 7-1989; 6-12-1989 by Ord. No. 19-1989; 10-9-1989 by Ord. No. 33-1989]
(1) No residential dwelling unit shall be located on a parcel of less than 1.5 acres unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant.
[Amended 11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 40-1989; 6-28-1993 by Ord. No. 13-1993; 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(2) A residential dwelling unit on a one-acre lot may be permitted in the RR Zoning District, provided that:
[Amended 11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 40-1989; 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(a) The dwelling unit will be the principle residence of the property owner or member of the immediate family of the property owner;
(b) The individual whose principal residence the dwelling unit will be has not developed a dwelling unit under this section within the previous five years;
(c) The parcel of land on which the dwelling is to be located has been in the continuous ownership since February 7, 1979, of the person whose principle residence the dwelling unit will be, a member of that person's immediate family, or a partnership or corporation in which the members of the person's immediate family collectively own more than a majority interest in such partnership or corporation;
(d) The person whose principle residence the dwelling unit will be has resided in the Pinelands for at least five years, and that person or one or more members of that person's immediate family has resided in the Pinelands for a total of at least 20 different years.
(2.1) A residential dwelling unit on a one-acre lot may be permitted in the RR Zoning District provided that the one-acre lot was an existing lot of record as of June 17, 2002.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(3) The following additional bulk requirements shall be satisfied:
(a) Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(b) Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(c) Minimum side yard, each: 25 feet.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(d) Minimum rear yard setback: 60 feet.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(e) Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
B. Residential uses; public sewerage available.
[Amended 4-10-1989 by Ord. No. 7-1989; 10-9-1989 by Ord. No. 33-1989]
(1) Where a major residential development or any commercial development is proposed on any lot which abuts or is directly across a public street from an active agricultural use, said development shall incorporate a fifty-foot buffer or a one-hundred-foot planted buffer where the property abuts an Agricultural Production (AP) Zone, and shall be established in accordance with the standards set under § 175-91, which buffer shall be in addition to the required building setback standards. This buffer shall be required on the property line(s) of the lot which abuts or is directly across a public street from the active agricultural use or an Agricultural Production (AP) Zone. As a condition of preliminary approval of any such development, the developer shall be required to place on record prior to securing any final approval for said development a deed creating a perpetual conservation easement over said buffer, where the property abuts an Agricultural Production (AP) Zone.
(2) Single-family detached dwelling unit, subject to the following:
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(a) Minimum lot size: 43,560 square feet (one acre).
(b) Minimum lot width: 120 feet.
(c) Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.
(d) Minimum side yard setback, each: 25 feet.
(e) Minimum rear yard setback: 60 feet.
(f) Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
(2.1) Single-family detached dwelling unit may be permitted in the RR Zoning District with public sewage available on a minimum lot of 22,000 square feet, provided that:
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(a) The dwelling unit will be the principle residence of the property owner or member of the immediate family of the property owner;
(b) The individual whose principal residence the dwelling unit will be has not developed a dwelling unit under this section within the previous five years;
(c) The parcel of land on which the dwelling is to be located has been in the continuous ownership since February 7, 1979, of the person whose principle residence the dwelling unit will be, a member of that person's immediate family, or a partnership or corporation in which the members of the person's immediate family collectively own more than a majority interest in such partnership or corporation;
(d) The person whose principle residence the dwelling unit will be has resided in the Pinelands for at least five years and that person or one or more members of that person's immediate family has resided in the Pinelands for a total of at least 20 different years.
(e) Minimum lot width: 120 feet.
(f) Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.
(g) Minimum side yard setback, each: 25 feet.
(h) Minimum rear yard setback: 60 feet.
(i) Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
(2.2) Single-family detached dwelling unit may be permitted in the RR Zoning District with public sewage available on minimum lot of 22,000 square feet, provided that the twenty-two-thousand-square-foot lot was an existing lot of record as of June 17, 2002.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(3) Twin-or two-family dwelling unit, shall not be permitted.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
(4) Other uses permitted:
(a) Public buildings, but not including correctional institutions, workshops or warehouses.
(b) Public playgrounds, conservation areas and parks.
(c) Farms limited to the raising of flowers, fruit or vegetable crops.
(d) Veterinary hospitals, subject to the minimum area and yard requirements for residential uses, and completely within a building.
(e) Churches or other places of worship, including schools for religious instruction and parish halls.
(f) Customary residential accessory uses subject to the regulations therefor.
(g) With the exception of a proposed agricultural use, the Planning Board shall require a planted buffer in accordance with § 175-91 for any of the above-noted permitted uses where the property abuts an active agricultural use or abuts an Agricultural Production (AP) Zone. The buffer requirements shall be as follows:
[Amended 11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 40-1989]
[1] If the proposed use is located across the street or abuts an existing active agricultural use, a fifty-foot buffer shall be applied.
[2] If the proposed use is located across the street or abuts an Agricultural Production (AP) Zone, a one-hundred-foot buffer shall be applied.
[3] Any development which is subject to the buffer requirements of Subsection B(4)(g)[2] above shall, as a condition of preliminary approval and prior to filing for any final approval, place a deed on record creating a perpetual conservation easement over said buffer area.
(5) The following are permitted as conditional uses:
(a) Agricultural or horticultural use subject to all the bulk area limitations of § 175-149C, and provided further that no building, fenced run or other enclosure for the shelter of fowl or other farm livestock shall be closer than 200 feet from any street, 100 feet from any property line or 500 feet from any existing residential dwelling unit, whichever is greater; nor shall any building or fenced run be erected or used for the shelter of more than 25 head of fowl or more than 4 head of other farm livestock in any case.
(b) Conversion of an existing single-family dwelling into no more than two apartment units, provided that:
[1] Each resulting apartment unit shall consist of at least four rooms, two of which shall be a kitchen and a full bathroom; shall meet all health, safety and building code provisions applicable at the time of conversion; shall have separate, safe and convenient means of access; and shall have access to public utilities.
[2] The floor area of the original dwelling shall not be increased in connection with the conversion thereof.
[3] The lot containing such dwelling to be converted shall contain at least 25,000 square feet; shall have a minimum width of 80 feet; shall provide a minimum front yard setback of 30 feet or setback of adjacent properties, whichever is lesser; shall provide minimum side yards of 25 feet; and shall provide a minimum rear yard setback of 60 feet. Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(5)(c), regarding cluster single-family/two-family dwelling units, as amended 11-27-1989 by Ord. No. 40-1989, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 12-2002.
(6) Accessory uses permitted in addition to customary accessory uses:
(a) Farmhouse or tenant house as an accessory use to a farm, provided that such use complies with the area and yard requirements for other residential uses within the district.
(b) Migrant labor housing as part of a farm and customarily incidental to that principal use.
(c) Packing house for agricultural produce and other buildings customarily incidental to the principal use of a farm.
C. Height. No building shall exceed 35 feet in height except as otherwise noted herein.
[Amended 4-10-1989 by Ord. No. 7-1989]
D. No nonresidential use in the RR District shall be located on a parcel of less than 1.5 acres unless served by a centralized wastewater treatment plant, in which case the minimum lot size becomes one acre.
[Added 6-28-1993 by Ord. No. 13-1993; amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 30-2002]
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