New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 50 - PINELANDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Subchapter 5 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LAND USES AND INTENSITIES › Part III - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LAND USE DISTRIBUTION AND INTENSITIES › Section 7:50-5.24 - Minimum standards governing the distribution and intensity of development and land use in Agricultural Production Areas

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in an Agricultural Production Area:
1. Residential dwelling units in accordance with the cultural housing provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.32.
2. Residential dwelling units not to exceed a gross density of one unit per 10 acres provided that:
i. The dwelling is accessory to an active agricultural operation;
ii. The dwelling is for an operator or employee of the farm who is actively engaged in and essential to the agricultural operation;
iii. The dwelling is located on a lot which is under or qualified for agricultural assessment;
iv. The dwelling is located on a lot which has an active production history or where a farm management plan has been prepared which demonstrates that the property will be farmed as a unit unto itself or as part of another farm operation in the area;
v. A residential lot has not been subdivided from the property within the previous five years unless the lot has been subdivided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-5.32; and
vi. No more than one lot may be created for a dwelling accessory to an active agricultural operation pursuant to this provision at any one time.
3. Residential dwelling units at a gross density of one unit per 40 acres, provided that:
i. The unit(s) shall be clustered on one acre lots, unless the municipality determines that residential development is not compatible and interferes with the use of the remaining parcel and adjoining lands for agricultural use;
ii. The remainder of the parcel, including all contiguous lands in common ownership, which is not assigned to individual residential lots shall be permanently dedicated for agricultural uses through recordation of a restriction on the deed to the parcel; and
iii. The restriction on the deed to the parcel, including any rights to be redeemed for future residential development, shall be done in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-5, Part IV, so as to sever any Pinelands Development Credits allocated to the parcel.
4. Agriculture.
5. Forestry.
6. Low intensity recreational uses, provided that:
i. The parcel proposed for low intensity recreational use has an area of at least 50 acres;
ii. The recreational use does not involve the use of motorized vehicles except for necessary transportation;
iii. Access to bodies of water is limited to no more than 15 linear feet of frontage per 1,000 feet of water body frontage;
iv. Clearing of vegetation, including ground cover and soil disturbance, does not exceed five percent of the parcel; and
v. No more than one percent of the parcel will be covered with impervious surfaces.
7. Agricultural commercial establishments excluding supermarkets, restaurants and convenience stores, provided that:
i. The principal goods or products available for sale were produced in the Pinelands; and
ii. The sales area of the establishment does not exceed 5,000 square feet.
8. Agricultural products processing facilities.
9. Pinelands Development Credits.