ARTICLE III PR-2 Low-Density Residential District

[Amended in its entirety 3-26-02 by Ord. No. 0-6-02]

§ 296-14. Purpose.

[Amended 4-24-91 by Ord. No. 0-12-91]

The PR-2, or Low Density Residential Zoning District, occurs in areas of the township designated in the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan as regional growth areas and, therefore reflects the Pinelands standards governing the intensity and uses permitted in that management area. This district is intended primarily for residential development at .an overall or average density of 0.7 dwelling unit per acre

§ 296-15. Permitted uses.

[Amended 4-24-91 by Ord. No. 0-12-91]

Within the PR-2 District, land may be used and buildings or structures may be used, altered or erected for the following uses:



A.Single-family detached dwellings where the overall or average density shall be 0.7 dwelling unit per acre. Density may be increased pursuant to Section 296-67. [Amended 2-23-83 by Ord. No. 0-2-83; 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]

B. Clustered residential dwelling units on individual lots no less than .5 acres in size, provided that the total number of dwelling units developed on a particular parcel does not exceed the number yielded by dividing the total parcel acreage by seven-tenths (.7). The remainder of the parcel not assigned to individual residential lots shall be permanently dedicated through recordation of a restriction on the deed to the parcel as open space with no further development permitted. Recreational amenities may be permitted on the deed restricted lands insofar as they are consistent with the types of recreational amenities which could have been developed as accessory uses on the residential lots, absent clustering.

C. Agriculture.

D. Recreational facilities, low-intensive or intensive.

E. Public facilities.

F. Public service infrastructure.

G. Institutional uses.

H. Accessory uses incidental to any of the foregoing uses.

§296-16. Area, yard and bulk requirements.

A.Residential dwelling units proposed for development in the PR-2 District shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Schedule 2, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Residential Uses, found at the end of this chapter. [Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]

B. Nonresidential uses proposed for development within the PR-2 District shall be subject to the requirements listed in Schedule 3, Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements for Nonresidential Uses, found at the end of this chapter.

§ 296-17. Design and performance standards.

All development proposed within the PR-2 District shall conform with all applicable standards under Article XV of this chapter.

§ 296-17.1 Reserved.

[Added 12-20-94 by Ord. No. 0-2794; repealed 3-26-02 by Ord. No. 0-6-02]