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 7:50-5.31 - Minimum standards for substandard lots
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:50-5.31
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A municipality may, as a part of its master plan and land use ordinance prepared and certified under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:50-3, exempt the owners of parcels of land within the Protection Area from the density limitations of this Part, provided that:
1. The dwelling unit will be the principal residence of the property owner or a member of the immediate family of the property owner;
2. The parcel has been in the continuous ownership since February 7, 1979 of the person whose principal residence the dwelling unit will be, a member of that person's immediate family, or a partnership or corporation in which members of that person's immediate family collectively own more than a majority interest in such partnership or corporation;
3. No lot that was in common ownership with any contiguous land on or after February 8, 1979 that contains substantial improvements is exempt from the density provisions of this Part;
4. No lot that does not include all vacant contiguous lands in common ownership on or after February 8, 1979 is exempt from the density provisions of this Part; and
5. No lot of less than one acre will be exempt from the density provisions of this Part.
(b) A municipality may, as a part of its master plan and land use ordinances prepared and certified under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:50-3, modify or eliminate one or more of the standards set forth in (a)1 through 3 above, provided that any resulting increase in projected development is offset by a decrease in the densities otherwise permitted in the applicable management area.
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