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 7:50-5.32 - Special provisions for cultural housing

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:50-5.32

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Residential dwellings on 3.2 acre lots may be permitted within any management area 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 individual whose principal residence the dwelling unit will be has not developed a dwelling unit under this section within the previous five years;

3. 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 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; and

4. The person whose principal 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.

(b) Residential dwelling units on lots smaller than 3.2 acre existing as of February 8, 1979 or created as a result of an approval granted by the Pinelands Development Review Board or by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Interim Rules and Regulations prior to January 14, 1981 which otherwise meets the standards of (a) above may be permitted by a municipality within any management area provided that:

1. The lot contains at least one acre;

2. The applicant qualifies for and receives a variance from the 3.2 acre lot size requirement from the municipality in which the lot is located;

3. Unless a Waiver of Strict Compliance for the dwelling unit or lot has been approved by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, Part V, the applicant acquires and redeems 0.25 Pinelands Development Credits in addition to the reduction in the Pinelands Development Credit allocation that will result from the development of the dwelling unit pursuant to 7:50-5.43(b)3; and

4. Any Pinelands Development Credits allocated to the lot are reduced pursuant to 7:50-5.43(b)3.

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