[Amended 8-25-82 by Ord. No. 0-8-82]

[Amended 2-23-83 by Ord. No. 0-3-83]

It is the purpose of this Article to specify the procedures to be followed by all boards, agencies or officials of the township and all applicants for the approval of development within the Pinelands Area of the township in order to conform with the development review requirements of the Pinelands Commission. No person shall carry out any development within the Pinelands Area without obtaining approval from an approval agency and without obtaining development approval in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article.

[Amended 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]

A. Except as provided in Subsection B below, the following shall not be subject to the procedures set forth in this Article:

(1) The improvement, expansion, or reconstruction within five (5) years of destruction or demolition, of any single family dwelling unit or appurtenance thereto;

(2) The improvement, expansion, construction, or reconstruction of any structure accessory to a single-family dwelling;

(3) The improvement, expansion, construction, or reconstruction of any structure used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural purposes;

(4) The construction, repair, or removal of any sign, except for the construction or replacement of any off-site commercial advertising sign;

(5) The repair of existing utility distribution lines; [Amended 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(6) The clearing of less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of land;

(7) The construction of any addition or accessory structure for any nonresidential use or any multi- family residential structure provided said addition or structure will be located on or below an existing impermeable surface, that the existing use is served by public sewers, and that said addition or structure will cover an area of no more than one thousand (1,000) square feet; or [Amended 3-22m89 by Ord. No. 0-19-89]

(8) The demolition of any structure that is less than fifty (50) years old;

(9) The installation of utility distribution lines, except for sewage lines, to serve areas which are effectively developed or development which has received all necessary approvals and permits; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

**Webmasters Note: The previous sections, 40-33.1.B(1) through 40-38.A(9), have been amended as per a supplement dated 3-22-05.

(10) The repair or replacement of any existing on-site waste water disposal system; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(11) The repaving of existing paved roads, provided no increase in the paved width of said roads will occur; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(12) The clearing of land solely for agricultural purposes; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(13) Fences, provided no more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of land is to be cleared; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(14) Above-ground telephone equipment cabinets; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(15) Tree pruning; [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(16) The following forestry activities: [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(a) Normal and customary forestry practices on residentially improved parcels of land that are five (5) acres or less in size;

(b) Tree harvesting, provided that no more than one (1) cord of wood per five (5) acres of land is harvested in any one (1) year and that no more than five (5) cords of wood are harvested from the entire parcel in any one (1) year;

(c) Tree planting, provided that the area to be planted does not exceed five (5) acres in any one (1) year, no soil disturbance occurs other than that caused by the planting activity and no trees other than those authorized by N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.25 are to be planted; and

(d) Forest stand improvement designed to selectively thin trees and brush, provided that no clearing or soil disturbance occurs and that the total land area on the parcel in which the activity occurs does not exceed five (5) acres in any one (1) year;

(17) Prescribed burning and the clearing and maintaining of fire breaks; or [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

(18) Normal and customary landscape plantings, unless a landscaping plan is required pursuant to Section 296-82C. [Added 2-25-97 by Ord. No. 0-2-97]

B. The exceptions contained in Subsection A above shall not apply to any historic resources designated by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.154.

C. Nothing herein shall preclude any local or state agency from reviewing, in accordance with the provisions of any applicable ordinance or regulation, any proposed development which does not require an application to the Pinelands Commission pursuant to this section.

[Added 10-24-95 by Ord. No. 0-37-95]

A. The Zoning Officer is hereby authorized and directed to issue preliminary zoning permits as a prerequisite to the issuance of a construction permit or other permits or approvals which are needed to develop a single family dwelling on an existing lot of record within the Pinelands Area of the Township of Winslow.

B. Applications for a preliminary zoning permit.

(1) An application for a preliminary zoning permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer and shall include the following:

(a) The applicant's name and address and his interest in the subject property.

(b) The applicant's signed certification that he is duly authorized to submit the application, that the materials and information are accurate, and that duly authorized representatives of the Township of Winslow and Pinelands Commission are authorized to inspect the property.

(c) The owner's name and address, if different from the applicant's, and the owner's signed consent to the filing of the application.

(d) The street address, if any, the tax map sheet and block and lot number of the property.

(e) Proof that taxes for the property have been paid.

(f) Acreage of the property in square feet.

(g) A dated plot plan, with the scale noted showing:

[1] The zoning district in which the property is located;

[2] The location and dimensions of all property lines, easements affecting the property and streets abutting the property;

[3] The location of all yards and setbacks required pursuant to Chapter 296;

[4] The location and use of all existing structures and improvements on the property and their intended disposition;

[5] A building envelope within which the single family dwelling is to be located;

[6] The location and dimensions of the proposed driveway;

[7] The location and dimensions of any proposed accessory structures or improvements;

[8] The location and dimensions of the area in- which any sewage disposal system, including the disposal field, is proposed to be located; and

[9] The location of any proposed water supply well.

(h) If proposed, certification that central sewer and/or water service are available.

(i) If development of the property is proposed in accordance with the density transfer program of Section 296-9.4, the street address, if any, the tax map sheet, block and lot number and acreage in square feet of the noncontiguous property.

(2) The Zoning Officer is authorized to require such additional information as may be necessary to determine compliance with Chapter 296. Such may include, but is not limited to, a soil boring in the area of any proposed septage system disposal field, a wetland and wetland buffer map and information to determine compliance with any permitted use requirement of Chapter 296.

(3) The Zoning Officer is authorized to waive any of the aforementioned application requirements if the information is not necessary to determine compliance with Chapter 296.

(4) Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of an application, the Zoning Officer shall determine whether the application is complete and, if necessary, notify the applicant of any additional information which is necessary to complete the application.

C. Permit decisions. Within fourteen (14) days of determining an application to be complete, the Zoning Officer shall issue either a preliminary zoning permit or a refusal to issue a preliminary zoning permit.

D. Preliminary zoning permit.

(1) A preliminary zoning permit shall be issued if.

(a) The Zoning Officer determines that the application is consistent with the requirements of Chapter 296; and

(b) A duly authorized representative of the Pinelands Commission approves the Zoning Officer's determination and so signifies by signing the preliminary zoning permit.

(2) A preliminary zoning permit shall expressly incorporate the plot plan being approved, shall specify any conditions which the Zoning Officer determines are necessary to ensure compliance with Chapter 296 and shall specify the expiration date of the permit.

(3) The Zoning Officer shall provide copies of the application and the preliminary zoning permit to the Pinelands Commission within five (5) days of the issuance of the permit.

E. Effect of preliminary zoning permit.

(1) A preliminary zoning permit represents a determination that the application meets the requirements of Chapter 296 and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, N.J.A.C. 7:501.1 et seq.

(2) A preliminary zoning permit shall be valid for two (2) years and shall, during that period, confer the following-rights and privileges.

(a) The approved application shall not be subject to any substantive revisions of the Code of the Township of Winslow or the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, N.J.A.C. 7:50-1.1 et seq.

(b) Any subsequent approvals necessary for the development of the single family dwelling on the property may be sought without the need for a certificate of filing from the Pinelands Commission.

(3) Any subsequent approvals to be sought, including but not limited to construction permits, shall be subject to the notice, review and decision requirements of Sections 40-41 and 40-42.

F. Refusal to issue preliminary zoning permit.

(1) The Zoning Officer shall issue a refusal to issue a preliminary zoning permit if any of the following are found to apply:

(a) A variance from the Code of the Township of Winslow is required;

(b) A waiver of strict compliance from the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan is required;

(c) The Zoning Officer determines that the application does not meet the requirements of Chapter 296; or

(d) The duly authorized representative of the Pinelands Commission has not attested to the consistency of the application with the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, N.J.A.C. 7:50-1.1 et seq.

(2) A refusal to issue a preliminary zoning permit shall expressly reference the reasons why the refusal was issued.

(3) When a refusal to issue a preliminary zoning permit is predicated solely upon the need to obtain a variance, the Zoning Officer shall provide copies of the application and the refusal to the Pinelands Commission within five (5) days of the issuance.

(4) When a refusal to issue a preliminary zoning permit is predicated wholly or in part upon Subsection F (1)(b), (c) or (d) above, the Zoning Officer shall provide the original application and a copy of the refusal to the Pinelands Commission within five (5) days of the issuance. The Pinelands Commission shall thereafter process the application pursuant to the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, N.J.A.C. 7:501.1 et seq. and Sections 40-41 and 40-42 of the Code of the Township of Winslow. In lieu of a preliminary zoning permit, a certificate of filing from the Pinelands Commission shall thereafter be required as a prerequisite to the issuance of a construction or other permit.

G. Zoning officer vacancy. Should the position of Zoning Officer become vacant for any reason, the application procedures set forth in Section 40-38.1 shall be of no force or effect and the procedures of Section 40-39 through 40-42 shall apply until the position has been filled.

[Amended 2-23-83 by Ord. No. 0-3-83; 5-24-89 by Ord. No. 0-27-89]

A. Special requirements for minor development.

(1) Any application for approval of minor development shall include at least the following information:

(a) The applicant's name and address and his interest in the subject property;

(b) The owner's name and address, is different from the applicant's, and the owner's signed consent to the filing of the application;

(c) The legal description, including block and lot designation and street address, if any, of the subject property;

(d) A description of all existing uses of the subject property;

(e) A brief written statement generally describing the proposed development;

(f) A USGS Quadrangle map, or copy thereof, and a copy of the municipal tax map sheet on which the boundaries of the subject property and the Pinelands management area designation and the zoning designation are shown;

(g) A plat or plan showing the location of all boundaries of the subject property, the location of all proposed development, and existing or proposed facilities to provide water for the use and consumption of occupants of all buildings and sanitary facilities which will serve the proposed development. The following information shall be included with respect to existing or proposed sanitary facilities:

i. On-site treatment facilities: Location, size, type and capacity of any proposed onsite wastewater treatment facilities; and

ii. Soil borings and percolation tests: If onsite sewage disposal is proposed, results of soil borings and percolation tests in accordance with N.J.S.A. 58:11-23 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be submitted at suitable location with a tract map showing location, logs, elevations of all test holes, indicating where ground water was encountered, estimating the seasonal high water table and demonstrating that such facility is adequate to meet the water quality standards contained in § 296-83.

(h) A location map, including the area extending at least three hundred (300) feet beyond each boundary of the subject property, showing ownership boundary lines, the boundary of the proposed development, owners of holdings adjoining and adjacent to the subject property, existing facilities, buildings and structures on the site, all proposed development, wetlands, streams (including intermittent streams), rivers, lakes and other water bodies and existing roads;

(i) A soils map including a county soils survey which conforms to the guidelines of the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, showing the location of all proposed development;

(j) A map showing existing vegetation, identifying predominant vegetation types in the area, and showing proposed landscaping of the subject property, including the location of the tree line before and after development and all areas to be disturbed as a result of the proposed development;

(k) A certificate of filing from the Pinelands Commission issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.34 or, until January 14, 1991, evidence of prior approval from the Pinelands Development Review Board or the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Interim Rules and Regulations; and

(1) When prior approval for the development has been granted by an approval agency, evidence of Pinelands Commission review pursuant to § 40-42.

(2) In lieu of Subsection A,(1) above the application requirements of Section 40-38.1 shall apply to applications for development of a single family dwelling on an existing lot of record. [Added 10-24-95 by Ord. No. 0-37-95]

B. Other application requirements; certificate of filing. All applications for major development, other than forestry and resource extraction operations, shall be accompanied by the information required in N.J.A.C. 4.2(b)5, as well as the following:

(1) A certificate of filing from the Pinelands Commission issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.34 or, until January 14, 1991, evidence of prior approval from the Pinelands Development Review Board or the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the Interim Rules and Regulations; and

(2) When prior approval for the development has been granted by an approval agency, evidence of Pinelands Commission review pursuant to § 40-42.

(3) Any application for approval of forestry operations shall be subject to the requirements of § 296-74A.

(4) Any application for approval of resource extraction operations shall be subject to the requirements of § 179-3.