140 Erial Rd, Clementon, NJ 08021

One-Family Residential Zone

The purpose of the R-5 Zone is to provide for a residential district that respects and promotes the environmental and natural character of the Borough, providing opportunities for the development of residential housing in a manner that reflects the environmental attributes and topographic conditions on the particular site. The zone provides for the lowest overall density in the Borough and allows for a flexible conservation subdivision design approach, that first considers the environmental and physical attributes of a site, its relationship to the surrounding area, and the most desirable and appropriate locations for home sites and then draws subdivision lines to implement the proposed layout. The conservation subdivision should protect environmentally sensitive lands such as stream corridors, woodlands, steep slopes and other special features and natural resources by requiring that the most fragile areas of the site remain as open space. This approach also aims to allow residential developments to be constructed at a lower cost per dwelling for streets, utilities and other site improvements and to reduce the amount of clearing, grading, and construction disturbance resulting from subdivisions and to increase the quantity and quality of open spaces.