319 GREENS RIDGE Rd, Stewartsville, NJ 08886

Resource Conservation District

The purposes of the Resource Conservation District are: To encourage land use patterns and development practices which enhance Township, county and state efforts to retain farmland and protect and preserve agricultural activity within the Township.; To protect and promote the continuation of farming in Greenwich Township where farming is a valuable component of the local economy.; To protect prime soils and soils of statewide importance for their long-term value as an essential natural resource in any agricultural or horticultural pursuit.; To permit limited non-farm-related residential development in a location and manner that will be consistent with the continuation of farming and natural resource protection.; To support the preservation of existing farm operations and limit conflicts between agricultural and nonagricultural uses by encouraging the separation of residential from active farms.; To limit impervious coverage in order to maximize groundwater recharge capacities and protect underlying carbonate rock groundwater reserves.; To implement the goals, objectives, policies and programs set forth in the 2006 Land Use Plan, Conservation Plan and the recommendations of the 2006 Reexamination Report of the Master Plan and Development Regulations for the Township of Greenwich.; To protect agricultural lands and promote agriculture as a valuable component of the local economy and the essential character of the Township.; To encourage land use patterns and development practices which enhance Township, county and state efforts to protect surface and ground water capable of providing potable water supplies to the region, and protect and preserve underlying groundwater reserves for future generations of New Jersey citizens, consistent with the goals for water supply protection with the State Plan, the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act and the Greenwich Township Master Plan.