61 Woodville Rd Millstone Township, NJ 08510-7925

RU-P (Rural Preservation) 3 10 Lot size averaging is permitted in the RU-P zone district for the subdivision of a tract of land that is 20 acres or greater in area. Maximum Permitted Number of Lots. The use of lot size averaging in a subdivision plan shall not result in a greater number of lots than would result if a parcel were developed as a fully conforming conventional subdivision of lots. For purposes of determining the maximum number of lots permitted under lot size averaging, the applicant shall submit a lot yield map of a conforming conventional subdivision layout. The conforming lot yield map shall be in a sufficient detail to permit the Planning Board to make an informed decision that the subdivision satisfies all ordinance requirements and would be approvable by the Planning Board as a conventional subdivision without the need for any lot area or lot dimension variances or exceptions to subdivision design standards. The number of lots shown on an accepted lot yield map shall be the maximum number of lots permitted for subdivision under lot size averaging. Design Criteria. Lot size averaging will be permitted where the Planning Board determines that the resource conservation and/or farmland preservation goals and objectives of the Master Plan are better served by the lot size averaging plan than by a conventional plan for development. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Planning Board that the lot size averaging plan is clearly preferable to the conventional plan with respect to achieving the principles, objectives, and policies of the Millstone Township Master Plan. Factors to be considered in this demonstration include, but are not limited to, stream corridor and wetlands preservation, steep slope protection, agricultural retention, preservation of forests and woodlands, preservation of habitat for native flora and fauna, protection of scenic views, protection of landmarks, reduction in site disturbance from clearing and grading, reduction in impervious surface, conservation of the site's natural features and topography, and relationship to open spaces or farmland on neighboring parcels. Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area may be reduced to the minimum permissible lot size for lot size averaging, provided that the average lot area in the development shall be at least the conventional lot size required for the RU-P zone, and, further provided, that the total number of lots shall be no greater than the maximum permitted number of lots established in the lot yield map accepted by the Planning Board. Deed Restrictions.