Environmental

Under NJ's Pinelands Protection Act, the Preservation Area offers the highest level of protection. Development that is permitted in the Preservation Area is generally limited to:

ALarge residential subdivisions

BIntensification of existing uses, agricultural operations, and minimal infill development consistent with Pinelands standards✓ Correct

CCommercial strip development

DIndustrial warehouses

Explanation

The Pinelands Preservation Area has the strictest land use controls: new development is very limited, focused on preservation of the unique ecology, existing use continuations, and limited agricultural activities under Pinelands Commission standards.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.