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Pinelands Commission approves parking lot, single‑family waiver and three‑lot subdivision; voice votes recorded
Summary
The Pinelands Commission approved three land‑use resolutions Aug. 8: a 64‑space Egg Harbor Township parking lot (with seasonal clearing restrictions for the northern long‑eared bat), a waiver for a Hamilton Township single‑family dwelling requiring a Pinelands development credit purchase, and a conditioned three‑lot subdivision in Woodbine Borough addressing site contamination.
The Pinelands Commission on Aug. 8 approved three land‑use resolutions and several routine items during a meeting that also included staff reports on the FY26 budget and pending conservation applications.
The commission approved a resolution allowing Egg Harbor Township to construct a 64‑space paved parking lot at an existing recreational facility that will disturb just over one acre of wooded area. Commission staff noted the site lies within one mile of a known northern long‑eared bat maternity roost, and the commission included the standard no‑clearing window of April 1 through Sept. 30 to protect the species. The application passed on a voice vote; the minutes record a roll call of "Aye" but do not include a numerical tally.
The commission also granted a waiver of strict compliance for a single‑family dwelling in Hamilton Township that cannot meet the full wetland buffer requirement. Land use staff said the dwelling will provide an approximately 150‑foot buffer to wetlands and that a condition of approval requires the applicant to purchase one‑quarter of a Pinelands development credit, which will fund conservation of acreage elsewhere in the Pinelands. The waiver passed by voice vote.
Separately, commissioners approved a three‑lot subdivision application for Woodbine Borough on a 4.32‑acre parcel that contains a water treatment plant and historically contaminated soils. Staff reported a stone‑cap remediation solution for contaminated soils; the applicant committed to removing three commercial vehicles from the site by Sept. 1 and to record a restriction of 0.512 acres from development until the parcel can be serviced by sanitary sewer or an approved alternate septic design. The resolution carried on a voice vote.
At the start of the meeting the commission approved the July 11 minutes and handled routine committee and staff reports.
Votes were recorded by voice and the meeting minutes list approvals as "Aye"; the transcript does not show specific vote tallies or named roll‑call votes for these resolutions.
