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25-26.2 Public Lands within the Conservation District. The following Public Lands are designated as being within the Conservation District: a. Lands designated as Category C on the Zoning Map of this chapter used as public parks or public recreation areas, passive or active. b. Areas of potential use as public parks or public recreation areas designated on the Zoning Map as Category C. c. Undeveloped lands designated as Category C on the Zoning Map of this chapter which may have one (1) or more of the following characteristics: 1. Environmental sensitivity 2. Scenic views 3. Wildlife 4. Steep slopes 5. Wetlands d. Lands which are vital to the preservation of regional water supplies as designated on the Zoning Map* as Category C. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-6.7B) 25-26.3 Permitted Principal Uses in the Conservation District. In the Conservation District, no land or building structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed or altered to be used for any purpose other than the following: a. Utility facilities related to the protection, preservation or distribution of Regional Water Supplies. b. Park and recreation uses in areas meeting the definition of "open space" as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-5. c. Forestry and natural cover, which are valuable in protecting Township wetlands and bottom lands that have a high water table or are subject to floods. d. The following uses, subject to the approval of the Planning Board: 1. Works for watershed protection, municipal water supply, power line rights-of-way, garbage disposal facilities and sewerage disposal facilities. 2. Noncommercial outdoor recreational uses limited to park, playground, athletic field, tennis, firearm and archery ranges, swimming and ice skating, together with customary accessory uses and buildings, including a clubhouse, provided that prior to public hearing the applicant shall obtain and deliver to the Planning Board reports from the Township Health Officer and from the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection

the applicant shall obtain and deliver to the Planning Board reports from the Township Health Officer and from the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection indicating that proposed structure or use will not seriously interfere with the flow of floodwater and will not endanger the public health and safety. 3. A Township owned, sponsored, or supported animal shelter may be created within the Conservation District but only upon Block 170, Lot 13. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-6.7C) * Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2002-05, codified herein as subsection 25-18.15 was adopted March 1, 2005. 117