N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-17.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:13-17.2 - Request for a pre-application conference; scheduling; information required

(a) Except as provided at (b) below, a request for a pre-application conference shall be directed by electronic mail to LURTechSupport@dep.nj.gov, or by writing to the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-1.3 to the attention of "Supervisor, (county in which the proposed project is located)."

(b) A request for a pre-application conference for a dredging or dredged material management project shall be directed to Supervisor, Office of Dredging and Sediment Technology, Site Remediation Program, NJ Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 401-06C, 401 East State Street, 6th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625 (Telephone: (609) 633-6801).

(c) A request for a pre-application conference for any project shall include the following:

1. A written description of the site and the proposed development including the dimensions, number, and uses of proposed structures;

2. Site plans or conceptual designs depicting the proposed development, if available;

3. The street address, lot, block, municipality, and county of the property upon which the regulated activity is proposed; and

4. A copy of any letter of interpretation pursuant to the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A, or any flood hazard area verification pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:13-5, that the Department has issued for the site. If neither a letter of interpretation nor a flood hazard area verification has been issued, the prospective applicant shall provide the general location of freshwater wetlands, freshwater wetland transition areas, State open waters, flood hazard areas, and/or riparian zones.

(d) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of the material submitted in accordance with (c) above, the Department shall:

1. Determine that a pre-application conference is necessary and contact the prospective applicant to schedule a pre-application conference; or

2. Determine that a pre-application conference is not necessary and that the prospective applicant's questions can be addressed in writing or by telephone. Where the Department makes such a determination, the Department shall address the questions within 20 calendar days of receipt of the material submitted in accordance with (c) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-17.2

Adopted by 47 N.J.R. 422(a), effective 2/2/2015

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016

Administrative Change, 51 N.J.R. 1193(a).