N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-18.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:13-18.5 - Additional application requirements for a verification

(a) Applications for verifications submitted concurrently with any of the following application types shall be submitted electronically through the Department's online system at http://nj.gov/dep/online, including all application information and supporting documentation, and shall be subject to the application requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:13-18.4(b) and (c):

1. A general permit authorization under this chapter, the Coastal Zone Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7, or the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A;

2. An individual permit under this chapter, the Coastal Zone Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7, or the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A; or

3. A transition area waiver under the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A.

(b) Applications for verifications submitted independently from any of the applications listed at (a) above shall be submitted to the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-1.3(c)2. In addition to meeting the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:13-18.2, they shall include the following material, in the number and format specified in the appropriate application checklist:

1. A completed application form as described at N.J.A.C. 7:13-22.3(c)1 and available from the Department at the address set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-1.3;

2. Documentation that public notice of the application has been provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:13-19;

3. The appropriate application fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-20;

4. Site plans, certified in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:13-18.2(i), that include the following, both on and adjacent to the site:

i. Existing features, such as lot lines, structures, land coverage, and vegetation, which are necessary to demonstrate that the proposed delineation meets the requirements of this chapter;

ii. Existing topography, where necessary, to demonstrate that the proposed delineation meets the requirements of this chapter. All topography shall reference NGVD or include the appropriate conversion factor to NGVD;

iii. The location of any riparian zone onsite;

iv. A metes and bounds description of any existing and proposed flood hazard area and floodway limits onsite, as well as an indication of which method at N.J.A.C. 7:13-3was used to determine these limits, unless the applicant is seeking a verification of only the riparian zone;

v. If the entire site lies within a flood hazard area and/or floodway, the site plans shall indicate this, as well as the elevation(s) of the flood hazard area design flood throughout the site;

5. State plane coordinates for a point at the approximate center of the site, except for a delineation or a linear activity or project as provided at (b)5i below. The accuracy of the State plane coordinates shall be within 50 feet of the actual center point for the site.

i. State plane coordinates shall be provided for a delineation of a flood hazard area or riparian zone, or a linear activity or project, such as a roadway, utility, stream bank stabilization project, or sediment and debris removal project, as follows:

(1) For a delineation or a linear activity or project of one-half mile or more in length, the State plane coordinates shall include the coordinates for the end points of the delineation or linear activity or project and the coordinates for points located at 1,000-foot intervals along the entire length of the delineation or linear activity or project; and

(2) For a delineation or a linear activity or project of less than one-half mile in length, the State plane coordinates shall include the coordinates for the end points of the delineation or linear activity or project;

6. In addition to the site plan specified at (b)4 above, other visual representations, such as photographs, graphs, maps, and tables, that illustrate existing site conditions and the proposed delineation;

7. Calculations, analyses, data, and supporting materials necessary to demonstrate that the proposed delineation meets the requirements of this chapter; and

8. Any information necessary to ensure compliance with State and/or Federal law, and/or to determine whether an application for a verification meets State and/or Federal standards.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-18.5

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

Amended and recodified to 7:13-18.7 by 53 N.J.R. 514(b), effective 4/5/2021