N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.22

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

Section 7:13-7.22 - Permit-by-rule 22-construction of a trail and/or boardwalk

(a) Permit-by-rule 22 authorizes the creation of a trail and/or boardwalk, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. The trail or boardwalk is no more than six feet wide;

2. The existing ground elevation is not raised in any floodway or fluvial flood hazard area. Boardwalk planks may be elevated above the ground, provided that the area underneath remains open to the passage of floodwaters, if constructed in a flood hazard area;

3. No disturbance is located within 25 feet of any top of bank, except:

i. Where necessary to access a footbridge, dock, or pier connected to the trail and/or boardwalk; or

ii. When the trail and/or boardwalk is located adjacent to a lawfully existing bulkhead, retaining wall, or revetment along a tidal water or impounded fluvial water;

4. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed in a riparian zone; and

5. The trail and/or boardwalk will not result in a net loss of greater than one-quarter acre of riparian zone vegetation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.22

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