N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-10.1

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

Section 7:7-10.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) This subchapter sets forth the standards applicable to routine beach maintenance, emergency post-storm restoration, dune creation and maintenance, and construction of boardwalks. These standards are referenced at N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.16, Dunes; N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.17, Overwash areas; N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.19, Erosion hazard areas; N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.22, Beaches; and N.J.A.C. 7:7-15.11, Coastal engineering. In addition, N.J.A.C. 7:7-10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 are the standards for the general permit for beach and dune maintenance activities, N.J.A.C. 7:7-6.2. The standards in this subchapter are organized as follows:

1. The standards applicable to routine beach maintenance, including debris removal and clean-up; mechanical sifting and raking; maintenance of access ways; removal of sand from street ends, boardwalk promenades and residential properties; repairs or reconstruction of existing gazebos and dune walkover structures; and limited sand transfers from the lower beach to the upper beach or alongshore, are found at N.J.A.C. 7:7-10.2;

2. The standards that apply to the restoration of all beaches that are impacted by coastal storms with a recurrence interval to or exceeding a five-year storm event are found at N.J.A.C. 7:7-10.3;

3. The standards for dune creation and maintenance, including the placement and/or repair of sand fencing, the planting and fertilization of appropriate dune vegetation, the maintenance and clearing of beach access pathways less than eight feet in width, and the construction or repair of approved dune walkover structures are found at N.J.A.C. 7:7-10.4; and

4. The standards for construction of boardwalks along tidal shorelines are found at N.J.A.C. 7:7-10.5.

(b) Beach and dune maintenance activities subject to this subchapter shall comply with any applicable management plan for protection of State and Federally listed threatened and endangered species, as approved by the Department and the USFWS.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-10.1

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

Renumbered from 7:7E-3A.1 by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015