N.J. Admin. Code § 7:70-4.2

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

Section 7:70-4.2 - Application review process

(a) Once an application is deemed complete by the Executive Director, the application will be forwarded for review to the Land Preservation Committee. The Land Preservation Committee review process is as follows:

1. The Executive Director shall prepare and submit a complete report on eligibility to the Land Preservation Committee for each application. The report on eligibility shall include:

i. Physical details of the property including:

(1) Size;

(2) Location;

(3) Current owner;

(4) Structures present;

(5) Municipal zoning;

(6) Location in the preservation area or planning area;

(7) Location adjacent to scenic resources identified in the RMP;

(8) Adjacency to any existing preserved lands;

(9) Environmental resources present as identified in the RMP;

(10) Areas of conservation preservation priority;

(11) Areas of agricultural preservation priority; and

(12) Areas of special environmental zone;

ii. Confirmation of the current owner's title to the property, including a title search;

iii. A copy of any HDC allocation letter;

iv. Review of the following environmental records:

(1) New Jersey known contaminated sites list (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/kcsnj/);

(2) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Mapping (DGS03-2 - Abandoned Mines of New Jersey); and

(3) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection site records for environmental contamination or violations (http://datamine2.state.nj.us/dep/DEP_OPRA/adv_search.html);

v. Staff site inspections and photographic record;

vi. Summary of priority ranking against other complete applications based on the following, in no specific order:

(1) Designation as special environmental zone property in the RMP.

(2) Designation as high conservation and high agricultural priority area in the RMP.

(3) Designation as moderate conservation and moderate agricultural priority area in the RMP.

(4) Additional priority will be given to properties that, when purchased together, may provide or improve connectivity to existing open space, are contiguous to existing preserved farmland, or otherwise improve access to existing open space and/or recreational facilities.

(5) Project specific criteria for a highlands project review that has been approved by the Highlands Council, in a Highlands Council resolution, where public comment was provided.

2. The Land Preservation Committee shall:

i. Review the information provided in the report on eligibility, and make a decision on the eligibility of the property based on (a)1vi above; and

ii. Provide a summary of the report on eligibility and the findings, including a final recommendation, to the HDC Bank Board.

3. The HDC Bank Board shall review the findings of the Land Preservation Committee in the summary in (a)2ii above at a public meeting. The HDC Bank Board may provide authorization to proceed with the purchase of HDCs at that meeting.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:70-4.2

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 631(a), effective 4/18/2016