New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 47 - STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT CODE
Subchapter 12 - ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 16:47-12.6 - Development of an access management plan

(a) Upon determination by the Department that development of an AMP should be advanced, a working committee (committee) shall be established. The committee shall direct and oversee the access management joint planning process and will include representatives of the Department and the affected municipalities, and, if the study area includes a county road, a representative of the county. It can also include, as appropriate, representatives of the county, transportation development districts, transportation management associations, metropolitan planning organizations, toll road authorities, and other agencies.

(b) A study shall be undertaken by the committee. The study area shall include in their entirety all lots or sites having frontage on the subject State highway segment, proposed improvements, and all other lots or sites on which proposed improvements will be located. The study area shall extend at least 1,000 feet beyond each end of the subject State highway segment and have a width of at least 500 feet from the centerline of such segment.

(c) A minimum of one public meeting shall be held by the committee in each affected municipality, to solicit public input in development of the AMP.

(d) Upon completing any necessary studies, a draft AMP shall be prepared. The draft AMP shall consist of a report and maps as set forth in N.J.A.C. 16:47 Appendices I-4 and I-5, incorporated herein by reference, and any other supporting documentation as may be deemed necessary.

(e) The committee shall submit the draft AMP to the municipal and county governing bodies, planning boards, and other government bodies as appropriate, to solicit agreement to present the draft AMP to the Department and to solicit public comment on the proposal.

(f) When the above agreement is reached, the committee shall submit the draft AMP to the Director of the Division of Statewide Planning for a review of its consistency with Department design standards, policies, and the provisions of this chapter. The draft AMP shall be submitted to the Department within two years of the start of studies pursuant to this section. An extension of time may be granted by the Department upon receipt of a written request from the committee that outlines a schedule for completion of work.

(g) Upon Department concurrence with the draft AMP, a public meeting affording the opportunity for public comment on the draft AMP shall be held by the initiating agency in each affected municipality. A minimum of notice of 15 days shall be provided in a local newspaper of general circulation and by mail to owners of any lot or site located within the AMP study area, and to all municipalities and counties located within 200 feet of such lots or sites within which the AMP will be located. The notice shall give the time and place of the meeting, the means for providing public comments on the draft AMP, and the location to review the responses tocomments received on the draft AMP.

(h) The committee shall meet and review the comments made during the public comment period within 60 days after the close of the public comment period. The committee shall summarize the public comments, address the public comments, post the responses as provided in the public notice in (g) above, and revise the draft AMP as appropriate.

(i) A second public meeting shall be held if the committee makes amendments that would significantly impact or change the goals and objectives of the draft AMP, following the same procedures provided in this section.