New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 76 - STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Subchapter 22A - XYZ
Section 2:76-22A.7 - Procedures for designating a heritage farm structure

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:76-22A.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a special permit for a rural microenterprise where improvements or repairs over 2,500 square feet of interior space are proposed to alter or finish a building or structure to support the rural microenterprise, the Committee shall utilize the following criteria to determine if the building or structure constitutes a heritage farm structure.

1. A building or structure must possess both of the following historic or cultural characteristics to be designated a heritage farm structure:
i. The building or structure was constructed prior to 1960; and

ii. The building or structure is substantially in its original form with its character-defining features largely intact and has not been subject to modern additions or alterations that obscure its original form or character-defining features.

2. In addition to meeting the criteria pursuant to
(a)1 above, a building or structure must also possess at least one of the following historic or cultural characteristics to be designated a heritage farm structure:
i. The building or structure represents a rare or unusual type, or possesses a distinctive method, of construction;

ii. The building or structure is associated with important persons or trends in New Jersey agriculture; or

iii. The building or structure is part of an intact farmstead complex that collectively has associative historical value.

(b) The designation of a heritage farm structure will be determined by the Committee in consultation with staff and/or a consultant who meets the professional qualifications set forth in NJ.A.C. 2:76-22A.3(d). The Committee may also consult with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office, as necessary.

(c) A building or structure determined eligible for listing in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:4-2.2meets the criteria for designation as a heritage farm structure and any such building or structure does not require designation by the Committee.

(d) An owner may seek a reconsideration of a heritage farm structure determination by the Committee pursuant to (a)2 above by submitting documentation consistent with N.J.A.C. 7:4-2.3prepared by a consultant who meets the professional qualifications set forth in N.J.A.C. 2:76-22A.3(d).

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