New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 76 - STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Subchapter 6 - ACQUISITION OF DEVELOPMENT EASEMENTS
Section 2:76-6.13 - Terms, contingencies and conditions of purchase

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:76-6.13

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

(a) Upon the landowner's acceptance of an offer to sell a development easement, the landowner shall provide evidence that current lien, easement and right-of-way holders will, as required by the Committee and board, subordinate their rights to the rights and privileges granted by the sale of the development easement to the board and shall supply recordable evidence of their subordination at the time of transfer of the easement.

(b) The board shall authorize an insured title search and a survey be conducted on the subject land.

(c) Upon the purchase of the development easement by the board, a statement containing the conditions of conveyance and restrictions on the use an development of the land shall be attached to and recorded with the deed of the land in the same manner as the deed was originally recorded (see 2:76-6.1 5).

1. Subject to Committee approval, the board may establish more stringent deed restrictions for the purpose of recognizing local conditions.

(d) Deed restrictions shall be recorded as follows:

1. The statement containing the conditions of conveyance and restrictions shall be recorded with the county clerk.

2. The board shall provide for notification of the development easement purchase to the following:
i. County governing body;

ii. County planning board;

iii. Municipal governing body;

iv. Municipal tax assessor;

v. Municipal planning board; and

vi. Soil conservation district.

(e) The board shall be responsible for monitoring all lands from which a development easement has been purchased since June 1, 1985, pursuant to 4:1C-11 et seq. and this subchapter, to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Deed of Easement. The monitoring shall consist of the following:

1. An onsite inspection shall be performed at least once a year;

2. All inspections and monitoring shall be completed within the period commencing July 1 and ending June 30;

3. A written summary shall be provided to the Committee by July 15, verifying that the inspections were conducted during the scheduled period with a certification concerning whether the farm was in compliance with the provisions of the Deed of Easement;

4. The Board shall inform the SADC if any of the terms and conditions of the Deed of Easement were violated within 30 days of identifying such violation; and

5. Appropriate action shall be taken within the board's and/or County's authority to ensure that the terms and conditions of the Deed of Easement are enforced.

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