New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 21 - RESIDENTIAL SITE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES
Section 5:21-1.13 - Changes to the standards

(a) The Site Improvement Advisory Board shall annually review the standards and recommend changes as the Board deems necessary.

(b) As part of its annual review of the standards, the Site Improvement Advisory Board shall consider any suggested changes to the rules that are submitted by the public provided they are submitted prior to January 1 of the year in which they are to be considered. Suggested changes received on or after January 1 shall be considered during the following calendar year. Committee members may introduce other changes to the rules at the same time that the committee is considering recommendations from the public. Suggested changes shall be submitted on a standard form available from the Department, reproduced below.

(c) The Site Improvement Advisory Board shall provide an opportunity for proponents of suggested changes and other interested parties to testify before the Board at a regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Board. A public notice with the time, date and place of this meeting shall be published in the New Jersey Register at least two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting date.

(d) The Chairman of the Site Improvement Advisory Board shall assign each change to the appropriate committee of the Board for its review and recommendation.

(e) The committees shall make a recommendation to the Site Improvement Advisory Board on each suggested change that was submitted. The recommendations of the committees shall be made available to any interested party at least two weeks prior to the meeting at which the Board will vote on the proposed changes.

(f) At a regularly scheduled or special meeting, the Board shall vote on each suggested change. A simple majority of the Board shall be sufficient for the proposal to be submitted to the Commissioner with a recommendation that it be published in the New Jersey Register as a proposed rule change.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS

RESIDENTIAL SITE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS

CODE CHANGE PROPOSAL

Sections must be presented with language proposed for deletion in brackets [ ] and language proposed for addition is underlined ________.

Information may be obtained from the Code Development Unit at (609) 984-7609.

Code changes must be submitted by December 31st, for consideration in the following calendar year.

Section Proposed For Change (Citation): ____________________________________

Code Change Submitted By:

NAME: ______________________________________________________________

ORGANIZATION: ______________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________

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TELEPHONE: _________________________ FAX: ___________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________

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Proposed Code Change:

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Supporting Statement (Reason for change should include an "authoritative source" and cost analysis where appropriate):

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Changes to the technical requirements in the standards must be based on recommended site improvement standards that are published by an academic or professional institution or organization, similar to those used in the original Rutgers Model Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinance.