(a) For
a project in the Standard Acquisition, Site Specific Incentive Acquisition, or
Urban Aid Acquisition funding award category, a local government unit shall
submit all of the following:
1. A completed
application on a form obtained from Green Acres. The application shall identify
the local government unit, give the project type, indicate the
municipality(ies) and county(ies) in which the proposed project site is
located, provide a brief description of the project, specify the estimated cost
of acquisition and the estimated funding request amount, identify the local
government unit's contact person for the project, and include the certification
of the person authorized by the enabling resolution required under (b)2 below
to submit the application.
i. The local
government unit shall base its funding request amount on the estimated land
value or anticipated purchase price of the proposed project site and not solely
on the tax assessed value of the proposed project site. The local government
unit shall include estimated costs of professional land surveying, appraisal,
and preliminary assessment services; estimated costs of relocation services and
demolition of structures (if applicable); and an estimate of any other
allowable project costs in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:36-4.10;
2. A certified copy of the enabling
resolution, drafted in accordance with an example obtained from Green Acres and
approved by the governing body of the local government unit, authorizing the
submission of a Green Acres application and the execution of the project
agreement and declaration described in
N.J.A.C.
7:36-9.1(a) and identifying
the person authorized to act in these matters on behalf of the local government
unit;
3. The Recreation and Open
Space Inventory (ROSI) submissions that are prepared by the local government
unit in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:36-6.5 and that are complete and accurate
as of the date of the application;
4. A narrative description of how and the
extent to which the project meets the award criteria under
N.J.A.C.
7:36-7.1;
5. A project reference map with dimensions of
at least 11 inches by 17 inches which contains the following information:
i. The project name and location;
ii. The lot and block numbers, and the
municipality(ies) and county(ies) in which the proposed project site is
located;
iii. The owner(s) of
record as of the date of application submission, as well as any adjacent
property under the same ownership;
iv. The area of the project site, in acreage
or square feet;
v. The dimensions
of each lot marked on each perimeter boundary;
vi. Any improvement or structure shown in
approximate location on the lots;
vii. If the acquisition of part of a lot is
proposed, both the area of the part to be acquired and the area of the
remainder shall be denoted;
viii.
An appropriate scale relative to the size of the proposed project site so as to
allow an appraiser to prepare an accurate appraisal;
ix. An arrow indicating north;
x. The location and area of all known
existing easements, road rights-of-way, encroachments, dune and beach areas,
and similar features, with the source of such information identified, and any
proposed area(s) to be excepted from the project site;
xi. The location and area of all streams,
rivers, waterbodies, and associated buffers. Any waterbody classified as
Category One pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9B, and the associated special water
resource protection area established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8, must be shown
and labeled;
xii. The location and
area of tidelands, available from the Department at
www.nj.gov/dep/gis, as determined from
New Jersey Tidelands claims maps, conveyance overlays, and atlas
sheets;
xiii. The location and area
of floodplain, as shown on the New Jersey State Flood Hazard Area maps prepared
under the Flood Hazard Area Control Act,
N.J.S.A. 58:16A-50 et seq. and available from the
Department at
www.nj.gov/dep/gis, or as
determined from other State or Federal mapping or from a site
delineation;
xiv. The location and
area of coastal wetlands, as shown on maps prepared by the Department under the
Wetlands Act of 1970,
N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq. and available from the
Department at
www.nj.gov/dep/gis;
and
xv. The location and area of
freshwater wetlands, available from the Department at
www.nj.gov/dep/gis or as determined
from:
(1) A wetlands delineation, if one
exists, verified by the Department's Land Use Regulation Program or its
successor;
(2) Freshwater wetlands
maps prepared by the Department under the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act,
N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq., if they exist; or
(3) If the documents listed under (1) and (2)
above do not exist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory
(NWI) maps, in conjunction with County Soil Surveys published by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture;
6. A street map that clearly indicates the
location of the proposed project site;
7. Proof of publication of the notice of
public hearing held under
N.J.A.C.
7:36-6.2(b), and copy of the
minutes of the hearing;
8. Digital
images and prints that clearly show the existing conditions at the proposed
project site;
9. A local tax map
that indicates the lot(s) and block(s) proposed to be acquired;
10. If applicable, letters in support of the
project from the general public; civic groups and agencies; municipal and
county planning boards, park commissions, recreation departments, or
environmental commissions; user groups; or other organizations; and
11. The most recent existing survey of
project site, if available.
