New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 45 - RULES FOR THE REVIEW ZONE OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL STATE PARK
Subchapter 2 - APPLICABILITY
Section 7:45-2.3 - Scope of review for approvals, authorizations and waivers

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:45-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) In the Review Zone, the Commission shall review governmental and private projects that have the potential to cause an adverse impact on the Park including drainage, aesthetic, historic and ecological impacts. In addition, the Commission shall approve all State actions that impact on the Park. Each project and State action will be reviewed for its conformance with the objectives of the Master Plan and with the specific standards of this chapter. Review will address four specific types of impact:

1. Stormwater runoff and water quality impact;

2. Stream corridor impact;

3. Visual, historic and natural quality impact; and

4. Traffic impact.

(b) Submission requirements for the impact reviews identified at (a)1 through 4 above are set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:45-8 through 11.

(c) In each case, the scope of review will depend upon the size and location of the project, as follows, and as illustrated in Table 1 below:

1. In Zone A:
i. Each major project is reviewed for visual, historic and natural quality impact, for stormwater runoff and water quality impact, for stream corridor impact, and for traffic impact;

ii. Each minor project is reviewed for visual, historic and natural quality impact, and for stream corridor impact; and

iii. Any minor project that will result in 800 square feet or more of impervious surface, cumulatively since January 11, 1980, is reviewed for stormwater runoff and water quality.

2. In Zone B:
i. Each major project is reviewed for stormwater runoff and water quality impact, and for stream corridor impact; and

ii. Any major project within one mile of any portion of the Park and having direct access to a road that enters Zone A is reviewed for traffic impact.
Table 1
Scope of Review, by Project Type, within the Review Zone
(X=requires review)
(This Table is for informational purposes only. See N.J.A.C. 7:45-2.3
for the scope of review for particular project types.)
Stormwater Visual,
RunoffHistoric
and WaterStreamand
QualityCorridorTrafficNatural
ImpactimpactImpactImpact
Zone A
Minor ProjectX[1]XX
Major ProjectXXXX
Zone B
Major ProjectXXX[2]
[1] If project will result in 800 square feet or more of impervious surface, cumulatively since January 11, 1980.

[2] If project is within one mile of the Park and has direct access to Zone A.

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