New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 50 - PINELANDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Subchapter 4 - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
Part II - DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS WITHOUT CERTIFIED LOCAL PLANS
Section 7:50-4.14 - Application for development approval in uncertified municipalities

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:50-4.14

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

(a) An application for development in uncertified municipalities shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with the requirements of 7:50-4.2(b).

(b) In addition to the requirements of 7:50-4.2(b), an applicant for major development, as defined in 7:50-2.11 of this Plan, which will be located on a specific parcel, shall provide notice of the application for development as follows:

1. Notice shall be given to owners of all real property within 200 feet of the subject parcel as provided for in 40:55D-12(b). The administrative officer of the municipality shall provide a certified list of said property owners as provided for in 40:55D-12(c). The applicant shall be entitled to rely upon the information contained in said certified list as provided in 40:55D-12(c); and

2. Notice shall be given by publication in the official newspaper of the municipality in which the parcel is located, if there is one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality as provided for in 40:55D-12; or

(c) In addition to the requirements of 7:50-4.2(b), an application for major development, as defined in 7:50-2.11 of the Plan, which will not be located on a specific parcel, including a proposed development located within a right-of-way or easement, shall provide notice of the application for development as follows:

1. Notice shall be given by publication in any official newspaper of the Pinelands Commission having general circulation in any municipality in which the proposed development is located; and

2. Notice shall be given by publication in the official newspapers, if any, of all municipalities in which the proposed development will be located or if there is no official newspaper in any such municipality then in a newspaper of general circulation in that municipality.

(d) The notice in (b) and (c) above shall state:

1. The nature of the application pending before the Pinelands Commission, including a description of the proposed development;

2. That action may be taken on the application after 10 days from the date the notice is published and mailed;

3. That written comments on the application may be submitted to the Pinelands Commission and that all such comments received within 10 days of the mailing or publication of the notice will be considered in the review of the application;

4. That the application is available for inspection at the office of the Pinelands Commission;

5. The address and phone number of the Pinelands Commission; and

6. That any person who provides comments or requests a copy of the Executive Director's determination shall be provided a copy of said determination.

(e) If the applicant significantly modifies the proposed development from that described in the most recent notice given pursuant to (b), (c) and (d) above, then the applicant shall again provide the notice mandated by said subsections so that the notice accurately describes the proposed development.

(f) No application for which the above notice is required, shall be deemed complete until proof that the requisite notice has been given is received.

(g) The Executive Director shall not issue a Certificate of Completeness for any application for which the above notice is required until five days after the 10 day comment period set forth herein has expired. If any public comments have been received concerning the application, the Executive Director shall inform the applicant that the public comments have been received prior to issuing a Certificate of Completeness.

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