New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES
Subchapter 4 - PERMITS-BY-RULE
Section 7:7-4.5 - Permit-by-rule 5 - construction of portion of a recreational dock or pier located landward of mean high water line

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:7-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) This permit-by-rule authorizes the construction of the portion of a recreational dock or pier located landward of the mean high water line at a residential development, provided that a waterfront development permit has been obtained for the construction waterward of the mean high water line.

(b) The structure shall meet the following requirements:

1. The width of the structure landward of the mean high water line shall not exceed the width of the structure waterward of the mean high water line; and

2. Over wetlands, the width of the structure shall not exceed six feet and the height of the structure shall be a minimum of four feet.

(c) The waterfront development permit for the construction waterward of the mean high water line may include additional conditions on the upland construction to ensure compliance with this chapter. For example, the waterfront development permit may have a condition requiring the dock to cross the wetlands at the narrowest point on the property or to allow continued access along the shoreline.

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