New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES
Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PERMITS
Section 7:7-6.21 - General permit 21 - construction of telecommunication towers

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:7-6.21

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

(a) This general permit authorizes the construction of telecommunication towers such as cellular telephone and radio towers, including access roads and associated support buildings located upland of the mean high water line, provided:

1. The development shall not be located in or on dunes, beaches, wetlands, bay islands, coastal bluffs or wild and scenic river corridors;

2. The limits of disturbance associated with the development shall not exceed 0.25 acres;

3. The development shall be located a minimum of 50 feet landward of the mean high water line except on sites defined as filled water's edge sites at 7:7-9.23 where the development shall instead be located a minimum of 100 feet landward of the mean high water line;

4. The development shall be setback a minimum of 50 feet from the inland limit of any wetlands; and

5. The development shall comply with the endangered or threatened wildlife or vegetation species habitats rule, 7:7-9.36, and the critical wildlife habitat rule, 7:7-9.37.

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