New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES
Subchapter 9 - SPECIAL AREAS
Section 7:7-9.11 - Ports
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Ports are water areas having, or lying immediately adjacent to, concentrations of shoreside marine terminals and transfer facilities for the movement of waterborne cargo (including fluids), and including facilities for loading, unloading, and temporary storage.
(b) Any use which would preempt or interfere with port uses of this water area is prohibited.
(c) Shellfish aquaculture and dumping of solid waste or semi-solid waste is prohibited.
(d) Boat ramps for recreational boating are conditionally acceptable provided the ramp complies with all special area rules at N.J.A.C. 7:7-9 and provided it does not interfere with the port use.
(e) Docks and piers for cargo movements are encouraged.
(f) Rationale: The ports of New Jersey are components of two of the nation's three largest port districts--the New York-New Jersey Port District and the Delaware River Port District. The Port of Newark-Elizabeth is the nation's largest container port. Shipping is a major industry in the state as well as an important contributor to the well-being of other state industries. A set of rules aimed at encouraging the use and expansion of existing ports, while discouraging the sprawl of port uses into undeveloped areas, is therefore, an element of coastal rules.
