| 11/16/09: |
Notice
of Determination on Routine Program Change to the Coastal Management
Program |
| 10/28/09: |
The
Department is extending the comment period for proposed new
rules and amendments to the Coastal Permit Program rules, N.J.A.C.
7:7; Coastal Zone Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7E; and Flood
Hazard Area Control Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13 relating to wind
and solar energy. |
| 9/8/09: |
Coastal Permit Program
rules, Coastal Zone Management Rules & Flood Hazard Area Control
Act rules- Wind and Solar Energy |
| 9/8/09: |
Notice
of Request for Routine Program Change Approval for Coastal Management
Program-New Jersey Meadowlands |
| 9/8/09: |
Notice
of Acceptance of new and changed CAFRA center and core boundaries
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.3 |
| 06/03/09: |
Notice
of Approval-Routine Program Change |
| 03/16/09: |
Notice
of Request for Approval of Routine Program Change for Coastal
Management Program-Incorporation of CZM Regulatory amendments |
| 01/21/09: |
Coastal
Zone Management Rules – Bay Islands, Filled Water’s
Edge, Atlantic City, and Traffic |
| 01/20/09: |
Public
Access Adoption |
| 12/22/08: |
Terrestrial
Wind Regulation in the New Jersey Coastal Zone |
| 12/15/08: |
Coastal
Permit Program rules – Permit-by-rule for boat wash wastewater
systems |
| 09/08/08: |
New
Jersey Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Draft Plan |
| 03/27/08: |
Coastal
Zone Management Rule Amendment Adoption - Coastal Goals, Prime
Fishing Areas, Bay Islands, Wetlands, Hackensack Meadowlands District,
Impervious Cover, Scenic Resources and Design, Traffic |
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11/16/09 : Notice of Determination
on Routine Program Change to the Coastal Management Program
Federal regulations require states with approved coastal management
programs to submit changes to their coastal management program to
the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) so that
they can determine if the program remains approvable after the changes.
In compliance with these regulations, on September 1, 2009, the Department
submitted to OCRM a request for concurrence with the Department’s
determination that the incorporation of the following into New Jersey's
Federally approved Coastal Management Program constitutes a routine
program change: the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Master Plan
(NJMC Master Plan) adopted in 2004 (only certain strategies in Chapter
10 are considered enforceable policies); portions of subchapters 2,
3 ,4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the District zoning regulations, N.J.A.C. 19:4
as amended through January 20, 2009; regulatory amendments to the
Coastal Zone Management (CZM) rules regarding Wetlands and the Hackensack
Meadowlands District that were adopted on April 7, 2008; and the November
9, 2005 MOA between the NJDEP and NJMC.
By letter of October 1, 2009, OCRM concurred with the Department’s
determination. Notice of OCRM’s findings was published in the November
16, 2009 New Jersey Register. Effective the date of publication in
the New Jersey Register, the above approved by OCRM will be enforceable
policies applicable to Federal Consistency reviews under the auspices
of New Jersey’s Coastal Management Program.
To view a copy of the New Jersey
Register notice click here.
10/28/09: The
Department is extending the comment period for proposed new rules
and amendments to the Coastal Permit Program rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7;
Coastal Zone Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7E; and Flood Hazard Area
Control Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13 relating to wind and solar energy.
This proposal was published in the New Jersey Register on September
8, 2009 at 41 N.J.R. 3168(a). The comment period for this proposal
was originally scheduled to close on November 7, 2009. The Department
is extending the comment period by 30 days to Monday, December 7,
2009.
Notice of Extension of Comment
Period (PDF)
09/08/09:
Coastal Permit Program rules, Coastal Zone Management Rules and Flood
Hazard Area Control Act rules - Wind and solar energy
On September 8, 2009, the DEP published in the NJ Register
a proposal to amend the Coastal Permit Program rules, to add a new
permit-by-rule and two new coastal general permits for the construction
of wind turbines on land; add a new permit-by-rule for the construction
of solar panels; and describe the situations in which construction
of a wind turbine or solar panel does not require a coastal permit.
The Department is also proposing amendments to the Coastal Zone Management
rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7E, to facilitate the construction of wind turbines
in the coastal zone in appropriate locations, identify particular
areas where construction of large scale wind turbines would not be
appropriate, and set forth monitoring, habitat evaluation and impact
assessment requirements for birds, bats and marine organisms. The
Department is also proposing amendments to allow the construction
of a demonstration wind energy facility in the ocean waters of the
State to assist in assessing the impacts of such a facility. In addition,
the Department is proposing amendments to the Flood Hazard Area Control
Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13, to add a new permit-by-rule for the construction
of wind turbines on land.
The comment period on this proposal ends November 7, 2009.
09/08/09: Notice of Request
for Routine Program Change Approval for Coastal Management Program-New
Jersey Meadowlands
Federal regulations require states with approved coastal
management programs to submit any changes or amendments to their coastal
management programs to the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
so that they can determine if the program, after the change, remains
approvable.
In compliance with these regulations, the Department is proposing
to amend New Jersey's Federally approved Coastal Management Program
to incorporate the following into the NJCMP: the New Jersey Meadowlands
Commission Master Plan (NJMC Master Plan) adopted in 2004
(only certain strategies in Chapter 10 are considered enforceable
policies); portions of subchapters 2, 3 ,4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the District
zoning regulations, N.J.A.C. 19:4 as amended through January 20, 2009;
regulatory amendments to the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) rules regarding
Wetlands and the Hackensack Meadowlands District that were adopted
on April 7, 2008; and the November 9, 2005 MOA between the NJDEP and
NJMC;.
More information
and documents, please click here.
09/08/09: Notice
of Acceptance of new and changed CAFRA center and core boundaries
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.3
On September 8, 2009, the DEP published in the NJ Register notice
of its acceptance of new and changed CAFRA center and core boundaries
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.3. In 2004, the State Planning Commission
adopted rules that set expiration dates for certain State Planning
Commission designated centers and cores that were not approved through
the plan endorsement process. These designations were set to expire
on a specified schedule beginning on January 7, 2008.
On September 6, 2008, Governor Corzine signed into law the Permit
Extension Act of 2008. In accordance with the Permit Extension Act
of 2008, the boundaries of State Planning Commission designated centers
and cores were extended, except for those portions of the centers
and cores located in environmentally sensitive areas.
The expiration dates of designated centers and cores set forth by
the State Planning Commission were modified by operation of law by
enactment of the Permit Extension Act of 2008. The changes accepted
by the Department at this time reflect the expiration of those State
Planning Commission designated centers and cores that consisted entirely
of environmentally sensitive areas. The changes additionally reflect
the expiration of those portions of other centers that are environmentally
sensitive area as defined by the Permit Extension Act. The Department,
for purposes of N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.3, is accepting the expiration of
all or portions of these centers and the reversion of these areas
to the underlying State Plan Planning Area designation. Accordingly,
the Department is repealing all or portions of the CAFRA centers that
correspond to these expired State Planning Commission centers. These
areas will revert to the Coastal Planning Area that corresponds to
the underlying State Plan Planning Area.
VIEW List
of CAFRA centers expiring in whole or in part due to operation of
the State Planning rules and the Permit Extension Act (PDF)
06/03/09:
Notice of Approval-Routine Program Change
Federal regulations require states with approved coastal management
programs to submit changes to their coastal management program to
the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) so that
they can determine if the program remains approvable after the changes.
In compliance with these regulations, on March 12, 2009 the NJ Department
of Environmental Protection submitted to OCRM a request for concurrence
with the Department's determination that the incorporation of regulatory
amendments to the Coastal Zone Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7E, specifically
N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 3.4 and 3.21 that were proposed
on March 5, 2007 and adopted April 7, 2008 constitute a routine program
change to New Jersey's approved Coastal Management Program.
By letter of April 14, 2009, OCRM concurred with the Department's
determination. Notice of OCRM's findings was published in the June
1, 2009 New Jersey Register. The Federal consistency requirements
of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act apply to the approved provisions
as of June 1, 2009.
To view a copy of the New Jersey Register notice click here.
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03/16/09:
Notice of Request for Approval of Routine Program Change for Coastal
Management Program-Incorporation of CZM Regulatory amendments
Federal regulations require states with approved coastal management
programs to submit any changes or amendments to their coastal management
programs to the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management so
that they can determine if the program, after the change, remains
approvable.
In compliance with these regulations, the Department is proposing
to amend New Jersey's Federally approved Coastal Management Program
to incorporate regulatory amendments to the Coastal Zone Management
rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7E, specifically N.J.A.C. 7:7E-1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8,
3.4 and 3.21 that were proposed on March 5, 2007 and adopted April
7, 2008. The adopted amendments reorganize and refine the purpose
and scope of the Coastal Zone Management rules; update the goals of
the Coastal Zone Management rules and New Jersey's Coastal Management
Program; refine the definition, and incorporate new digital mapping
of prime fishing areas; and add the Shawcrest/Hildreth Island to the
list of bay islands exempted from the bay island rule. The Department
is asking that NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
concur that incorporating the above listed rulemaking actions into
New Jersey's federally approved Coastal Management Program constitutes
a Routine Program Change. To view the submittal click on one
of the following:
 Routine
Program Change analysis (PDF)
Rule
text subject to program change (PDF)
Attachment
"A" - enforceable mechanism (PDF)
NJR
Notice (PDF)
Comments on whether or not these actions should be considered Routine
Program Change should be sent by April 6, 2009 to:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Attn: Mr. John King
SSMC4 N/ORM3 Rm. 11305
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring , MD 20910
For further information concerning the above, contact Kimberly Springer
at (609) 633-2201.
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01/21/09:
Coastal Zone Management Rules – Bay
Islands, Filled Water’s Edge, Atlantic City, and Traffic
On January 20, 2009, the DEP published in the NJ Register a proposal
to amendment the Coastal Zone Management rules, specifically the Bay
islands rule, the Filled water’s edge rule, the Atlantic City
rule, and the Traffic rule. The proposed amendments: add the
143-acre Bader Field, a former airfield in Atlantic City, to the list
of areas which, for the purposes of this chapter, are not considered
bay islands; allow the Filled water’s edge rule to be satisfied
in the area of Bader Field by provision of a public walkway in lieu
of setting aside a 100 foot wide area along the waterfront for future
water-dependent use; modify the list of street ends protected
from development under the Atlantic City rule by removing certain
street ends from protected status and adding other street ends to
balance those that will no longer be protected; change the standard
of the Atlantic City rule applicable to protected street ends from
prohibited to discouraged; modify the parking requirements of
the Traffic rule that apply to municipalities that border the Atlantic
Ocean by establishing parking requirements based on the size of residential
development unit, requiring one rather than two spaces per unit for
units of 650 square feet or less; limit the parking requirements of
the Traffic rule to areas within one-half mile of an oceanfront beach
or dune.
The comment period on this proposal ends March 21, 2009.
View the
notice of rule proposal: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rules/notices/012009b.html
View the
rule proposal (pdf):
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rules/proposals/012009b.pdf
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01/20/09:
Public Access Adoption
On January 20, 2009, the DEP published in the New Jersey Register
the adoption of amendments to the Coastal Zone Management rules the
were proposed on December 17, 2007. The following is an attempt
to provide a brief overview of the adoption for the benefit of the
public but in no way overrides, interprets or otherwise modifies the
regulations.
The adopted rules allow the modification of the linear public access
along a tidal waterway at superhighways and for homeland security.
The amendments modify the requirements for municipalities participating
in Shore Protection Program funding through a State Aid Agreement
for projects along the Atlantic Ocean, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay
and Delaware Bay and their shores. In addition, the Green Acres
funding requirements are amended to change the timing for submission
of the public access plan and Public Access Instrument, where applicable.
In response to the Public Access and Marina Safety Task Force Act,
N.J.S.A. 13:19-38 ET SEQ., the Department is not adopting the proposed
amendments that would have allowed the modification of the linear
public access along a tidal waterway at marinas.
View
the rule adoption (pdf)
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12/22/08:
Terrestrial Wind Regulation in the New Jersey Coastal Zone
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) conducted
a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2008, 2:00 pm - 4:00
pm in the Public Hearing Room. The meeting focused on gathering information
and concerns about natural resource considerations from stakeholders
regarding the development of terrestrial wind turbines in New Jersey,
with a focus on the coastal area, and a general overview of the Department’s
activities in this regard. Information and concerns should be directed
to annmarie.hoagland@dep.state.nj.us
no later than January 15, 2009.
View
the PowerPoint Presentation (ppt)
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12/15/08:
Coastal Permit Program rules – Permit-by-rule for
boat wash wastewater systems
On December 15, 2008, the Department published in the New Jersey Register
amendments to the Coastal Permit Program rules. The amendments
add a new permit-by-rule for the construction and/or installation
of boat wash wastewater systems and associated infrastructure that
prevent any discharge of boat wash wastewater to the waters of the
State at marinas, boatyards and boat sales facilities. This new permit-by-rule
is available to any marina, boatyard or boat sales facility that installs
a boat bottom wash wastewater system, including those necessary to
comply with the equipment and vehicle washing provisions of the Basic
Industrial Stormwater General Permit (5G2) under the NJPDES rules
and those that are not subject to this general permit but that wish
to voluntarily install such systems.
View
the rule adoption (pdf)
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9/09/08:
New Jersey Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Draft Plan
The Coastal Management Office has prepared this DRAFT Coastal and
Estuarine Land Conservation Plan for New Jersey. The Draft Plan is
being made available for public review and comment for a period of
30 days (September 8th through October 7, 2008). At the close of the
30 day comment period the Coastal Management Office will review the
comments submitted and revise the document as appropriate. A revised
draft Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan for New Jersey
will then be submitted to NOAA for review and approval.
Opportunity
for Public Comment (pdf)
DRAFT
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservations Program Draft Plan (pdf)
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03/27/08:
Coastal Zone Management Rule Amendment Adoption
On March 5, 2008, the DEP filed with the Office of Administrative
Law the adoption of amendments proposed on March 5, 2007. The adoption
will be published in the New Jersey Register on April 7, 2008. The
adopted amendments update the goals of the New Jersey’s Coastal Management
Program; incorporate new digital mapping of prime fishing areas; add
the Shawcrest/Hildreth Island to the list of bay islands exempted
from the Bay islands rule; specify the standards used to review proposed
coastal activities and development within wetlands in the Hackensack
Meadowlands District; clarify the application of the Coastal Zone
Management rules in the review of coastal activities or developments
within the Hackensack Meadowlands District; add electrical substations
to the list of activities that are exempt from the impervious cover
and vegetative cover requirements of Subchapters 5, 5A and 5B; and
facilitate the preservation of historic structures in danger of demolition
by revising parking standards and standards for scenic resources and
design.
View
the Rule Adoption
Coastal
Management Program
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