N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.154

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 7:50-6.154 - Designation of historic resources and districts

(a) Those historic resources within the Pinelands which are from time to time listed in the State or National Registers of Historic Places, pursuant to 13:1B-15.1 28 et seq. and P.L. 89-665; 80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. 470, respectively, are hereby designated by the Pinelands Commission as historic resources of significance to the Pinelands.

(b) Standards for designation of additional resources are as follows:

1. The Pinelands Commission may designate additional historic resources and districts if it determines that the resource or district possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association which reflects its significance in American history, architecture, archaeology or culture under one or more of the following criteria:

i. The presence of structures, sites or areas associated with events of significance to the cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, local community or the Pinelands; or

ii. The presence of structures, sites or areas associated with the lives of persons or institutions of significance to the cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, local community or the Pinelands; or

iii. The presence of structures that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction, or that represent a distinguishable entity of significance to the architectural, cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, local community or the Pinelands; or

iv. The presence of a site or area which has yielded or is likely to yield significant information regarding the history or archaeological history of the Pinelands; and

2. The Planning Board shall utilize these standards in identifying areas, sites, structures or districts as resources of significance in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law, 40:55D-1 et seq., and recommending that the governing body designate same in the zoning ordinance.

(c) Initiation of Designation: The designation of historic resources or districts of Pinelands significance may be initiated by the Pinelands Commission, the Executive Director, a Historic Preservation Commission, a Planning Board, or any other person.

(d) Designation Application:

1. If designation by the Pinelands Commission is proposed by an Historic Preservation Commission, a Planning Board or other person, the application shall be submitted on a National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form with the accompanying information listed in the State and National Register Manual as published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The application shall contain the following information:

i. A statement setting forth the basis for designation with specific reference to the standards set forth in (b) above;

ii. Comments from the local Planning Board if the designation is proposed by a person who is not a member of the Planning Board;

iii. Such additional information as may be required from time to time by the Pinelands Commission to facilitate adequate review of the application.

2. If local designation is proposed, the application shall include the information required in (d)1 above and any other information as may be required by the Planning Board.

(e) Pinelands Commission Review: All proposed designations by the Pinelands Commission shall be reviewed and a public hearing held in the manner provided in N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.

(f) Effect of Designation: All resources and districts designated pursuant to this section will be governed by the standards of 7:50-6.156.

(g) Removing Designation: Any resource designated by the Pinelands Commission or by a municipality may be removed from designation if the designating agency determines that the resource no longer meets the standards of (b) above. In the event the Pinelands Commission considers removal of any designation, a public hearing shall be held in the manner provided in N.J.A.C. 7:50-4. All resources and districts designated pursuant to this section will be governed by the standards of 7:50-6.156.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-6.154

Amended by R.1990 d.170, effective 3/19/1990.
See: 21 New Jersey Register 3381(a), 22 New Jersey Register 948(a).
In (a), "State or National Registers" was "State and ...".
Amended by R.1994 d.590, effective 12/5/1994.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 165(a), 26 New Jersey Register 4795(a).