N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41-5.6

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 16:41-5.6 - Application requirements

(a) Applicants shall submit, with the appropriate application form specified in N.J.A.C. 16:41-5.1(a), the application fee and four copies of a detailed sketch or plan to the following scale: one inch equals 30 feet or one inch equals 50 feet, except that a Vegetation Canopy Management Plan shall be at a scale of no larger than one inch equals 600 feet. The Department may require additional copies of the plans, depending on the nature and complexity of the particular application.

1. Plan sheet size shall not exceed 24 inches by 36 inches.

2. Each plan sheet shall include a title block. The title block shall be located in the lower right corner of each plan sheet and shall include the municipality, county, date, name of the applicant, and the type and the limits of the proposed activity.

3. Each plan shall show the State highway rights-of-way lines.

4. The plans shall cover all areas where activity is proposed, and shall show pertinent existing highway and topographic features, and all proposed activities, including installations, removals, and modifications, in a manner that shall be readily distinguishable from existing features.

5. Either the applicant or Department shall place an approval block on the key sheet or, if there is no key sheet, on every plan sheet submitted with the application. The approval block shall contain the following statement:

The Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq., and in particular N.J.S.A. 59:4-6, hereby approves this plan and in particular the location and design of the fixtures, improvements or structures that are depicted on this plan within State highway right-of-way as proposed features which shall each constitute "approved features" of the "highway design." The Department further authorizes the placement, improvement, or construction of same within State highway right-of-way in the manner depicted on this plan. The placement, repair and maintenance of the fixtures, improvements or structures depicted on this plan within State highway right-of-way as proposed features shall remain the responsibility of the permittee and are not assumed by the Department, except as otherwise indicated on this plan.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

By:______________________________________________

(b) The applicant shall submit the following additional information with the application in the manner of submission identified below, with respect to each of the following types of permits:

Type of Permit	Information to be provided	Manner of
submission
Application	Plans	As
Form	Attachment
Utility openings	Approved utility waiver	X
Evidence of membership in	X
One-Call Damage Prevention System
Evidence of public utility	X
status by Board of Public
Utilities
Traffic control plan	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Poles	Traffic control plan	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Curb, sidewalk or	Traffic control plan	X
handicapped ramp
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Drainage	Traffic control plan	X
facilities
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Drainage calculations	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Landscaping, tree	Traffic control plan	X
trimming, vegetation
control or
unclassified
landscaping
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Bridge attachment	Traffic control plan	X
Structural calculations	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Pedestrian	Traffic control plan	X
overpass or
underpass
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Foundation report	X
Structural calculations	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Grading	Traffic control plan	X
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Contours or cross sections	X
Evidence of Soil Conservation	X
District approval, if more than
5,000 square feet will be
disturbed
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Guiderail	Traffic control plan	X
Guiderail calculations based	X
on NJDOT Roadway Design Manual
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Test holes or	Traffic control plan	X
borings
Locations and depths of	X
proposed test holes or borings
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Monitoring wells	Traffic control plan	X
Locations and depths of	X
proposed wells
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Crosswalks	Traffic control plan	X
Striping plan	X
Bus shelters or	Traffic control plan	X
benches
Resolution or certification	X
for maintenance, if maintenance
is by other than the applicant
Locations of bus shelters or	X
benches
Details of bus shelters or	X
benches
Traffic Order	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Banners,	Traffic control plan	X
decorations or
temporary
announcement or
guide signs
Documentation of local	X
authority endorsement
Parade or	State highway traffic control	X
gathering	or detour plan
Documentation of local	X
authority endorsement
Local law enforcement	X
commitment for traffic control
Parade route	X
Temporary use	Traffic control plan	X
Documentation of local	X
authority endorsement, if the
land is beyond the typical
right(s)-of-way for the
particular highway segment
Block and lot, except for	X
local authority applications
Detours off State	Traffic control plan	X
highways or vice
versa
Documentation of local	X
authority endorsement if the
detour is off State highway
right(s)-of-way in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 27:3-1
Detour route	X
Lane or shoulder	Traffic control plan	X
closing on State
highways
Striping plan	X
Pavement box section for	X
shoulder when traffic will use
the shoulder
Automatic traffic	Striping plan	X
counting procedures
Equipment placement	X
Wireless	Traffic control plan	X
communications site
surveys
Location of test holes or	X
borings
Locations and depths of	X
proposed wells
Railroad grade	Traffic control plan	X
crossings
Profiles of rails and pavement	X
Detour route	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Miscellaneous	Supporting documentation as	X	X
required by the Department
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X
Vegetation	Traffic control plan	X	X
Canopy
Management Site Investigation
Supporting documentation as required by the Department	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground
Vegetation	Traffic control plan	X	X
Canopy Management
Plan
Supporting documentation as required by the Department	X
Evidence of Soil Conservation	X
District approval, if more than 5,000 square feet will be disturbed
Evidence of all required permits or approvals	X
Evidence of existing infrastructure above and below ground	X

(c) If the applicant proposes to interrupt the flow of traffic or to restrict the available pavement width at any time, the proposed hours and days of the activity and any holiday activity shall be included in the traffic control plan. A temporary traffic control plan for each stage of construction may be required, at the discretion of the Department.

(d) Prior to submitting any application for any activity within the Pinelands area, the Highlands Region or the Meadowlands District, the applicant shall give required notice to the Pinelands Commission, the Highlands Council or the Meadowlands Commission, as appropriate, pursuant to applicable law. The application submitted to the Department shall indicate that the applicant has complied with any notice requirements.

(e) If the applicant proposes to disturb more than 5,000 square feet of the surface area of land, documentation of compliance with the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq., as amended and supplemented, and N.J.A.C. 2:90, as amended and supplemented, shall be included with the application.

(f) If the applicant proposes an activity within an Agricultural Development Area, as defined in N.J.A.C. 2:76-1.2, as amended and supplemented, documentation of compliance with N.J.A.C. 2:76, as amended and supplemented, shall be included with the application.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41-5.6

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 2180(a), effective 11/3/2014.

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1980(a), effective 8/3/2015

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 497(a), effective 3/21/2016