N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:13-7.1 - Permit-by-rule 1-normal property maintenance

(a) Permit-by-rule 1 authorizes clearing, cutting, and/or removal of riparian zone vegetation which is necessary to service, maintain, or ensure the continued safe use of a lawfully existing structure, easement, right-of-way, field, lawn, park, and/or garden. Normal property maintenance includes:

1. Pruning;

2. Selective tree cutting, such as removing a dead, fallen, or unsafe tree;

3. Planting native, non-invasive plant species;

4. Periodic clearing, cutting, and/or removal of vegetation within an actively disturbed area, such as mowing and clearing nuisance vegetation; and

5. Removing trash, debris, and dead vegetation by hand.

(b) This permit-by-rule does not authorize the following activities:

1. Burning or applying herbicide to riparian zone vegetation;

2. Grading and other changes in topography;

3. Construction of structures, or placement of fill or impervious surfaces; and

4. Removal of riparian zone vegetation not listed in (a) above, such as removal of vegetation to accommodate an ongoing or proposed regulated activity or to create new open or landscaped areas.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.1

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016