N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:13-8.13 - General permit-by-certification 13 - placement of solar panels

(a) General permit-by-certification 13 authorizes the placement of solar panels and associated equipment, including poles, support structures, inverter pads, and electrical apparatus, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. The applicant obtains an engineering certification confirming that:

i. No panels or associated equipment are being placed in a floodway;

ii. The existing ground elevation is not being raised in any floodway or fluvial flood hazard area; and

iii. The flood storage displacement limitations of N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.4 are met;

2. Any panels placed in a flood fringe are elevated to at least one foot above the flood hazard area design flood elevation. Associated equipment is permitted below this elevation, where it is demonstrated that elevating the equipment is not feasible;

3. The applicant has obtained a verification of any flood hazard area design flood elevation, floodway limits, and riparian zone limits onsite, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:13-5;

4. Within a 50-foot riparian zone, no disturbance is located within 25 feet of any top of bank, unless the project lies adjacent to a lawfully existing bulkhead, retaining wall, or revetment along a tidal water or impounded fluvial water;

5. Within a 150-foot riparian zone, no disturbance is located within 75 feet of any top of bank;

6. Within a 300-foot riparian zone, no disturbance is located within 150 feet of any top of bank; and

7. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed in a riparian zone, unless they are completely surrounded by actively disturbed areas and growing in a hedgerow or confined within landscape islands, or similar structures, within in a parking area; and

8. No more than one-quarter of an acre of riparian zone vegetation is cleared, cut, and/or removed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.13

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

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2246(a), effective 7/17/2017