N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.4

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

Section 7:13-8.4 - General permit-by-certification 4-enhancement of a riparian zone through the planting of native, non-invasive plant species

(a) General permit-by-certification 4 authorizes the enhancement of a riparian zone through the planting of native, non-invasive plant species, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. The riparian zone to be enhanced consists of an actively disturbed area, an area of predominantly non-native vegetation, and/or an area of invasive plant species;

2. The applicant obtains an engineering certification confirming that the existing ground elevation is not being raised in any floodway or fluvial flood hazard area;

3. No activities are conducted in a channel;

4. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed 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. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed within the riparian zone of a Pinelands water, Category One water, or trout production water;

6. The plant community habitat type is not adversely altered. For example, invasive shrubs must be replaced with native shrubs or trees; and

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

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.4

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