N.J. Admin. Code § 7:45-9.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:45-9.3 - Prohibited uses within stream corridors

(a) The following uses shall be prohibited within a stream corridor:

1. Construction of new structures, including but not limited to buildings, retaining walls, and detention or retention basins;

2. Regrading of the existing topography;

3. On-site sewage disposal systems;

4. Any solid or hazardous waste facilities, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:26, including, but not limited to, sanitary landfills, transfer stations, wastewater lagoons and impoundments;

5. Junk yards, commercial and industrial storage facilities and the open storage of vehicles and materials;

6. Barns, stables, feedlots, barnyards, poultry buildings, and farm waste disposal facilities;

7. Parking facilities, driveways and roads that parallel the stream corridor;

8. Removal of native vegetation or actions that result in the death of native vegetation except as necessary in connection with activities in the stream corridor permitted by the Commission;

9. Installation of non-native vegetation; and

10. New outfalls within stream corridors of water courses that discharge to the Canal, as described at 7:45-8.3.

(b) Applicants for residential projects shall design them to ensure a minimum of 25 feet of usable yard between the stream corridor and dwellings, as existing topography of a stream corridor cannot be regraded nor can native vegetation be removed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:45-9.3