N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-5.14

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

Section 7:50-5.14 - Minimum standards for municipal designation of Special Agricultural Production Areas

(a) Special Agricultural Production Areas may be designated at the option of a municipality, or upon nomination to the Commission by an individual prior to certification, in the Preservation Area District in accordance with the following criteria:

1. The area to be designated is primarily agricultural in use, is of a size capable of sustaining active agricultural operation taking into account adjacent and surrounding uses and the availability of agricultural support uses, and includes surrounding actively used agricultural lands in so far as necessary to ensure that a viable, long term agricultural area exists; and

2. The area may include land in an adjacent municipality also designated under this section; and

3. The area is primarily comprised of lands used for active berry agricultural or active native horticultural use and lands which are essential to and held for the protection of active berry agricultural or active native horticultural uses; and

4. Where a nomination is made by an individual prior to certification, the Commission shall conduct a hearing pursuant to 7:50-4.3.

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