N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 7:7-1.4 - Standards for evaluating permit applications

(a) All applications for coastal permits shall be approved, conditionally approved, or denied pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The Department shall issue a permit pursuant to CAFRA only upon a finding as required by N.J.S.A. 13:19-10 that the development:

1. Conforms with all applicable air, water and radiation emission and effluent standards and all applicable water quality criteria and air quality standards;

2. Prevents air emissions and water effluents in excess of the existing dilution, assimilative and recovery capacities of the air and water environments at the site and within the surrounding region;

3. Provides for the collection and disposal of litter, recyclable and solid waste in such a manner as to minimize adverse environmental effects and the threat to the public health, safety and welfare;

4. Would result in minimal feasible impairment of the regenerative capacity of water aquifers or other ground or surface water supplies;

5. Would cause minimal feasible interference with the natural functioning of plant, animal, fish and human life processes at the site and within the surrounding region;

6. Is located or constructed so as to neither endanger human life or property nor otherwise impair the public health, safety and welfare;

7. Would result in minimal practicable degradation of unique or irreplaceable land types, historical or archaeological areas and existing public scenic attributes at the site and within the surrounding region; and

8. Provides, pursuant to standards established in this chapter, on-site public access to the waterfront and adjacent shoreline, or offsite public access to the waterfront and adjacent shoreline if onsite public access is not feasible as determined by the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-1.4

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 361(a), effective 1/16/2018