N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-12.3

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

Section 7:7-12.3 - Boat ramps

(a) Boat ramps are inclined planes, extending from the land into a water body for the purpose of launching a boat into the water until the water depth is sufficient to allow the boat to float. Boat ramps are most frequently constructed of asphalt, concrete or crushed shell.

(b) Boat ramps are conditionally acceptable provided:

1. There is a demonstrated need that cannot be met by existing facilities;

2. They cause minimal practicable disturbance to intertidal flats or subaqueous vegetation;

3. Boat ramps shall be constructed of environmentally acceptable material, such as concrete or oyster shells; and

4. Garbage cans are provided near the boat ramp.

(c) Public use ramps shall have priority over restricted use and private ramps.

(d) Rationale: Boat ramps serve owners of small boats, and are important to the coastal recreational economy. Therefore, they are permitted provided that they are constructed in an environmentally sensitive manner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-12.3

Renumbered from 7:7E-4.3 by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015