N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-6.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:7-6.7 - General permit 7 - construction of a revetment at a single-family home or duplex lot

(a) This general permit authorizes the construction of a revetment at a single-family home or duplex lot that is not part of a larger development owned or controlled by the same property owner and which has an eroding shoreline along any shore other than the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware Bay, Raritan Bay, or Sandy Hook Bay. (General permit 8 - construction of gabions at a single-family home is found at 7:7-6.8.)

(b) Construction of the revetment shall comply with the following:

1. The revetment slope shall not be steeper than one vertical to two horizontal;

2. The placement of rip rap in the waterway shall be limited to that necessary to protect the shoreline;

3. Fill material placed to achieve the required slope shall be:

i. Added only to the upland;

ii. Free of large stones; and

iii. Firmly compacted before revetment construction begins;

4. Filter fabric (or graded stone filter) shall be installed to prevent loss of slope materials through voids in the revetment material;

5. Revetment stones shall be angular and blocky, not rounded;

6. The toe of the revetment shall be located at least three feet below existing grade to prevent undercutting;

7. Weight of individual stone shall be determined by a design engineer based on wave height range for the site;

8. Placement of a revetment in dunes or wetlands is prohibited. Any wetlands disturbed by the construction activities shall be restored to pre-construction conditions; and

9. The revetment shall be placed in such a way as to not result in instability of a coastal bluff or cause erosion of adjacent properties or offshore areas.

(c) Public access shall be provided in accordance with the public trust rights rule, 7:7-9.48, and the public access rule, 7:7-16.9.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-6.7

Renumbered from 7:7-7.11 by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015