THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF …

1 THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES. ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW jersey ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. 7:13. FLOOD HAZARD AREA CONTROL ACT RULES. Statutory authority: 12:5-3; 13:1D-1 et seq.; 13:1D-29 et seq., specifically 13:1D-33; 13:9A-1 et seq.;. 13:19-1 et seq.; 13:20-1 et seq.; 58:10A-1 et seq.; 58:11A-1 et seq.; and 58:16A-50 et seq. Date last amended: January 16, 2018. For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New jersey Administrative Code Table of Contents CHAPTER 13 .. 6. FLOOD HAZARD AREA CONTROL ACT RULES.

2 6. SUBCHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 6. 7 Purpose and scope .. 6. 7 Definitions .. 7. 7 Forms, checklists, information, technical manual; Department address and 21. 7 Delegation of authority .. 22. 7 Creation of a county water resources association .. 23. 7 Liberal construction .. 23. 7 Severability .. 23. SUBCHAPTER 2. APPLICABILITY AND ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH A PERMIT OR AUTHORIZATION IS. REQUIRED .. 24. 7 When a permit or authorization is 24. 7 Regulated waters .. 26. 7 Regulated areas .. 27. 7 Regulated activities .. 29. 7 Applicability determination.

3 29. SUBCHAPTER 3. DETERMINING THE FLOOD HAZARD AREA AND FLOODWAY .. 31. 7 General provisions for determining the flood hazard area and floodway along a regulated water .. 31. 7 Selecting a method for determining the flood hazard area and floodway along a regulated 31. 7 Flood hazard area and floodway based on a Department delineation (Method 1).. 32. 7 Flood hazard area and floodway based on FEMA flood mapping (Methods 2 through 4).. 33. 7 Flood hazard area determined by approximation (Method 5) .. 36. 7 Flood hazard area and floodway determined by calculation (Method 6).

4 37. 7 Revision of a Department delineation by application .. 39. 7 Revision or suspension of a Department delineation by the 41. SUBCHAPTER 4. DETERMINING THE RIPARIAN ZONE .. 43. 7 The riparian 43. 7 Determining if a riparian zone is forested or unforested .. 48. SUBCHAPTER 5. VERIFICATIONS .. 50. 7 Purpose and scope .. 50. 7 General provisions .. 50. 7 Duration of a verification .. 50. 7 Reissuance of a verification .. 51. 7 When a verification is required for issuance of an authorization under a general permit or an individual permit 51.

5 7 Conditions that apply to an issued or reissued verification .. 52. SUBCHAPTER 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PERMITS-BY-RULE, GENERAL PERMITS-BY- CERTIFICATION, AND GENERAL PERMITS .. 53. 7 Purpose and scope .. 53. 1. THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES. ARE COMPILED IN TITLE 7 OF THE NEW jersey ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. 7 Standards for issuance, by rulemaking, of permits-by-rule, general permits-by-certification, and general permits .. 53. 7 Use of a permit-by-rule, or an authorization pursuant to a general permit-by-certification or a general permit to conduct regulated activities.

6 54. 7 Use of more than one permit on a single site .. 55. 7 Duration of an authorization under a general permit-by-certification .. 55. 7 Duration of an authorization under a general permit .. 55. 7 Conditions applicable to a permit-by-rule or to an authorization pursuant to a general permit-by-certification or a general 56. SUBCHAPTER 7. PERMITS-BY-RULE .. 58. 7 Permit-by-rule 1 normal property 58. 7 Permit-by-rule 2 repair of a lawfully existing structure .. 58. 7 Permit-by-rule 3 in-kind replacement of a lawfully existing structure.

7 58. 7 Permit-by-rule 4 removal of any lawfully existing fill or 59. 7 Permit-by-rule 5 removal of accumulated sediment and debris from a regulated water by 59. 7 Permit-by-rule 6 removal of major obstructions from a regulated water with machinery .. 59. 7 Permit-by-rule 7 placement of no more than five cubic yards of landscaping material .. 60. 7 Permit-by-rule 8 construction at or below grade in a fluvial flood hazard area .. 60. 7 Permit-by-rule 9 general construction activities in a tidal flood hazard area .. 61. 7 Permit-by-rule 10 general construction activities located outside a flood hazard area in a riparian zone.

8 61. 7 Permit-by-rule 11 reconstruction, relocation, and/or elevation of a lawfully existing building .. 61. 7 Permit-by-rule 12 construction of an addition(s) to a lawfully existing habitable building .. 62. 7 Permit-by-rule 13 construction of a non-habitable building(s) .. 63. 7 Permit-by-rule 14 construction of a partially-open structure(s) .. 63. 7 Permit-by-rule 15 construction of barrier-free access to a building .. 64. 7 Permit-by-rule 16 construction of a 64. 7 Permit-by-rule 17 construction of a dock, pier, or boathouse .. 64.

9 7 Permit-by-rule 18 construction of a boat launching 65. 7 Permit-by-rule 19 replacement, renovation, or reconstruction of certain water dependent 65. 7 Permit-by-rule 20 construction of a 66. 7 Permit-by-rule 21 construction of a swimming pool associated with residential use .. 66. 7 Permit-by-rule 22 construction of a trail and/or boardwalk .. 67. 7 Permit-by-rule 23 construction of a footbridge .. 67. 7 Permit-by-rule 24 construction of a tank .. 67. 7 Permit-by-rule 25 construction of an aboveground athletic and/or recreational 68.

10 7 Permit-by-rule 26 forest management activities .. 68. 7 Permit-by-rule 27 repair, maintenance, and/or dredging of a manmade canal .. 70. 7 Permit-by-rule 28 filling of an abandoned raceway .. 71. 7 Permit-by-rule 29 placement of one to three wind 71. 7 Permit-by-rule 30 placement of solar panels and associated equipment .. 72. 7 Permit-by-rule 31 placement of a floating 72. 7 Permit-by-rule 32 construction of an aquatic habitat enhancement device .. 73. 7 Permit-by-rule 33 placement of one or more utility poles .. 73. 7 Permit-by-rule 34 placement of one or more utility open-frame towers.