N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 7, ch. 7 - COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT RULES

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 7:7-1.1 to 7:7-1.11)
  2. Subchapter 2 - APPLICABILITY AND ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED (§ 7:7-2.1 to 7:7-2.5)
  3. Subchapter 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR PERMITS-BY-RULE, GENERAL PERMITS-BY-CERTIFICATION, AND GENERAL PERMITS (§ 7:7-3.1 to 7:7-3.8)
  4. Subchapter 4 - PERMITS-BY-RULE (§ 7:7-4.1 to 7:7-4.23)
  5. Subchapter 5 - GENERAL PERMITS-BY-CERTIFICATION (§ 7:7-5.1 to 7:7-5.5)
  6. Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PERMITS (§ 7:7-6.1 to 7:7-6.32)
  7. Subchapter 7 - LONG BRANCH REDEVELOPMENT ZONE PERMIT (§ 7:7-7.1 to 7:7-7.36)
  8. Subchapter 8 - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (§ 7:7-8.1 to 7:7-8.15)
  9. Subchapter 9 - SPECIAL AREAS (§ 7:7-9.1 to 7:7-9.49)
  10. Subchapter 10 - STANDARDS FOR BEACH AND DUNE ACTIVITIES (§ 7:7-10.1 to 7:7-10.7)
  11. Subchapter 11 - STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING AND REPORTING THE RESULTS OF AN ENDANGERED OR THREATENED WILDLIFE OR PLANT SPECIES HABITAT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND/OR ENDANGERED OR THREATENED WILDLIFE SPECIES HABITAT EVALUATION (§ 7:7-11.1 to 7:7-11.4)
  12. Subchapter 12 - GENERAL WATER AREAS (§ 7:7-12.1 to 7:7-12.24)
  13. Subchapter 13 - REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPERVIOUS COVER AND VEGETATIVE COVER FOR GENERAL LAND AREAS AND CERTAIN SPECIAL AREAS (§ 7:7-13.1 to 7:7-13.19)
  14. Subchapter 14 - GENERAL LOCATION RULES (§ 7:7-14.1 to 7:7-14.3)
  15. Subchapter 15 - USE RULES (§ 7:7-15.1 to 7:7-15.14)
  16. Subchapter 16 - RESOURCE RULES (§ 7:7-16.1 to 7:7-16.14)
  17. Subchapter 17 - MITIGATION (§ 7:7-17.1 to 7:7-17.23)
  18. Subchapter 18 - CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS (§ 7:7-18.1 to 7:7-18.3)
  19. Subchapter 19 - RELAXATION OF PROCEDURES; RECONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION OF RULES (§ 7:7-19.1 to 7:7-19.2)
  20. Subchapter 20 - PROVISIONAL PERMITS (§ 7:7-20.1)
  21. Subchapter 21 - EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS (§ 7:7-21.1 to 7:7-21.3)
  22. Subchapter 22 - PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCES (§ 7:7-22.1 to 7:7-22.2)
  23. Subchapter 23 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (§ 7:7-23.1 to 7:7-23.6)
  24. Subchapter 24 - REQUIREMENTS FOR AN APPLICANT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION (§ 7:7-24.1 to 7:7-24.6)
  25. Subchapter 25 - APPLICATION FEES (§ 7:7-25.1 to 7:7-25.2)
  26. Subchapter 26 - APPLICATION REVIEW (§ 7:7-26.1 to 7:7-26.10)
  27. Subchapter 27 - PERMIT CONDITIONS; EXTENSION, MODIFICATION, TRANSFER, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND PERMITS (§ 7:7-27.1 to 7:7-27.8)
  28. Subchapter 28 - REQUESTS FOR ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS (§ 7:7-28.1 to 7:7-28.4)
  29. Subchapter 29 - ENFORCEMENT (§ 7:7-29.1 to 7:7-29.10)
  30. Appendix A - ILLUSTRATION OF THE WATERWARD SIDE OF DEVELOPMENT, version 5
  31. Appendix B - ILLUSTRATION OF INTERVENING DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OTHER THAN A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME OR DUPLEX, version 3
  32. Appendix C - ILLUSTRATION OF INTERVENING DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPOSED SINGLE-FAMILY HOME OR DUPLEX, version 2
  33. Appendix D - COASTAL WETLANDS MAPS, version 2
  34. Appendix E - ILLUSTRATION REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE NONCOMMERCIAL DOCK, PIER, OR BOAT MOORING IN SHELLFISH HABITAT PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.2(d)3ii
  35. Appendix F - ILLUSTRATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL MARINA PURUSANT TO N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.2(d)5
  36. Appendix G - THE MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF DREDGING ACTIVITIES AND DREDGED MATERIAL IN NEW JERSEY'S TIDAL WATERS
  37. Appendix H - BOUNDARIES OF NON-MAINLAND COASTAL CENTERS IN THE CAFRA AREA
  38. Appendix I - CAFRA CENTERS
  39. Appendix J - BOUNDARIES OF MAINLAND COASTAL CENTERS IN THE CAFRA AREA RE-ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PERMIT EXTENSION ACT OF 2008 AS AMENDED JANUARY 18, 2010, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012, AND DECEMBER 26, 2014
  40. Attachment A - DREDGED MATERIAL ACCEPTABLE USE DETERMINATION PROCESS
  41. Attachment B - SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND STORAGE
  42. Attachment C - ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES AND ASSOCIATED QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES
  43. Attachment D - TARGET ANALYTE LIST
  44. Attachment E - Method 1613
  45. Attachment F - TOXICITY EQUIVALENT FACTOR
  46. Attachment G - DREDGED MATERIAL ACCEPTABLE USE DETERMINATION PROCESS

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 7, ch. 7
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective: 7/8/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 1277(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 7, Bureau of Marine Lands Management, Subchapter 1, Riparian Grants and Leases, was adopted and became effective prior to 9/1/1969.
Subchapter 1, Riparian Grants and Leases, was repealed by R.1980 d.433, effective 10/7/1980. See: 12 N.J.R. 454(b), 12 N.J.R. 643(a).
Subchapter 2, Waterfront Development Permits, was adopted as R.1980 d.375, effective 9/26/1980. See: 12 N.J.R. 252(a), 12 N.J.R. 576(a).
Subchapter 2, Waterfront Development Permits, was repealed and Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was adopted as new rules by R.1984 d.164, effective 5/7/1984. See: 15 N.J.R. 2090(a), 16 N.J.R. 1073(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted as R.1989 d.309, effective 5/12/1989, operative June 5, 1989. See: 21 N.J.R. 369(a), 21 N.J.R. 1526(a).
Public Notice: Notice of Routine Program Implementation. See: 25 N.J.R. 1010(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted as R.1994 d.276, effective 5/10/1994. See: 26 N.J.R. 917(a), 26 N.J.R. 2413(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted as R.1994 d.378, effective 6/24/1994, and Subchapter 7, General Permits and Permits-By-Rule, was adopted as R.1994 d.378, effective 7/18/1994. See: 26 N.J.R. 918(a), 26 N.J.R. 1561(a), 26 N.J.R. 2934(a).
Subchapter 8, Enforcement, was adopted as R.1994 d.413, effective 8/1/1994. See: 26 N.J.R. 1745(a), 26 N.J.R. 3188(a).
Notice of Routine Program Change. See: 30 N.J.R. 2087(a), 30 N.J.R. 2780(b), 30 N.J.R. 4284(a).
The Executive Order No. 66(1978) expiration date for Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was extended by gubernatorial directive from June 24, 1999 to June 24, 2000. See: 31 N.J.R. 1923(a).
Subchapter 9, Sector Permit, was adopted as R.2000 d.45, effective 2/7/2000. See: 31 N.J.R. 2042(a), 32 N.J.R. 503(a).
The Executive Order No. 66(1978) expiration date for Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was extended by gubernatorial directive from June 24, 2000 to December 31, 2000. See: 32 N.J.R. 2591(b).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted as R.2000 d.428, effective 9/22/2000. See: 32 N.J.R. 864(a), 32 N.J.R. 3784(b).
Subchapter 10, Coastal Permit Application Fees, was adopted as new rules by R.2003 d.60, effective 2/3/2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 74(a), 35 N.J.R. 632(a).
Subchapter 9, Sector Permit, was repealed by R.2004 d.43, effective 1/20/2004. See: 35 N.J.R. 2801(a), 36 N.J.R. 442(a).
Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted as R.2006 d.142, effective 3/21/2006. See: 37 N.J.R. 4108(a), 38 N.J.R. 1657(a).
Public Notice: Routine Program Changes for Coastal Management Program. See: 42 N.J.R. 2638(a).
Public Notice: Determination on Routine Program Changes for Coastal Management Program. See: 43 N.J.R. 681(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1d, the expiration date of Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was extended by gubernatorial directive from March 21, 2011 to December 15, 2012. See: 43 N.J.R. 961(a).
Public Notice: Routine Program Change for Coastal Management Program. See: 45 N.J.R. 2613(b).
Public Notice: Determination on Routine Program Change for Coastal Management Program. See: 46 N.J.R. 558(b).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was scheduled to expire on 12/15/2014. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was readopted, effective 11/14/2014. See: 46 N.J.R. 2405(c).
Subchapter 10, Coastal Permit Application Fees, was repealed and Subchapter 10, Application Fees, was adopted as new rules by R.2015 d.023, effective 2/2/2015. See: 46 N.J.R. 1839(a), 47 N.J.R. 422(a).
Chapter 7, Coastal Permit Program Rules, was renamed Coastal Zone Management Rules by R.2015 d.108, effective 7/6/2015. As a part of R.2015 d.108, Subchapter 2, Activities for which a Permit is Required, was renamed Applicability and Activities for which a Permit is Required; Subchapter 3, Pre-Application Review, Subchapter 4, Permit Review Procedure, Subchapter 5, Procedures to Request an Adjudicatory Hearing to Contest a Permit Decision, and Subchapter 6, Information Requirements for Environmental Impact Statements and Compliance Statements, were repealed, and Subchapter 3, General Provisions for Permits-by-Rule, General Permits-by-Certification, and General Permits, Subchapter 4, Permits-by-Rule, Subchapter 5, General Permits-by-Certification, and Subchapter 6, General Permits, were adopted as new rules; former Subchapter 7, General Permits and Permits-by-Rule, was recodified to various sections and Subchapter 7, Long Branch Redevelopment Zone Permit, was adopted as new rules; Subchapter 8, Enforcement, was recodified as Subchapter 29; Subchapter 9, Special Areas, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-3; Subchapter 10, Standards for Beach and Dune Activities, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-3A; former Subchapter 10, Application Fees, was recodified as Subchapter 25; Subchapter 11, Standards for Conducting and Reporting the Results of an Endangered or Threatened Wildlife or Plant Species Habitat Impact Assessment and/or Endangered or Threatened Wildlife or Plant Species Habitat Evaluation, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-3C; Subchapter 12, General Water Areas, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-4; Subchapter 13, Requirements for Impervious Cover and Vegetative Cover for General Land Areas and Certain Special Areas, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5; Subchapter 14, General Location Rules, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-6; Subchapter 15; Use Rules, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-7; Subchapter 16, Resource Rules, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 7:7E-8; and Subchapter 17, Mitigation, Subchapter 18, Conservation Restrictions, Subchapter 19, Relaxation of Procedures; Reconsideration of Application of Rules, Subchapter 20, Provisional Permits, Subchapter 21, Emergency Authorizations, Subchapter 22, Pre-Application Conferences, Subchapter 23, Application Requirements, Subchapter 24, Requirements for an Applicant to Provide Public Notice of an Application, Subchapter 26, Application Review, Subchapter 27, Permit Conditions; Extension, Modification, Transfer, Suspension, and Termination of Authorizations and Permits, and Subchapter 28, Requests for Adjudicatory Hearings, were adopted as new rules, effective 7/6/2015. See: 46 N.J.R. 1051(a), 47 N.J.R. 1392(a).
Public Notice: Routine Program Change for Coastal Management Program. See: 49 N.J.R. 1736(b).
Public Notice: Routine Program Change for Coastal Management Program. See: 50 N.J.R. 850(a).
Public Notice: Routine Program Change for Coastal Management Program. See: 51 N.J.R. 1137(a), 1791(b).
Chapter 7, Coastal Zone Management Rules, was readopted, effective 7/8/2021. See: Source and Effective Date.
Subchapter 3, General Provisions for Permits-by Rule, General Permits-by Certification, and General Permits, was renamed General Provisions for Permits-by-Rule, General Permits-by-Certification, and General Permits by R.2021 d.033, effective 4/5/2021 (operative October 5, 2021). See: 52 N.J.R. 1522(a), 53 N.J.R. 514(b).
Petition for Rulemaking. See: 54 N.J.R. 727(a), 728(a).

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N.J.S.A. 12:3-1 et seq., 12:5-3, 13:1D-1 et seq., 13:1D-9 et seq., 13:1D-29 et seq., and 13:9A-1 et seq.

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