The Act required the Commissioner to inventory and map the boundaries of all coastal wetlands within the State from the Raritan Bay south. The Department regulates activities within coastal wetlands pursuant to the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. Note: To view the Shellfish and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation ( SAV) maps, please go to the "Coastal Permitting" section of the Maps and Guidance Documents webpage. Please visit the Coastal Permitting webpages for additional information concerning regulated activities and available permitting options. A Jurisdictional Determination is the Division’s formal determination as to whether a Land Use permit is required for a specific activity at a specific site. A Jurisdictional Determination does not guarantee that the proposed activity will qualify for a land use permit. To be certain if your specific activity is considered regulated or occurs in a regulated coastal area, the Division recommends submission of a Jurisdictional Determination request. The Division determines whether an activity is regulated based on the activity itself and its location within the coastal zone. 12:5-1 et seq., and the Coastal Zone Management Rules at N.J.A.C. 13:9A-1 et seq., and the Waterfront Development Law, N.J.S.A. The Department’s Division of Land Use Regulation regulates the use and development of coastal resources though the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), N.J.S.A.
Long Beach Island, March 6th, 2019 © Vivian Fanelli, Used with Permission In addition, other rule changes were made in an effort to further encourage appropriate redevelopment of more resilient coastal communities. Additionally, to further prioritize and refocus its permitting efforts on the activities posing the most risk to the coastal environment, two new Permits-by-rule, two General Permits-by-certification (electronic permits), a new General Permit and modifications to several existing General Permits were developed. With this and anticipated rulemaking, the Department intends to align the rules governing the permitting processes of the coastal, freshwater and flood hazard permitting programs, to the extent the respective enabling statutes allow. The consolidation of all the coastal rules in a single chapter is part of the Department’s effort to transform the operations of the Division of Land Use Regulation. As of July 6, 2015, the Coastal Permit Program rules and Coastal Zone Management rules were consolidated into one chapter, N.J.A.C.