N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-13.3 - Application requirements

(a) A nonprofit shall submit an application containing all of the following:

1. A completed application form, provided by the Committee, that identifies the nonprofit; lists the project location; contains a brief description of the project and an estimate of the funding request amount; identifies the nonprofit's contact person for the project; and contains the certification of the person authorized by the enabling resolution required under (a)2 below to submit the application.

i. The nonprofit shall base the estimated funding request amount on the present market value or anticipated purchase price of the project site and not solely on the tax assessed value of the project site. The nonprofit shall include estimated survey, appraisal, and preliminary assessment costs, and estimated costs of building demolition, if applicable;

2. A certified copy of the enabling resolution, authorizing the submission of a Committee application and authorizing a person to execute the project agreement described in N.J.A.C. 2:76-16.1(a);

3. A narrative description of the extent to which the project meets the award criteria under N.J.A.C. 2:76-14.1;

4. A copy of the deed restrictions to be placed on the land;

5. A project reference map with dimensions of at least 22 inches by 36 inches and containing the following information:

i. The project name and location;

ii. The parcel number as assigned by the nonprofit to each adjacent group of lots with one owner. Lots under a single ownership that are physically separated must be assigned individual parcel numbers;

iii. The lot and block numbers and municipality(ies) in which the proposed project site is located;

iv. The owner(s) of record as of the date of application submission;

v. The area of project site, in acreage;

vi. The dimensions of each lot marked on each perimeter boundary;

vii. Improvements shown in approximate location on lots;

viii. If the acquisition of part of a lot is proposed, both the area of the part to be acquired and the area of the remainder must be denoted;

ix. The name and block and lot identification of adjacent landowner(s);

x. The scale of map proportional to the size of the project site so as to allow an appraiser to prepare an accurate appraisal;

xi. An arrow indicating north;

xii. The location and area of all known existing easements, road rights-of-way, and similar features, with source of such information identified;

xiii. The location and area of tidelands, as determined from New Jersey Tidelands claims maps, conveyance overlays, and atlas sheets;

xiv. The location and area of flood plain, as shown on the New Jersey State Flood Hazard Area maps prepared under the Flood Hazard Area Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:16A-50 et seq.;

xv. The location and area of coastal wetlands, as shown on maps prepared by the Department under the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq.; and

xvi. The location and area of freshwater wetlands, as determined from:

(1) A wetlands delineation, if one exists, verified by the Department's Land Use Regulation Program or its successor;

(2) Freshwater wetlands maps prepared by the Department under the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq., if they exist; or

(3) If the document listed under (a)4xvi(1) and (2) above do not exist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) maps, in conjunction with County Soil Surveys published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture;

6. A street map which clearly indicates the location of the project site;

7. A copy of the affidavit of publication of the newspaper notice required under (b) below;

8. Photographic slides and/or prints that clearly show the existing conditions at the proposed project site; and

9. A local tax map that indicates the lots and blocks to be acquired.

(b) Within 90 days of submitting the application to the Committee, the nonprofit shall publish a notice in the official newspaper of the municipality in which the proposed project is located that the application for Committee funding has been submitted and is available for review at the Committee office. The nonprofit shall also send the notice to the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the proposed project or projects are located and to the County Agriculture Development Board.

1. Any comments received by the nonprofit shall be forwarded to the Committee.

(c) The Committee shall conduct one or more project site inspections to verify the statements in the application.

(d) A nonprofit that has submitted an application shall monitor and immediately notify the Committee of any pending or proposed actions or events affecting the project site. The nonprofit shall also immediately notify the Committee of any fires, demolitions, floods, natural disasters, donations, easements, leases, survey discrepancies, or changes in ownership of the project site.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-13.3