N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-17A.9 - Committee review of an individual farm application from an eligible farm
(a) t any time during the year, but
subsequent to the Committee's approval of an annual planning application, and
prior to commencement of any appraisals to be submitted to the Committee for
review and certification, the municipality shall submit to the Committee the
following information for any eligible farm that the municipality intends to
commence processing for purchase:
1. A
completed individual farm application;
2. Appropriate GIS mapping and soils
analysis, as required by the Committee;
3. Clear delineation of all proposed
exception areas, whether severable or non-severable, all housing opportunities
and all pre-existing nonagricultural uses that shall identify the information
in (a)3i and ii below. Exception areas shall be permitted only if they do not
cause a substantially negative impact on the continued use of the land for
agricultural purposes.
i. The allocation of
any residual dwelling site opportunities authorized pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
2:76-6.1 7; and
ii. Any other residential opportunities that
currently exist on the premises;
4. Confirmation that the farm meets the
minimum eligibility criteria established by the municipality in its
comprehensive farmland preservation plan developed in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
2:76-17A.4(a)7;
5. Rank score of the farm based on the
municipality's adopted ranking criteria; and
6. Written notice of the individual farm
application to the board.
i. If county funding
is sought, the municipality shall confirm that the application meets board
minimum eligibility criteria.
(b) The Committee shall conduct a review of
the individual farm application and confirm that it is complete and accurate
and that it otherwise meets the criteria of (a) above.
1. If an individual farm application is
determined to be complete and meets the criteria as set forth in (a) above, the
Committee shall notify the municipality, in writing, that the application is
approved and that appraisals may commence pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
2:76-17A.10.
2. If an individual farm application is
determined to be incomplete, the Committee shall notify the municipality, in
writing, to address the deficiencies.
i. Upon
receipt and review of an amended individual farm application that is determined
to be complete and meets the criteria as set forth in (a) above, the Committee
shall notify the municipality, in writing, that the application is approved and
that appraisals may commence pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
2:76-17A.10.
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