N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.56 - Permit-by-rule 56 - continuation or commencement of natural resource conservation practices associated with agricultural activities

(a) Permit-by-rule 56 authorizes the continuation or commencement of natural resource conservation practices associated with agricultural activities, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. The activities are approved by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and/or local Soil Conservation District, as appropriate;

2. The existing ground elevation is not raised in any floodway;

3. The activities do not result in the displacement of flood storage volume or the construction of an aboveground structure within a flood hazard area; and

4. No more than 2,000 square feet of riparian zone vegetation is cleared, cut, and/or removed outside of an actively disturbed area.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.56

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016 Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2246(a), effective 7/17/2017