New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PERMITS › Section 7:7-6.15 - General permit 15 - construction of piers, docks, including jet ski ramps, pilings, and boatlifts in man-made lagoons

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This general permit authorizes the
				construction of piers, docks, including jet ski ramps, pilings, and boatlifts
				in man-made lagoons, provided that:
1. The
				structures shall be located on individual single-family or duplex lots and
				shall be for recreational or noncommercial use;
2. The structures, including mooring area and
				mooring piles, shall not extend beyond a distance of 20 percent of the width of
				a man-made lagoon;
3. The width of
				the dock or pier shall not exceed twice the clearance between the structure and
				the surface of the ground below or the water surface at mean high water, except
				for floating docks. For example, an eight foot wide dock must be elevated a
				minimum of four feet above the water surface at mean high water;
4. The maximum width of the structure shall
				be eight feet, except where crossing wetlands, where the proposed structure
				shall be constructed perpendicular to the shoreline to access sufficient water
				depth and shall not exceed six feet in width. In any case, the height of the
				structure over wetlands shall be a minimum of four feet;
5. Any wetlands disturbed during construction
				shall be restored to pre-project conditions;
6. The proposed structure, including mooring
				areas and mooring piles, does not hinder navigation or access to adjacent
				docks, piers, moorings or water areas;
7. A minimum of eight feet of open water
				shall be provided between any docks including jet ski ramps, if the combined
				width of any existing or proposed docks over the water exceeds eight
				feet;
8. For docks which are
				perpendicular to the adjacent bulkhead or shoreline, construction and placement
				of the dock shall be a minimum of four feet from all property lines;
9. Space between horizontal planking is
				maximized and width of horizontal planking is minimized to the maximum extent
				practicable. Under normal circumstances, a minimum of 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4
				inch, or one inch space is to be provided for four inch, six inch, eight to 10
				inch, or 12 inch plus wide planks, respectively. An alternative dock design
				which allows for sunlight penetration equal to or greater than that allowed by
				the spacing of planking described in this paragraph is also acceptable.
				Alternative designs include, for example, grate decking that is constructed of
				metal, wood, aluminum, or other similar materials that allow sunlight
				penetration through the grates within the dock or pier;
10. Jet ski ramps are inclined floating docks
				which are typically attached to existing docks for the purpose of docking jet
				skis. Jet ski ramps shall not exceed eight feet in width; and
11. For sites which have existing dock
				structures exceeding eight feet in width over water areas and/or wetlands,
				which were constructed prior to September 1978 and for which the applicant
				proposes to increase the coverage over the water area or wetland by increasing
				the number or size of boat slips, docks or piers, the existing oversized
				structures shall be reduced to a maximum of eight feet in width.