New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 15 - USE RULES › Section 7:7-15.7 - Industry

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Industry uses
				are uses that involve industrial processing, manufacturing, storage, or
				distribution activities. These uses include, but are not limited to, electric
				power production, food and food by-product processing, paper production,
				agri-chemical production, chemical processes, storage facilities, metallurgical
				processes, mining and excavation processes, and processes using mineral
				products. Industrial uses do not include petroleum refining which is considered
				an energy use and, therefore, subject to the standards of
				7:7-15.4.
(b) Industrial uses are encouraged in special
				urban areas. Elsewhere, industrial uses are conditionally acceptable provided
				they comply with all applicable location and resource rules. Particular
				attention should be given to location rules which reserve the water's edge for
				water dependent uses (7:7-9.16 and 9.30); to
				the buffers and compatibility of uses rule,
				7:7-16.11, which requires that the
				use be compatible with existing uses in the area or adequate buffering be
				provided; and the lands and waters subject to public trust rights rule,
				7:7-9.48, and the public access
				rule, 7:7-16.9, which places public
				access requirements upon the use.
(c) New industrial development is encouraged
				to locate at or adjacent to existing industrial sites, to the maximum extent
				practicable.
(d) Industry that is
				easily accessible to its labor force by foot or public transportation is
				encouraged.
(e) Marine
				resource-dependent industry, such as commercial fishing, is encouraged and
				shall have priority over other waterfront uses, except for
				recreation.
(f) The cogeneration of
				electricity with process steam is encouraged.
(g) Rationale: A strong industrial base is
				vital if an area is to be healthy and vibrant. Many of the developed parts of
				the coast are suffering from a declining industrial base. Land which had been
				productive is now vacant and in need of redevelopment. The industry rules
				encourage industry to locate in the vacant areas of the cities of the Northern
				and Delaware waterfronts. However, the rules recognize that a healthy
				waterfront will host a mix of uses. By asking waterfront industries to create
				public access to the water and make sites they would vacate available to the
				public, the rules also recognize the waterfront as a valuable public resource.
The industry rules address the conflicting demands and
				  effects of industrial waterfront development. The rules recognize several
				  factors which must be considered during the decision-making process. First,
				  water dependent industry must locate somewhere along the waterfront. Other
				  industry which needs water for operating or processing, some or all of the
				  time, might also require a location near the waterfront, but landward of the
				  water's edge. Second, as a result of environmental degradation, urban areas are
				  suffering from unmet recreation and open space needs. Third, urban areas
				  typically suffer from high unemployment and deteriorating tax bases. Fourth,
				  city dwellers must be supported in their efforts to rejuvenate and revitalize
				  their cities to make them pleasant and economically viable places to
				  live.