New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PERMITS › Section 7:7-6.25 - General permit 25 - construction of one to three wind turbines less than 200 feet in height and having a cumulative rotor swept area no greater than 4,000 square feet

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This general
				permit authorizes the construction of one to three wind turbines less than 200
				feet in height, measured from the ground surface to the tip of the blade at its
				highest position, and having a cumulative rotor swept area no greater than
				4,000 square feet provided:
1. No portion of
				the wind turbine(s), including blades, tower and site disturbance, shall be
				located in, on or over dunes, beaches, wetlands, coastal bluffs, or wild and
				scenic river corridors;
2. No wind
				turbine tower(s) or site disturbance shall be located in floodways;
3. The wind turbine(s), including blades,
				tower and site disturbance, is set back a minimum of 50 feet, as measured
				parallel to the ground:
i. Landward of the
				mean high water line and the inland limit of any beach or dune. This setback
				does not apply to manmade lagoons and manmade ditches; and
ii. From the boundary of any
				wetlands;
4. The wind
				turbine(s) shall comply with
				7:7-9.36, Endangered or threatened
				wildlife or plant species habitats, and 7:7-9.37, Critical wildlife
				habitats;
5. Development under this
				general permit shall not result in construction of more than three wind
				turbines on a site, either solely or in conjunction with a previous wind
				turbine development;
6. If the wind
				turbine(s) is more than 120 feet tall, measured from the ground surface to the
				tip of the blade at its highest position, the tower shall be a freestanding
				monopole(s);
7. No lighting shall
				be placed on or directed at the wind turbine except for lighting required by
				the Federal Aviation Administration. Shielded ground level security lighting
				may be used. Lighting is shielded when it is covered in a way that light rays
				are not emitted above the horizontal plane of the light; and
8. In order to assess the impact of the
				operation of wind turbines authorized under this coastal general permit on
				avian species and bats, post-construction monitoring shall be required for the
				first 15 wind turbine developments constructed under this coastal general
				permit, where the rotor swept area either individually or cumulatively on a
				site, exceeds 2,000 square feet. The monitoring shall be conducted for one full
				year beginning immediately after the wind turbines begin operation and shall
				consist of bird and bat carcass searches as well as removal and efficiency
				trials. The monitoring methodology shall be approved by the Department prior to
				initiation and a complete report of findings submitted to the Department within
				three months of completion of the monitoring. The Department has prepared a
				technical manual titled, "Technical Manual for Evaluating Wildlife Impacts of
				Wind Turbines Requiring Coastal Permits," which provides guidance on monitoring
				and reporting. The technical manual is available from the Department's Division
				of Land Use Regulation website
http://www.nj.gov/dep/landuse
.