New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 76 - STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE › Subchapter 22A - XYZ › Section 2:76-22A.6 - Review of improvements and repairs over 2,500 square feet of interior space to heritage farm structures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For any project where improvements or repairs over 2,500 square feet of interior space are proposed to alter or finish a structure to support the rural microenterprise, the structure must be designated a heritage farm structure in accordance with NJ.A.C. 2:76-22A.7. No improvements or repairs over 2,500 square feet of interior space are permitted for a structure not designated as a heritage farm structure.
(b) All project reviews shall be conducted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 2:76-22A.2.
(c) All project components enumerated at N.J.A.C. 2:76-22A.4shall be evaluated.
(d) All projects are subject to the following additional provisions:
1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to limit alterations to a heritage farm structure and its curtilage. Any architectural or engineering changes to the protected features including, but not limited to, alteration, removal, construction, remodeling, or other physical or structural change, including any change in color or surfacing of the protected features, require the Committee's prior approval. Demolition of a heritage farm structure is not permitted unless said demolition involves the removal of non-historic features that are not character-defining or the demolition of character-defining features solely to remedy a condition that is dangerous to life, health, or safety as determined by the appropriate construction code official;
2. Demolition by neglect is not permitted;
3. No changes to the protected features shall be made that would be inconsistent with the historical or cultural character of the heritage farm structure in accordance with the following provisions:
i. The protected features of a heritage farm structure shall not be removed or destroyed, including, but not limited to, windows and window trim, doors, door trim and lintels, cornices and brackets, porch posts, porch flooring, balustrades, spindles, foundation, siding, and roofing;
ii. Deteriorated protected features shall be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible. In the event that replacement is necessary, the new material should mimic the material being replaced in appearance, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing character-defining features should be based on accurate duplications of features substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from other buildings or structures;
iii. All heritage farm structures shall be recognized as products of their own time. Proposed alterations that have no historical basis and that seek to create an alternative historical appearance shall not be permitted. Pre-1960 alterations to the appearance of a heritage farm structure made after the structure was originally constructed but have acquired historical significance in their own right should be retained; and
iv. New additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the original structure would be unimpaired.