New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 47 - STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT CODE › Subchapter 9 - ACCESS APPLICATIONS › Section 16:47-9.6 - One-step application review process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Applications will be reviewed for
				checklist completeness to determine that all items described at N.J.A.C.
				16:47-9.5(b)have been received. Within 15 days of receipt of the application,
				the Department will notify the applicant and designated contact person whether
				the application is checklist complete or incomplete. The technical review of
				the application will not commence until the application is deemed checklist
				complete.
(b) If the application is
				deemed incomplete, the Department will prepare a written notice of deficiency
				that lists all items that must be submitted in order for the application to be
				checklist complete. The applicant shall have 90 days from the date of the
				notice to submit the missing checklist items or the application will be
				considered withdrawn. After receipt of the applicant's response to the
				deficiency notice, the applicant and designated contact person will be notified
				within 15 days if the application is now deemed checklist complete. If an
				applicant responds within 90 days, but fails to satisfactorily resolve the
				deficiencies, a third submittal will be accepted within 30 days before the
				application will be considered withdrawn. Failure to resolve the noted
				deficiency within three submittals will result in the application being
				considered withdrawn. The Department will not reconsider applications
				considered withdrawn, unless a new application and application fee are
				submitted.
(c) A technical review
				of the application will commence once the application is deemed checklist
				complete. Within 30 days for a minor permit, and 90 days for a major or major
				with planning review permit, the Department will notify the applicant and
				designated contact person, in writing, that the access application is
				technically acceptable or issue the applicant a notice of technical
				deficiency.
(d) The notice of
				technical deficiency will itemize all deficiencies that must be addressed in
				order for the application to be technically acceptable. The notice will be made
				in writing and the applicant shall respond to the notice within 90 days from
				the date of the notice. If an applicant fails to respond and correct the
				requested deficient items within 90 days, the application may be considered
				withdrawn and reconsideration of the application may require a new application
				and application fee. Within 90 days of receipt of the applicant's response to
				the notice of technical deficiency, the Department will notify the applicant
				and designated contact person if the technical deficiencies have been
				satisfactorily resolved.
(e) If the
				applicant's response fails to satisfactorily resolve the technical
				deficiencies, the permit will be denied unless further technical reviews are
				determined appropriate by the Department.
(f) Additional review time may be required
				for applications that include work associated with a traffic signal, drainage
				improvements, structural review, or for Federal Highway Administration review
				of work on or affecting interstate highways, interchanges, or ramps. The
				Department will advise the applicant and designated contact person, in writing,
				of any anticipated additional reviews.
(g) If the application is deemed technically
				acceptable, the Department will issue a written notice of permit approval with
				appropriate permit documents to the applicant.
(h) Approved permits must be executed
				pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:47-10.2.