New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 47 - STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT CODE › Subchapter 12 - ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 16:47-12.6 - Development of an access management plan

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon determination by the Department that
				development of an AMP should be advanced, a working committee (committee) shall
				be established. The committee shall direct and oversee the access management
				joint planning process and will include representatives of the Department and
				the affected municipalities, and, if the study area includes a county road, a
				representative of the county. It can also include, as appropriate,
				representatives of the county, transportation development districts,
				transportation management associations, metropolitan planning organizations,
				toll road authorities, and other agencies.
(b) A study shall be undertaken by the
				committee. The study area shall include in their entirety all lots or sites
				having frontage on the subject State highway segment, proposed improvements,
				and all other lots or sites on which proposed improvements will be located. The
				study area shall extend at least 1,000 feet beyond each end of the subject
				State highway segment and have a width of at least 500 feet from the centerline
				of such segment.
(c) A minimum of
				one public meeting shall be held by the committee in each affected
				municipality, to solicit public input in development of the AMP.
(d) Upon completing any necessary studies, a
				draft AMP shall be prepared. The draft AMP shall consist of a report and maps
				as set forth in N.J.A.C. 16:47 Appendices I-4 and I-5, incorporated herein by
				reference, and any other supporting documentation as may be deemed
				necessary.
(e) The committee shall
				submit the draft AMP to the municipal and county governing bodies, planning
				boards, and other government bodies as appropriate, to solicit agreement to
				present the draft AMP to the Department and to solicit public comment on the
				proposal.
(f) When the above
				agreement is reached, the committee shall submit the draft AMP to the Director
				of the Division of Statewide Planning for a review of its consistency with
				Department design standards, policies, and the provisions of this chapter. The
				draft AMP shall be submitted to the Department within two years of the start of
				studies pursuant to this section. An extension of time may be granted by the
				Department upon receipt of a written request from the committee that outlines a
				schedule for completion of work.
(g) Upon Department concurrence with the
				draft AMP, a public meeting affording the opportunity for public comment on the
				draft AMP shall be held by the initiating agency in each affected municipality.
				A minimum of notice of 15 days shall be provided in a local newspaper of
				general circulation and by mail to owners of any lot or site located within the
				AMP study area, and to all municipalities and counties located within 200 feet
				of such lots or sites within which the AMP will be located. The notice shall
				give the time and place of the meeting, the means for providing public comments
				on the draft AMP, and the location to review the responses tocomments received
				on the draft AMP.
(h) The committee
				shall meet and review the comments made during the public comment period within
				60 days after the close of the public comment period. The committee shall
				summarize the public comments, address the public comments, post the responses
				as provided in the public notice in (g) above, and revise the draft AMP as
				appropriate.
(i) A second public
				meeting shall be held if the committee makes amendments that would
				significantly impact or change the goals and objectives of the draft AMP,
				following the same procedures provided in this section.