N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-12.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:13-12.3 - Requirements for excavation, fill and grading activities

(a) This section sets forth specific design and construction standards that apply to any excavation, fill and/or grading proposed in any regulated area.

(b) The Department shall issue an individual permit for excavation, fill and/or grading only if the following requirements are satisfied:

1. The overland flow of stormwater is not impeded and floodwaters can freely enter and exit the disturbed area, unless the area is graded to impound water for a stormwater management structure that meets the requirements of the Stormwater Management rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8;

2. Any slope of greater than 50 percent (a ratio of two horizontal to one vertical) is stabilized using soil bioengineering, retaining walls, rip-rap or other appropriate slope protection;

3. The excavation, fill and/or grading does not endanger the integrity of any existing structure; and

4. All excavated material is disposed of lawfully.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-12.3

Recodified from 7:13-11.3 by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016