N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-12.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:13-12.4 - Requirements for a structure

(a) This section sets forth specific design and construction standards that apply to any structure proposed in any regulated area.

(b) The Department shall issue an individual permit to construct or reconstruct a structure only if the entire structure is designed and constructed to:

1. Resist impact from water and debris during the flood hazard area design flood;

2. Resist uplift, flotation, collapse and displacement due to hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces resulting from the flood hazard area design flood;

3. Resist overturning and sliding pressure, as well as pressure from the freeze/thaw cycle of the soil; and

4. If the structure is located in or adjacent to a channel, resist undermining caused by channel erosion.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-12.4

Amended and recodified from 7:13-11.4 by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016