N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-5.15

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

Section 7:50-5.15 - Minimum standards for municipal designation of Agricultural Production Areas

(a) Agricultural Production Areas may be designated in the Protection Area at the option of a municipality or upon nomination to the Commission by an individual prior to certification, in accordance with the following criteria:

1. The area to be designated is primarily agricultural in use, is of a size capable of sustaining active agricultural operation taking into account adjacent and surrounding uses and the availability of agricultural support uses, and includes surrounding actively used agricultural lands in so far as necessary to ensure that a viable, long term agricultural area exists; and

2. The area may include land in an adjacent municipality also designated under this section; and

3. The area is primarily comprised of lands used for active agricultural use including lands which are held as buffers, water conservation areas or for other protection of active agricultural uses; and

4. Where a nomination is made by an individual prior to certification, the Commission shall conduct a hearing pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4.3.

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