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New Jersey Statutes Title 13. Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations 13 § 18A-5.1

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

a. Except for the development of an historic resource as designated by the Pinelands Commission, a person shall be exempt from the Pinelands Commission approval of an application for development pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1979, c. 111 (C.13:18A-15) for the improvement, expansion or reconstruction within five years of destruction or demolition of a single family dwelling or appurtenance thereto.

b. The Pinelands Commission, in reviewing any application for development for the improvement or reconstruction of a single family dwelling or appurtenance thereto five years or more after destruction or demolition of the single family dwelling, shall determine that such improvement or reconstruction is in conformance with the comprehensive management plan adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1979, c. 111 (C.13:18A-8) if the person submitting the application for development for the improvement or reconstruction demonstrates:

(1) the improvement or reconstruction does not involve an historic resource as designated by the Pinelands Commission;

(2) the improvement or reconstruction is performed within 25 years of the destruction or demolition of a single family dwelling unit or appurtenance thereto;

(3) the foundation of the demolished or destroyed single family dwelling unit is intact, will be used for the development and will constitute the footprint of the improvement or reconstruction; and

(4) the destroyed or demolished building was a single family dwelling.

The Pinelands Commission shall transmit any determination made pursuant to this subsection, in writing, to the person who submitted the application.

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