N.J. Admin. Code § 16:47-4.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 16:47-4.12 - Major access permits checklist

(a) Applications for major access permits shall be accompanied by six copies of detailed plans to a scale of one inch equals 30 feet (1=300 for metric) or one inch equals 50 feet (1=600 for metric). The Department may require additional copies of the plans. Plan sheet size shall not exceed 24 inches (594 millimeters) by 36 inches (841 millimeters). Plans prepared for local site-plan approval may not contain sufficient information for highway access approval.

(b) The following information shall be submitted with the application:

1. Lot location map (The Key map must reference at least two cross streets on each side of the lot, milepost, north arrow and scale);

2. Copy of tax map showing block number, lot number and lot lines;

3. Right-of-way line from Department desirable typical section;

4. Topography showing all highway features within 500 feet (150 meters) of the lot frontage on both sides of undivided roads and up to the centerline on divided roads;

5. Setback and location of structures;

6. Curb--existing and proposed;

7. Sidewalks--existing and proposed;

8. Trees within Department right-of-way;

9. Signs--regulatory, warning, directional, and private;

10. Utility poles;

11. Highway electrical installations;

12. Locations of all lot driveways--existing and proposed;

13. Driveway width;

14. Driveway alignment with respect to the highway;

15. Curbline openings;

16. Edge clearance;

17. Type of driveway and apron construction (concrete or bituminous);

18. Contours--existing and proposed;

19. Corner clearance;

20. Driveway and island radii;

21. Percentage of traffic anticipated to use each access point on the lot;

22. Number of lanes on the highway;

23. Speed-change lanes (acceleration, deceleration, left turn slots);

24. Lane and shoulder widths;

25. Typical pavement sections (within Department right-of-way)--existing and proposed, including cross slopes, widths, pavement types and thicknesses;

26. Location of centerline on undivided highways and median of divided highways;

27. Location of existing median openings on divided highways, within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of site;

28. Location of existing driveways on opposite side of undivided highways;

29. Dimensions from the lot line to the edge of pavement;

30. Number of new units for residential use; rooms for hotels and motels; square footage for retail, office, or warehouse; or appropriate unit of measure for other land use;

31. Parking facilities and internal traffic circulation;

32. Traffic patterns--existing and proposed;

33. Highway traffic striping--existing and proposed;

34. Construction details;

35. Type of vehicles anticipated;

36. Attachments to Department drainage system--existing and proposed;

37. Drainage calculations--existing and proposed;

38. Changes to existing traffic signals;

39. New traffic signals and MUTCD warrant numbers;

40. Length of lot frontage along highway;

41. Distance to nearest traffic signal if less than 500 feet (150 meters)-- preceding (in feet or meters), following (in feet or meters);

42. Zoning designation for lot;

43. Waivers requested;

44. Copies of transmittals and proofs of service of duplicate applications to the municipal clerk and county planning board;

45. Location of any access easements on the lot;

46. Applicability of the Pinelands Act; and

47. A copy of the current deed for the lot.

(c) A temporary traffic control plan for each stage of construction may be required at the discretion of the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:47-4.12