N.J. Admin. Code § 7:50-10.1

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

Section 7:50-10.1 - Purpose

(a)N.J.A.C. 7:50-5 and 6 establish requirements which govern the type, intensity and location of land uses permitted throughout the Pinelands and establish standards to protect the region's natural and cultural resources. These requirements and standards provide a sound framework for the management of the Pinelands and afford local governments with flexibility to refine them. Nevertheless, new techniques or innovative applications of techniques already in use in the Pinelands may present opportunities to afford the same or better protection to the resources of the Pinelands.

(b) In order to test alternative methods to achieve the goals and objectives of this chapter and the Pinelands Protection Act, including those set forth in 13:18A-9 which the requirements and standards in N.J.A.C. 7:50-5 and 6 represent, the Pinelands Commission may periodically authorize pilot programs. These pilot programs shall be implemented only when authorized through a duly adopted amendment to this subchapter and shall be limited in their scope and applicability so that their implementation may be evaluated before the Pinelands Commission decides whether and under what circumstances they should or should not have broader applicability. Commission certification of any necessary municipal implementing ordinances shall also be required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-3. The pilot programs in this subchapter confer only the special privileges or rights set forth herein. Each specific pilot program established in this subchapter is expressly limited in accordance with this subchapter until such time as the Executive Director evaluates that program's results and an amendment to this chapter is promulgated to broaden that program's scope and applicability.