Showing ordinances that apply to Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Ramapo College of New Jersey is an unincorporated community (population 2,200) in Bergen County, New Jersey. Because Ramapo College of New Jersey is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bergen County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The coastal development rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bergen County is not a coastal county under the NJ Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA, N.J.S.A. 13:19-1), but the eastern Hudson River shoreline (Fort Lee, Edgewater, Cliffside Park, Fairview, North Bergen) is regulated by NJDEP Waterfront Development Permits under N.J.S.A. 12:5-3. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission has additional jurisdiction over development within 1,000 feet of the Palisades escarpment.
While Bergen County is not a CAFRA-designated coastal county, its eastern municipalities along the Hudson River face intensive shoreline regulation. NJDEP Waterfront Development Permits under N.J.S.A. 12:5-3 and N.J.A.C. 7:7 (Coastal Zone Management rules) apply to all work below mean high water line and within the 100-year floodplain along the Hudson River shoreline in Fort Lee, Edgewater, Cliffside Park, Fairview, and North Bergen. The NJ Tidelands Resource Council (TRC) claims ownership of land below historic mean high water and requires tidelands licenses/grants for private use. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC), created by N.J.S.A. 32:14-1, regulates development within the Palisades scenic corridor. Fort Lee Code ยง150 and Edgewater Code Chapter 335 incorporate these state requirements. Riparian rights and tidelands issues complicate Hudson River shoreline development; the NJDEP Division of Land Resource Protection administers permits. FEMA flood maps (Bergen County effective date 2022) designate large portions of the Hackensack Meadowlands in Bergen (Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Moonachie, Teterboro, Ridgefield, South Hackensack) as Special Flood Hazard Areas requiring flood-resistant construction per N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14. The NJ Meadowlands District (governed by N.J.S.A. 5:10A) overlays additional environmental review on Bergen meadowlands municipalities. Sea-level rise adaptation under NJDEP's Inland Flood Protection Rule (N.J.A.C. 7:13, effective 2023) applies to floodway work.
Unpermitted waterfront work: demolition order possible under N.J.S.A. 12:5-3. NJDEP fines $5,000 to $50,000 per violation per N.J.A.C. 7:7. Tidelands trespass: state claims plus damages. Palisades escarpment violations: PIPC enforcement and restoration. Meadowlands District violations: N.J.S.A. 5:10A-24 penalties including civil fines up to $25,000 per day.
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