Freehold Township, NJ Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

Freehold Township's Floodplain Management Regulations, Chapter 166 of the Township Code, were adopted June 28, 2022 by Ord. No. O-22-12, replacing an earlier 2009 flood damage prevention ordinance. C. C. 7:13), and § 166-2 applies them to all proposed development in the flood hazard areas established under Article II. Section 166-11 establishes those areas using the FEMA Flood Insurance Study for Monmouth County dated September 25, 2009 (revised June 2018 and June 2022) together with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map panels, listed by panel number in Table 166-11C(1), plus any more restrictive state FHACA mapping; the maps are kept on file at the Engineering Department, 1 Municipal Plaza.

Section 166-29 requires anyone intending development in a flood hazard area to apply to and obtain a permit from the Floodplain Administrator, who under § 166-13 is the Assistant Township Engineer, and the Administrator may require a floodplain development permit in addition to any building permit. Section 166-30 spells out what the written application must contain: a description of the development, a legal description or street address of the land, the intended use and occupancy, a site plan and construction documents, the valuation of the proposed work, and the applicant's signature.

Permits expire under § 166-32 if work does not start within 180 days or is suspended for 180 days, though the Administrator can grant extensions of up to 180 days each. 1 layers an extra penalty onto unlawful solid waste disposal in a floodway or floodplain.