It takes a comprehensive understanding of New Jersey’s environmental regulations and property restrictions to avoid potential pitfalls and successfully complete utility and development projects involving New Jersey’s open spaces. Our more than 30 years’ experience advising major interstate pipeline companies and other clients on planning utility and development projects have…
One of the biggest challenges to successfully planning pipeline projects in New Jersey’s open spaces is identifying whether or not a property falls under Green Acres restrictions. The master list for these properties, called the Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI), is often incomplete due to a municipality not reporting…
In 2015, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) began streamlining land use permitting programs administered by the Division of Land Use Regulation, including two areas that impact the ability to apply for and obtain permits. Landowner Consent Before the amendments, Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Rules and Flood Hazard…
It’s clean, it’s beautiful, and it’s inexhaustible. It’s wind. As of earlier this year, New Jersey has decided to join the growing worldwide community of countries and states that are inviting this ancient, yet high-tech method of powering our homes, businesses, and lives. Gov. Murphy announced in July that the…