Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Senator TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits county or municipality from approving construction of certain warehouses on lot of land within 1,000 feet of historic district.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on January 30, 2025, with amendments.
An Act prohibiting the construction of certain warehouses proximate to historic districts and supplementing P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15-128 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
“Construction” means the same as the term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-121).
“Historic district” means an area in this State listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3021 of Title 54, United States Code (54 U.S.C. s.302101 et seq.) and on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places pursuant to P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.128 et seq.). “Historic district,” however, shall not include an otherwise qualifying district if the district has been designated exclusively to preserve, in whole or in part, a waterway, including, but not limited to, a lake, river, or canal.
“Large warehouse” means any site, building, room, structure, or facility of at least 100,000 square feet used primarily for the storage of goods intended for sale or distribution.
b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, a county or municipality, or other approving authority, shall not approve a site plan submitted pursuant to P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), after the date of enactment of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), for the construction of a large warehouse development on a lot of land within 1,000 feet of a historic district.
1c. A planning board, as defined pursuant to section 3.3 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-6), with jurisdiction over a historic district, may waive the provisions of subsection b. if a developer petitions the planning board for a waiver of those provisions in a form and manner determined by the planning board.1
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to proposals to develop a large warehouse for which an application for a construction permit has not, as of the effective date, been declared complete by the enforcing agency pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-131).