NJ delays new flood rules for further changes

Sherrill delays stricter flood rules, giving N.J. builders more time

Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Friday that her administration will delay implementing New Jersey’s controversial new flood and land-use rules, after months of pressure from business groups, local officials and lawmakers despite warnings from environmental advocates that the regulations are urgently needed to address rising seas and worsening flooding.

NJ delays new flood rules for further changes

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A young boy rides a bike through Hurricane Sandy floodwaters on October 30, 2012 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. The storm left around 2.5 million people in the state without power, claimed entire boardwalks, and flooded and evacuated towns on and off the New Jersey shore. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will delay the implementation of con…

Developer groups laud Sherrill, DEP for one-year delay of controversial flood elevation rules – Real Estate NJ

By Joshua Burd State officials are delaying new land use and flood protection rules that were due to take effect this summer, in a major win for commercial real estate and business groups and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and mayors that blasted the policy as far too onerous. Known as the REAL rule, short for Resilient Environments and Landscapes, the program would significantly expand flood-risk areas and raise the required elevations for…