Ordinances – ANJEC

Sample Ordinances for Protecting Significant Coastal Habitats

ANJEC originally developed this booklet in 1998 in an effort to establish sound public policy guidelines for land use decisions and to educate local officials and citizens on the benefits of protecting coastal migratory bird habitat. Today, with growing concerns about the impacts of sea level change due to global warming, the importance of sustainable land use decisions has become even more
critical, particularly in coastal areas. We hope this booklet will offer local environmental commissions and planning boards an arsenal of practical tools and techniques they can use, not only to protect bird habitat but to mitigate and adapt to the changes ahead.

Municipal NJ Ordinances Overview (Ordinances)

ANJEC reviews municipal ordinances and will offer feedback on proposed ordinances and suggest municipal ordinances that can be modeled.

Models Other Sources Overview (Ordinances)

ANJEC has many model ordinances from various sources to share with municipal officials as they work to protect natural resources in the community. Selected ordinances are provided below

Ordinance	Source	Access
Electric Vehicle	Dept Community Affair	download
Small Wind	Office of Clean Energy	download

NJ State Model Ordinances

A number of Key Environmental Model Ordinances have been developed by the State which can be adapted / adopted by your municipality and are provided below. Some are required such as the Stormwater Management Ordinance and Tree Protection.