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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding NJREAL
REAL, also referred to as NJREAL, is the anacronym for a suite of rule amendments (Resilient Environments And Landscapes) proposed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) to existing land use and building regulations.
This document was developed by the Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations of Long Beach Island (JCTA).
Overview of REAL from the NJDEP website
With the proposed REAL– Resilient Environments and Landscapes – reforms, New Jersey is the first state in the nation to initiate a comprehensive update of land resource protection regulations focused on impacts of a changing climate.
NJDEP has proposed modernizing land resource protection rules to better support New Jersey communities, residents, and businesses in building their resilience to sea-level rise, extreme weather, chronic flooding, and other impacts of our changing climate.
Almost two-thirds of New Jersey’s coastline is already at high or very high risk to coastal erosion and 98% of the coastline is projected at medium or very high risk to sea level rise. Over half a million acres of New Jersey land are highly vulnerable to coastal hazards.
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