As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated:
ACCRETION
Includes either natural or artificial land. Natural accretion
is the buildup of land solely by action of the forces of nature on
a beach by deposition of waterborne or airborne material. Artificial
accretion is a similar buildup of land by reason of an act of man,
such as the accretion formed by a breakwater or beach fill deposited
by mechanical means.
BEACH
Gently sloping unvegetated areas of sand or other unconsolidated
material that extend landward from the mean high-water line to where
there is a marked change in the material or physiographic form, i.e.,
dune or bulkhead.
DUNE
A wind- or wave-deposited formation of vegetated or drifting
windblown sand, generally parallel to and landward between the inland
limit to the beach and the foot of the most inland dune slope, including
primary, secondary and tertiary dunes, where they exist. Formations
of sand immediately adjacent to beaches that are stabilized by retaining
structures, such as snow fences, planted vegetation and other measures,
are considered to be dunes, regardless of the degree of modification
of the dune. Dune shall not include loose windblown sand found in
a street or on a part of a structure as a result of wind or storm
activity.
DUNE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (DDD)
An area located seaward of the bulkhead, delineating a beach
zone presently with or without dunes. The width of the DDD will extend
an average of 100 feet from the bulkhead line toward the ocean, subject
to sufficient beach width. Placement of fences and plantings of vegetation
will be completed in an effort to trap windblown sand and develop
dunes.
EROSION
The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces
on a beach; the carrying away of beach sediments by wave action, tidal
currents, littoral currents and wind.
MEAN SEA LEVEL
The 1929 datum established by the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey or such other datum as may be established by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers or other properly authorized agencies.
PERSON
Natural persons, partnerships, firms, associations, joint-stock
companies, syndicates and corporations and any receiver, trustee,
conservator or other officer appointed pursuant to law or by any court,
state or federal. Person also means the State of New Jersey, counties,
municipalities, authorities, other political subdivisions and all
departments and agencies within the aforementioned governmental entities.
SAND FENCE
Includes the term "snow fence," and shall mean a barricade
established in a line or pattern to accumulate sand and aid in the
formation of a dune.
SHOREFRONT PROTECTION AREA
That area which extends from the mean high-water line to
the seaward toe of the dune, as hereinbefore defined.