The NJ DEP has proposed a 1000 page rule change regarding development in the coastal zone. In short, these changes make it easier to develop in the coastal zone. Please make your voice heard by emailing your state legislators here.
Also, there are other accounts of this rule proposal below.
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/2014/07/09/sandy-ocean-county/12435167/