[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Clinton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fuel tanks and dumpsters — See Ch. 80.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 82.
Land use — See Ch. 88.
Littering — See Ch. 94.
Recycling — See Ch. 109.
Sewer connections — See Ch. 111.
Sewers — See Ch. 112.
Soil removal — See Ch. 118.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 122.
Water — See Ch. 142.
Protection of water supply — See Ch. 143.
[Adopted 11-24-2009 by Ord. No. 09-20]
This article requires the retrofitting of existing storm drain
inlets which are in direct contact with repaving, repairing, reconstruction
or resurfacing, or alterations of facilities on private property,
to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables (such as plastic
bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to the municipal separate
storm sewer system(s) operated by the Town of Clinton so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare and to prescribe penalties for the
failure to comply.
A.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless
their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different
meaning.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
PERSON
STORM DRAIN INLET
WATERS OF THE STATE
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words used in the plural number include
the singular number, and words used in the singular number include
the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Town of Clinton or other public body and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
An opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater runoff
and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening inlet,
slotted inlet and combination inlet.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
No person in control of private property (except a residential
lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the repaving, repairing
(excluding the repair of individual potholes), resurfacing (including
top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of
hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface that is in direct
contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that property unless
the storm drain inlet either:
Storm drain inlets identified in § 120-3 above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this section, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see Subsection C.
A.
Grates.
(1)
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect
stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body
under that grate:
(a)
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle
safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle
Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (April
1996); or
(b)
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate
has an area of no more than seven square inches, or is no greater
than five inches across the smallest dimension.
(2)
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate
inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels and
stormwater basin floors.
B.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space
in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb
opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more
than seven square inches or be no greater than two inches across the
smallest dimension.
C.
This standard does not apply:
(1)
Where the municipal engineer agrees that this standard would cause
inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome
by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that meet these standards;
(2)
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe netting
facility, manufactured treatment device or a catch basin hood) that
is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable
materials that could not pass through one of the following:
(3)
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars
with one-inch spacing between the bars; or
(4)
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determines,
pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C.
7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking that
constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New Jersey
Register listed historic property.
This article shall be enforced by the Public Works/Business
Administrator, or his designee, of the Town of Clinton.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 for
each storm drain inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design
standard.
[Adopted 11-24-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21]
This article requires that dumpsters and other refuse containers
that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater be covered at all times
and prohibits the spilling, dumping, leaking or otherwise discharging
of liquids, semiliquids or solids from the containers to the municipal
separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Town of Clinton and/or
the waters of the state so as to protect public health, safety and
welfare and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
A.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meaning stated herein unless
their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different
meaning.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
PERSON
REFUSE CONTAINER
STORMWATER
WATERS OF THE STATE
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words used in the plural number include
the singular number and words used in the singular number include
the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Town of Clinton or other public body and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Any waste container that a person controls, whether owned,
leased or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage pails
and plastic trash bags.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The ocean and estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
A.
Any person who controls, whether owned, leased or operated, a refuse
container or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster
is covered at all times and shall prevent refuse from spilling out
or overflowing.
B.
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise uses a refuse container
or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster does not leak
or otherwise discharge liquids, semiliquids or solids to the municipal
separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Town of Clinton.
A.
Permitted temporary demolition containers.
B.
Litter receptacles (other than dumpsters or other bulk containers).
C.
Individual homeowner trash and recycling containers.
D.
Refuse containers at facilities authorized to discharge stormwater
under a valid NJPDES permit.
E.
Large bulky items (e.g., furniture, bound carpet and padding, white
goods placed curbside for pickup).
This article shall be enforced by the Public Works/Business
Administrator, or his designee, of the Town of Clinton.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
