No person or party nor any agent or representative shall make ground
excavations or change land levels or contours or deposit or spread ground
or soil fills or build up the levels thereof upon his or her or its land and
premises or lands and premises of another without first making written application
for the same to and obtaining a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer of
the Borough of Carteret.
Such permit shall not be granted when the doing of such works would
or may have the tendency to cause the flow, collection, accumulation or increase
the flow, collection or accumulation of rain or surface waters upon the adjoining
lands or premises of another or others or create stagnant pools or moisture
areas thereon or increase the same; provided, however, that, where the proper
and adequate drains or safeguards to prevent the same are, in the opinion
of the Code Enforcement Officer, provided for in connection with said work,
such permit shall be granted. Any person or party may have a hearing before
the local board from an adverse determination of the Code Enforcement Officer.
To compensate for the reasonable expense of administering this chapter,
a fee of one dollar ($1.) shall be payable upon application for a permit hereunder.
The performance or permitting of any matter prohibited by this chapter
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.