As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEPARTMENT
The Building, Housing and Land Use Department.
MOVE
To dig, excavate, deposit, place, fill, grade, regrade, level
or otherwise alter or change the location or contour; transport or
supply. This term shall not be construed to include the plowing, spading,
cultivating, harrowing or dicing of soil, or any other operation usually
and ordinarily associated with the tilling of soil for agricultural
or horticultural purposes.
SOIL
Any and all topsoil, earth, sand, clay, loam, gravel, humus,
rock, shale rock or dirt, without regard to the presence or absence
therein of organic matter.
SUITABLE FILL
The applicant shall provide the Department with sufficient
documentation, including certified manifests, that the fill is suitable
to a particular location. Suitable materials shall include but not
be limited to materials such as earth, clay, gravel, stone, dirt,
recycled concrete, etc.
UNSUITABLE FILL
The applicant shall provide the Department with sufficient
documentation, including certified manifests, that the fill is not
in part or in whole composed of the following unsuitable materials.
The unsuitable materials are materials such as peat moss, organic
material, vegetation, leaves, tree stumps, wood chips, sawdust, chemical
waste, tires, wooden logs, etc.
Applications for permits to be issued under this chapter shall
be made in writing in duplicate, to the Department, shall be signed
by the applicant and shall be accompanied by:
A. Three copies of a survey of the premises from which the soil is to
be removed or placed, showing the present contour lines and contour
grades of the premises and the proposed contour lines and proposed
contour grades after such intended removal or placement of soil in
relation to the topography of the premises.
B. A statement as to the kind of soil to be removed or placed. The place
to which each kind and quantity of soil will be moved, and the quantity
in cubic yards of soil to be removed or placed.
C. Written endorsement of the owner or owners of the lands from which
the soil is to be removed, signifying consent to the removal by the
applicant.
D. Certification that the soil is "clean" and does not contain any contaminants
or debris that may be harmful to the environment or adjacent properties
and waterways.
The Department, in conjunction with the Municipal Engineer,
if required, shall signify approval or disapproval of the application
in writing, signed and dated, upon both copies of the application.
The Department shall retain the original application and the map and
shall return the duplicate of the application to the applicant upon
personal request therefor at the office of the Department. Reapplications
may be accepted by the Department without the necessity of filing
further surveys, provided that no changes in contour lines or grades
are indicated in applications subsequent to the original.
In the event of disapproval by the Department of an application
for a permit, an applicant shall be given an opportunity to be heard
by the Planning Board of the City of Hackensack by filing an application
with the Department.
In considering and reviewing the application for and/or refusal
of a permit, the Department shall be guided by and take into consideration
the public health, safety and general welfare, as well as the general
purpose of municipal planning, with particular consideration to the
following factors:
A. Soil erosion by water and weather.
B. Surface and subsurface water drainage.
D. Lateral support, slopes and grades of abutting streets and lands.
F. Prior development approvals.
G. Public health and safety.
H. Preservation of trees and shrubbery.
I. Prevention of sharp declivities, pits and depressions.
J. Consistency with the Bergen County Soil Conservation District standards.
K. The route that the soil-moving vehicles will use, and the adequacy
of the public streets to accommodate the same.
L. Proximity to wetlands and flood hazard areas.
M. Such other factors as may bear upon or relate to the coordinated,
adjusted and harmonious physical development of the City.