Definitions. In the interpretation and enforcement of this article,
the following words, terms and phrases shall include the meanings
given herein, unless otherwise specifically stated.
APPLICANT
A person or any other legal entity requesting permission
to engage in land disturbance activity.
APPROVED PLAN
A plan to control soil erosion and sedimentation, which has
been approved by the proper Township authority.
BOARD
Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, as appropriate.
CRITICAL AREA
A sediment-producing highly erodible or severely eroded area.
CUT
A portion of land surface or area from which earth has been
removed or will be removed by excavation; the depth below the original
ground surface to the excavated surface.
DIVERSION
A channel with or without a supporting ridge on the lower
side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of land surface by water, wind,
ice or gravity.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried,
uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior
to excavating or filling.
FARM CONSERVATION PLAN
A plan which provides for the use of land, within its capabilities
and treatment, within practical limits, according to a chosen use
to prevent further deterioration of soil and water resources.
FINISHED GRADE
The final grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming
to the proposed design.
GRADING
Any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling, or any combination
thereof, and the land in its cut or filled condition.
LAND
Any ground, soil or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainageways
and areas not permanently covered by water, within the Township.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving clearing, grading, transporting, or
filling and any other activity which causes land to be exposed to
the danger of erosion.
MULCHING
The application of plant residue or other suitable materials
to the land surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place and aid
in establishing plant cover.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water or gravity as a result of erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN
That area formed by a barrier or dam built at a suitable
location to retain rock, sand, gravel, silt or other materials.
SEDIMENT POOL
A reservoir space allotted to the accumulation of submerged
sediment during the life of a structure.
SITE
Any lot or parcel of land.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material which can
be readily excavated.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT or DISTRICT
A governmental subdivision of this state denominating the
Morris County Soil Conservation District which encompasses the Township,
organized in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:24-1 et seq., as amended and
supplemented.
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
A plan which fully indicates necessary land treatment measures,
including a schedule of the timing for their installation, which will
effectively minimize soil erosion and sedimentation during and after
the development of a site. Such measures shall be equivalent to the
standards provided herein.
STANDARDS
Such specifications and standards for soil erosion and sediment
control in New Jersey as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation
Committee in the Department of Agriculture established pursuant to
the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act.
STRIPPING
Any activity which removes or significantly disturbs vegetated
or otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing
operations.
TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
The Township Engineer, and such other departments, employees,
officials or consultants as have been authorized by the Township Committee
to approve plans required by this article.
VEGETATIVE PROTECTION
The stabilization of erosive or sediment-producing areas
by covering the soil with permanent seeding, producing long-term vegetative
cover; short-term seeding, producing temporary vegetative cover; or
sodding, producing areas covered with a turf of perennial sod-forming
grass.
WATERCOURSE
Any natural or artificial watercourse, stream, river, creek,
ditch, channel, canal, conduit, culvert, drain, waterway, gully, ravine
or wash in which water flows in a definite direction or course, either
continuously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel,
bed and banks, and any area adjacent thereto subject to inundation
by reason of the overflow of floodwater.