[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Margate City 3-1-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Applications for permits to construct or reconstruct
a bulkhead shall be accompanied with plans showing size, shape, location,
configuration and specification of materials to be used in the construction
of the bulkhead as well as the manner in which such materials shall
be incorporated into the bulkhead.
[Amended 9-18-2008 by Ord. No 34-2008; 2-6-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014; 5-5-2016 by Ord. No. 10-2016; 7-5-2018 by Ord. No. 15-2018]
The location for the construction of any bulkhead shall be as
authorized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The minimum finished elevation shall be Elevation 8.0 (NAVD 88) or
a maximum elevation to be determined by the City Engineer for bayfront,
canal and lagoon-front bulkheads and Elevation 13.0 (NAVD 88) for
beachfront bulkheads. The Construction Official shall determine any
dispute as to location, height or construction requirements of a bulkhead.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of compliance by the City of
Margate confirming compliance with the provisions of this chapter,
the applicant shall submit to the Construction Official an elevation
certification from a licensed professional certifying that the minimum
finished elevation of the bulkhead is Elevation 8.0 (NAVD 88) or the
elevation approved by the City Engineer for bayfront, canal and lagoon-front
bulkheads and Elevation 13.0 (NAVD 88) for beachfront bulkheads. The
Construction Official may allow a three-inch, plus or minus, tolerance
in finished bulkhead elevation. When drainage-related issues are in
dispute, the City Engineer shall review same with the Construction
Official. Property owners shall eliminate stormwater drainage impact
to adjacent properties through the installation of any necessary drainage
devices.
A.
The minimum specifications governing the construction
and reconstruction of bulkheads in the City of Margate shall be in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements of the State
of New Jersey.
B.
The bulkhead design shall be prepared by a New Jersey
licensed professional engineer and shall be in accordance with generally
accepted engineering principles and standards. It shall be the obligation
of the property owner and the property owner's engineer to provide
any supplemental information that may reasonably be required by the
Construction Official and/or City Engineer in order to evaluate and
approve the proposed bulkhead design.
C.
The finished elevation requirements in § 103-2 (as amended by Ordinance No. 02-2014) shall apply to all new construction of bulkheads and all replacements of bulkheads. It shall also apply to all repairs of bulkheads wherein the cost of the repairs is $10,000 or greater cumulatively from the date of adoption hereof, $5,000 or greater cumulatively from January 1, 2015, and $3,000 or greater cumulatively starting January 1, 2016, and thereafter. Should the repair cost exceed the cumulative dollar amounts stated above, the bulkhead shall be replaced at the current mandated top elevation.
[Added 2-20-2014 by Ord. No. 05-2014]
All private bulkheads within the City of Margate
shall be maintained in such a manner so as not to pose any danger
to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Margate. Bulkheads
shall be maintained in such a manner so as to prevent erosion or danger
to abutting, adjacent or adjoining properties. When a bulkhead has
deteriorated to the extent that it poses a danger, the Construction
Official shall notify the property owner, in writing, of the nature
of the deterioration and require the property owner to make the necessary
repairs. The property owner shall submit a plan of corrective action
to the Construction Official and City Engineer no later than 30 days
from receipt of the notice. Upon approval of the corrective action
plan by the Construction Official and City Engineer, the property
owner shall complete all necessary repairs forthwith. If permits are
required by the State of New Jersey or any other governmental agency
before work can commence on the corrective action plan, then the property
owner shall immediately make application for all required permits.
In the event the property owner fails to submit a corrective action
plan or fails to implement that plan, then, in either of such events,
the City may, at its option, make the necessary repairs and charge
the cost thereof to the property owner in such manner as authorized
by law.
