Any application for a building permit, site plan or subdivision in the Township shall include sufficient information to carry out the intent and purpose of this article, which shall be administered by the Engineering Department of the Township. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article
XX, projects which constitute major development, as defined in §
57-165B below, shall be covered by Article
XXXVII, Stormwater Control for Major Development.
The stormwater disposal system for any land
area in the Township shall be devised in such a manner so that, to
the fullest extent possible:
A. The rate and/or velocity of stormwater runoff from
said area shall not be increased over that which occurs under existing
conditions.
B. The drainage of adjacent areas is not adversely affected.
C. Soil erosion during or after development is not increased
over what naturally occurs.
D. Soil absorption and groundwater recharge capacity
of the area is not decreased below that which occurs under existing
conditions.
E. The natural drainage pattern of the area is not significantly
altered.
In order to duplicate as nearly as possible
natural drainage conditions, regulation and control of stormwater
runoff for any land area to be developed shall be through on-site
stormwater detention and/or ground absorption systems, and the total
of the detained water and absorbed water shall as nearly as possible
equal existing conditions.