For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, the following words shall mean:
CHANNEL
The bed and banks of a stream which convey the normal flow of the
stream that occurs most of the time.
DEPARTMENT
The State Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water
Resources.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to real estate, whether by construction, excavation
or change of any topographical feature or surface condition.
FILL
Sand, gravel, earth or other materials of any composition whatsoever
placed or deposited by any person or persons.
FLOOD DAMAGE POTENTIAL
The susceptibility of a specific land use at a particular site to
damage by potential floods at that site, as well as increased off-site flooding
or flood-related damages caused by such land use.
FLOOD HAZARD AREA
That portion of the floodplain (floodway) not occupied or required
for the floodway in which land can be used, subject to detail analysis and
design and construction controls.
FLOODPLAIN
The relatively flat area adjoining the channel which has been or
may be hereafter covered by floodwater of the stream; also the area of inundation
occasioned by a one-hundred-year-frequency flood based on water surface profiles
and generally labeled as "floodway" in the flood report. "Floodplain" includes
the terms "channel," "floodway" and "flood hazard area."
FLOODWAY
The channel of a natural stream or man-made channel and portions
of the adjoining floodplain reasonably required to pass the active discharge
of a one-hundred-year-frequency storm with not more than one-foot rise in
water surface elevation above that called for by conditions existing on the
date of passage of this chapter.
OBSTRUCTION
Includes but is not limited to any structure, fill, excavation, channel
modification, rock, gravel, refuse or matter in, along, across or projecting
into any channel, watercourse or flood hazard area which may impede, retard
or change the direction of the flow of water either in itself or by catching
or collecting debris carried by such water or that is placed where the flow
or water might carry the same downstream to the damage of life or property.
PERCOLATION TEST
A test designed to determine the ability of ground to absorb water.
The test shall be performed by a licensed professional engineer with proven
competency in the field of soils engineering and shall be in accordance with
acceptable engineering standards and practices. A detailed report of the test
shall be submitted to the Planning Board and Municipal Engineer for review.
PERSON
Corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships
and joint-stock companies, as well as individuals, the state and all political
subdivisions of the state or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof.
RAINFALL EXCESS
The portion of rainfall which becomes direct surface runoff.
STORMWATER DETENTION
Any storm drainage technique which retards or detains runoff, such
as a detention basin, parking lot storage, rooftop storage, porous pavement,
dry wells or any combination thereof.
STRUCTURE
Any assembly of materials above or below the surface of land or water,
including but not limited to buildings, fences, dams, levees, bulkheads, dikes,
jetties, embankments, wharves, piers, docks, landings, obstructions, pipelines,
causeways, culverts, roads, railroads, bridges and the facilities of any utility
or municipality.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $200 or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, and each day in which such violation
continues shall constitute a separate violation or offense.