Since considerable soil erosion can take place during land disturbance, development plans shall contain proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures. These measures shall be incorporated into the final plat and final construction drawings. Soil erosion and sediment control measures shall conform to the "Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" of the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, as adopted by the Northeast Jersey Soil Conservation District. The measures shall apply to all features of the construction site, including street and utility installations as well as to the protection of individual lots. Measures shall also be instituted to prevent or control soil erosion and sedimentation during the various stages of development.
The following principles are effective in minimizing soil erosion and sedimentation and shall be included, where applicable, in the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan:
A. 
Stripping of vegetation, regrading or other development shall be done in such a way that will minimize soil erosion.
B. 
Whenever feasible, natural vegetation shall be retained, protected and supplemented.
C. 
The disturbed area and the duration of exposure shall be kept to a practical minimum (three months).
D. 
Temporary seedings and/or mulching shall be used to protect exposed critical areas during development.
E. 
Provisions shall be made to accommodate the increased runoff caused by changed soil and surface conditions during and after development.
F. 
Sediment in the runoff water shall be trapped until the disturbed area is stabilized by the use of sediment basins or other acceptable methods.
G. 
Diversions, sediment basins, and so forth, shall be constructed prior to any on-site grading or disturbance of existing surface material.
Standards and specifications for measures used in the soil erosion and sediment control plan shall be in accordance with the "Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" of the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, as adopted by the Northeast Jersey Soil Conservation District. Copies of "Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" of the Northeast Jersey Soil Conservation District shall be on file at the offices of the Soil Conservation Service and the Borough Clerk.
Individuals or developers carrying out soil erosion and sediment control measures under this chapter, and all subsequent owners of property on which such measures have been installed, shall adequately maintain all permanent soil erosion control measures, devices and plantings in effective working condition.
A maintenance bond in the amount of 15% of the estimate cost of the erosion and sediment control facilities shall be posted. The bond shall run for two years from the date of completion of the facilities.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each offense, in the discretion of the court. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.