[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hazlet 3-16-1982 by Ord. No. 555-82 as Ch. XVI of the 1982
Revised General Ordinances (Ch. 281 of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person may excavate or otherwise remove any
natural mineral deposit or soil for sale or for use other than on
the premises from which the same shall be taken, except in connection
with the construction or alteration of a building on such premises,
and then the soil or natural mineral may only be removed from the
area wherein the building is contained. No other soil or natural mineral
deposit may be removed from the premises from which the same is taken
until approval has been given and a soil removal permit has been issued
by the Township.
A.
Applicants seeking a soil removal permit shall obtain
an application form from the Township Clerk.
B.
Filing copies. The owner of the premises shall file with the Township Clerk 12 copies of the application form, together with 12 copies of the map and a fee as contained in § 377-4.
C.
Application information.
(1)
The application shall contain the following information:
(a)
The identity and address of the applicant and
his or her interest in the subject premises.
(b)
A general description of the premises in question
and a legal metes and bounds description.
(c)
The identity and address of the owner of the
land, if other than the applicant.
(d)
An estimate of the quantity of soil, in cubic
yards, to be moved, indicating both the amount of topsoil and other
soil included.
(e)
In the case of the removal of topsoil, the amount
to be removed from the Township shall be estimated and stated on the
application.
(f)
The proposed dates for commencement and completion
of the soil removal; the completion date, in no event to exceed one
year from the date of the approval of the application.
(g)
The name and address of the person who will
be supervising or in direct charge of the removal operation.
(h)
An estimate of the type and number of machines
and other equipment to be used in the operation, the daily starting
and finishing times during which machines are to be operated and what
protection will be provided to keep children and others having no
business on the premises from gaining access thereto.
(i)
Proposed routes within the Township of the trucks
transporting the soil from the site.
(j)
A topographical map of the land upon which the
proposed soil operations are to be conducted.
(k)
A reasonable topographical survey of all surrounding
lands within 200 feet of the perimeter of the land which is the subject
matter of the application, prepared and certified by a licensed professional
civil engineer and land surveyor of the State of New Jersey, on a
scale of not less than one inch to 100 feet and referred to the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey Data.
(l)
The dimensions and the lot and block number
of the land and each lot surrounding the land within 200 feet thereon
as shown on the latest Tax Assessment Map of the Township.
(2)
The map above referred to in Subsection C(1)(j), (k) and (l) shall contain the following information:
(a)
Present grading on a fifty-foot grid layout
with contour lines at one-foot intervals up to a grade of 5% and over
five-percent grade contour lines shown at five-foot intervals. When
access to adjoining lands is not permitted, the contour lines of the
perimeter lands shall be taken from the available State of New Jersey
or United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Map of the particular area.
(b)
The existing elevations of all buildings, structures,
streets, streams, bodies of water and watercourses, natural or artificial.
(c)
All existing surface and subsurface water drainage
conditions and provisions therefor.
(d)
Proposed landscaping plans and details.
(e)
Any adjacent individual sewage disposal systems
and the location of their disposal beds or disposal fields.
(f)
All wooded areas on the tract or land.
(g)
The proposed grades at points corresponding
to the fifty-foot grid required above when the work has been completed,
with the same requirements as contained herein.
(h)
The quantity, in cubic yards, of the soil involved
in the work.
(i)
The average depth of topsoil, as determined
by taking borings on approximate center of a one-hundred-foot grid.
(j)
The grades of all abutting streets and lands.
(k)
The proposed slopes and lateral supports at
the limits of the area upon completion of the proposed work.
(l)
The proposed details of any entry and egress
for surface water drainage and of any streams, bodies of water and
watercourses, natural or artificial.
(3)
In addition to the above, the applicant shall furnish
such other pertinent data as the Township Engineer may require from
time to time after he or she has had an opportunity to examine the
proposed project, including the extent of topsoil to be removed and
whether such topsoil is to be replaced on the site in question or
moved to some other place, and if so, whether inside or outside the
Township.
A.
Review of application. Upon receipt of the applications
as above stated, together with the proper fee, the Township Clerk
shall forward a copy of the application, together with copies of all
maps submitted, to the Township Engineer, Township Attorney, Superintendent
of Public Works, Zoning Board and Planning Board. The Township Engineer
shall review the application and all maps and respond to the Planning
Board in writing as to whether or not the proposal conforms to the
requirements of this chapter and whether or not the proposal gives
due consideration to the health, safety and general welfare of the
community.
B.
Specifications. In determining the above, the Township
Engineer shall give particular consideration to the following:
(1)
Erosion by water and wind.
(2)
Drainage.
(3)
Soil fertility.
(4)
Grades and elevations of adjoining streets and land.
(5)
Amount, location and quality of trees and vegetation
to be removed or affected.
(6)
On-site and off-site traffic considerations.
(7)
All safety features to be provided during excavation
and restoration.
(8)
Adequacy of proposed buffers.
(9)
Such other factors as may bear upon or relate to the
coordinated, adjusted and harmonious physical adjustment of the Township
and the future use of the areas as contemplated by the Township Master
Plan and any other planning considerations.
C.
Truck route. The Superintendent of Public Works shall
report to the Planning Board, in writing, with regard to the proposed
route for the trucks removing soil from the premises.
D.
Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall respond, in writing, to the Planning Board as to whether or not the use proposed conforms to Chapter 172, Construction Codes, Uniform, or whether or not a variance will be necessary as a condition precedent to the issuance of the soil removal permit.
E.
Permit approval. The Planning Board shall consider
the reports of the Engineer, the Superintendent of Public Works and
the Zoning Board of Adjustment and, in giving consideration to the
application, shall be governed by those factors set forth above. If,
after examining the application and the maps provided for above and
all other information presented to the Planning Board, the Planning
Board reaches the determination that the proposed removal will not
result in any problems in the above-enumerated areas and that the
granting of the permit will not be detrimental to the health, safety
or general welfare of the community, it shall recommend approval of
the permit to the Township Committee, in writing, and shall refer
copies of all reports to the Township Committee. In the event that
the Planning Board is of the opinion that, based upon the above criteria,
the proposed removal will be detrimental to the health, safety or
general welfare of the community, it shall deny the application and
notify the applicant of its action in writing.
F.
Township Committee. The Township Committee, upon review
of the above data and considering the criteria enumerated above, shall
either grant or deny the application and advise the applicant of its
determination. In the event that a permit is refused, all expenses
of the Township shall be deducted from the fees paid and any balance
remaining returned to the applicant.
The applicant shall submit with his or her application
an application fee based upon the following schedule:
In the event that the permit is granted, engineering
fees shall be paid pursuant to the following schedule to ensure an
orderly soil removal operation in full compliance with the provisions
of this chapter. These fees shall be paid to the Township in monthly
installments based upon the actual volume of soil removal in each
month, multiplied by the amount stated and paid on or before the fifth
day of the month in which the soil is removed. Inspection shall be
made by the Township Engineer, and the fees for the inspection shall
be calculated as follows:
The applicant shall section the area to be excavated
in such a fashion that no area shall contain more than five acres.
The work shall be scheduled so that the work is completed in one section
and that section is at final grade, topsoil and seeded before work
is commenced in any other section of the premises.
A.
Minimum grading. The minimum grading of any land that
will be left should be 2% so as to ensure proper drainage.
(1)
In the event that the soil removal operation involves
the cutting down of a bank and thus leaving a bank, the frontal slopes
of all sides of the bank should conform to the minimum standards as
follows:
(a)
Wet clay, clay and sand: one vertical to three
horizontal.
(b)
Gravel, loam boulders and earth: one vertical
to 1 1/2 horizontal.
(c)
Large rock slabs into an earth hill: one vertical
to one horizontal.
(d)
Disintegrated rock faces: one vertical to one
horizontal.
(e)
Solid rock: one vertical to 1/2 horizontal.
(2)
Under no conditions shall any slope be left which
is in excess of one vertical to 1/4 horizontal.
B.
Several types. If slopes are composed of several types
of the above, the minimum standard shall apply to each section in
progressively decreasing slopes. Definitions of soil shall be in conformity
with the Bureau of Public Roads standards.
C.
Lowering or altering grade. Where earth is moved in
order to lower a grade or to alter an existing slope, the upper crown
or top of the bank shall not be closer to any property line than five
feet. This distance shall be increased at the rate of one foot for
each one foot of vertical height of the slope, up to a maximum required
distance of 25 feet from any property line. If for any reason the
final grade shall be higher than the level of the surrounding lands,
the same formula shall be used in determining the distance of the
bottom of the slope from the nearest property line.
All topsoil shall be stored within the boundary
lines of the property. When topsoil is replaced, final grades of the
replaced soil shall conform to the proposed final grades of the topographical
map submitted with the application. The replacement of topsoil in
a finished condition shall not be less than six inches of compacted
topsoil, uniformly replaced over the entire surface, graded and seeded
with perennial rye grass not later than June 15 or September 15, whichever
date is sooner. The applicant need not replace topsoil in areas that
will be covered by subsequent building structures or a street, provided
that building permits have been issued for the structures.
A.
All boulders, trees, stumps and other debris shall
be removed on a monthly basis from the property, except that boulders
may be buried.
B.
In order to ensure control of windblown objects, including
litter and debris, snow fences or acceptable wire mesh fencing shall
be erected at the discretion and direction of the Township Engineer
to minimize nuisance. Acceptable fencing shall also be erected to
screen any holes that have been created from trespassing personnel.
B.
Conduct of operation. Excavation shall be conducted
in such a manner that the noise from trucks or equipment so engaged,
which is audible, will not be a source of annoyance or discomfort
to any of the residents of the Township. Every truckload shall be
wetted down prior to driving on a public street to such a degree that
sand, dirt and dust does not blow or fall from the truck. The load
shall also be covered.
In the event that soil or material is transported
over the public streets, it shall be within the authority of the Township
Engineer to direct that the operator daily sweep, pick up and remove
or cause to be removed all dust, dirt and mud from such streets and
apply, if necessary, dust preventive materials where required by the
Township Engineer.
A.
The applicant shall submit, as a condition precedent
to obtaining his or her permit, a performance bond conditioned upon
the full and faithful performance by the applicant within the time
specified in the application of all the proposed work, together with
the submission of a topographical survey of each and all sections
showing conformity of the finished site to the proposed elevations
submitted in the application. The topographical survey must be made
by a licensed professional engineer and land survey or of the State
of New Jersey and all costs for this survey work is to be borne by
the applicant. Release of all or part of the performance bond shall
be conditioned upon compliance with the proposals of the application
data and upon indication of the Superintendent that any and all damage
to streets by the soil removal operation has been properly repaired
and that all fees have been paid to the Township in accordance with
the actual amount of soil removed.
B.
The amount of the performance bonds shall be determined
by the Township Engineer, taking into account the nature and extent
of the work to be done, the type or character of the soil, the extent
of the area over which the operations are to be conducted, the extent
and depth of the various cuts and fills, the extent to which the area
of operation is wooded, the proximity of the proposed operation to
streets, buildings, structures or natural or artificial streams or
watercourses, the general drainage conditions, the potential damage
to Township streets by truck movements and such other factors as may
bear on the operation. The Township shall require a bond in the amount
of $2,000 per 10,000 cubic yards or part thereof to be removed, but
in no case a bond amount of less than $5,000.
No permit shall be issued for a term longer
than one year. In the event that any of the terms of this chapter
are violated, a permit may be revoked by the Township Committee. In
the event that a permit is revoked, it shall not be reinstated unless
the applicant makes a new application and complies with all of the
requirements of the chapter.
[Added 3-19-1985 by Ord. No. 614-85]
A.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by the maximum penalties set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III. For purposes of enforcement, each separate day that a violation of this chapter continues shall be considered a separate offense.
[Amended 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
B.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by
the Hazlet Township Police Department and/or the Construction Code
Official of the Township of Hazlet.
