This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Stormwater Management Ordinance."
The Stormwater Management Act, P.L. 1981, c.32, which amends and supplements the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93, authorizes municipalities to revise stormwater control ordinances as needed.
It has been determined by NJDEP that secondary impacts of development in those portions of Greenwich Township which are within the sewer service area require the establishment of a water quality management planning goal of no net increase with respect to both stormwater quantity and pollutant loadings affecting the areas. Furthermore, NJDEP's consideration of Greenwich Township's 2001 Wastewater Management Plan submission requires that Greenwich Township shall take all steps necessary to require applicants for site plan and/or subdivision approval for development of areas of one acre or more that qualify as "projects" under N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq. to submit for NJDEP approval a plan for achieving, to the extent practicable, a goal of no net increase in stormwater runoff or pollutants.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish for those portions of Greenwich Township within the sewer service area, stormwater management regulations which require, as a condition of municipal approval, that certain applications for development covered by this chapter include a stormwater management plan (plan) which will achieve, to the extent practicable, a goal of no net increase in stormwater runoff and pollutant loads. The purpose of the plan is to provide for a comprehensive strategy for control of stormwater impacts within the sewer service area. Such a strategy will provide the greatest benefit when both structural and nonstructural controls are integrated in a comprehensive plan. The plan shall be developed with the concept that stormwater management is most effective when a series of controls are used including preventive site planning, source controls and nonstructural systems which emphasize natural drainage, with only secondary consideration given to the use of larger structural drainage facilities for reducing runoff pollutants and flow.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all major site plan or major subdivision applications affecting property within the sewer service area, as defined in the Greenwich Township Wastewater Management Plan, currently under review with the NJDEP. Applicants shall demonstrate as an item of completeness whether the subject property is within the sewer service area.
This chapter is intended to amend the Stormwater Management Ordinance of the Township of Greenwich, which ordinance continues to be applicable to the types of developments regulated by it.