All existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact
with repaving, repairing (excluding repair of individual potholes),
reconstruction, resurfacing (including topcoating or chip sealing
with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen) or alterations
of facilities on property not owned or operated by the municipality
(except individual single-family homes) shall be retrofitted to meet
current NJDEP guidelines for the size of inlet casting and curb piece
openings as required by the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System permit (NJDES permit, rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A).
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department, Superintendent
of the Department of Public Works and the Code Enforcement Officer
of the Borough of Closter.
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the provisions of this article, after being duly notified, shall be subject to a penalty as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Violations and Penalties, of this Code.
If any sentence, section, clause or other portion of this article
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for
any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or repeal the remainder
of this article. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. This article
shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication as
required by law.