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Township of Liberty, NJ
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 61 Floodplain Management
Chapter 61
Floodplain Management
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Liberty
12-4-2025
by
Ord. No. 2025-006
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 61, Flood Damage Prevention, adopted
2-2-2023
by
Ord. No. 2023.002
.
Article I
Scope and Administration
§ 61-1
Title.
§ 61-2
Scope.
§ 61-3
Purposes and objectives.
§ 61-4
Coordination with Building Codes.
§ 61-5
Warning.
§ 61-6
Other laws.
§ 61-7
Violations and penalties for noncompliance.
§ 61-8
Solid waste disposal in a flood hazard area.
§ 61-9
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
Article II
Applicability
§ 61-10
General.
§ 61-11
Establishment of flood hazard areas.
§ 61-12
Establishing the local design flood elevation (LDFE).
Article III
Duties and Powers of the Floodplain Administrator
§ 61-13
Floodplain administrator designation.
§ 61-14
General.
§ 61-15
Coordination.
§ 61-16
Duties.
§ 61-17
Use of changed technical data.
§ 61-18
Other permits.
§ 61-19
Determination of local design flood elevations.
§ 61-20
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 61-21
Activities in riverine flood hazard areas.
§ 61-22
Floodway encroachment.
§ 61-23
Watercourse alteration.
§ 61-24
Development in riparian zones.
§ 61-25
Substantial improvement and substantial damage determinations.
§ 61-26
Department records.
§ 61-27
Liability.
Article IV
Permits
§ 61-28
Permits required.
§ 61-29
Application for permit.
§ 61-30
Validity of permit.
§ 61-31
Expiration.
§ 61-32
Suspension or revocation.
Article V
Site Plans and Construction Documents
§ 61-33
Information for development in flood hazard areas.
§ 61-34
Information in flood hazard areas without base flood elevations (approximate Zone A).
§ 61-35
Analyses and certifications by a Licensed Professional Engineer.
§ 61-36
Submission of additional data.
Article VI
Inspections
§ 61-37
General.
§ 61-38
Inspections of development.
§ 61-39
Buildings and structures.
§ 61-40
Manufactured homes.
Article VII
Variances
§ 61-41
General.
§ 61-42
Historic structures.
§ 61-43
Functionally dependent uses.
§ 61-44
Restrictions in floodways.
§ 61-45
Considerations.
§ 61-46
Conditions for issuance.
Article VIII
Violations
§ 61-47
Violations.
§ 61-48
Authority.
§ 61-49
Unlawful continuance.
§ 61-50
Review period to correct violations.
Article IX
Definitions
§ 61-51
General.
§ 61-52
Definitions.
Article X
Subdivisions and other Developments
§ 61-53
General.
§ 61-54
Subdivision requirements.
Article XI
Site Improvement
§ 61-55
Encroachment in floodways.
§ 61-56
Sewer facilities.
§ 61-57
Water facilities.
§ 61-58
Storm drainage.
§ 61-59
Streets and sidewalks.
§ 61-60
Limitations on placement of fill.
§ 61-61
Hazardous materials.
Article XII
Manufactured Homes
§ 61-62
General.
§ 61-63
Elevation.
§ 61-64
Foundations.
§ 61-65
Anchoring.
§ 61-66
Enclosures.
§ 61-67
Protection of mechanical equipment and outside appliances.
Article XIII
Recreational Vehicles
§ 61-68
Placement prohibited.
§ 61-69
Temporary placement.
§ 61-70
Permanent placement.
Article XIV
Tanks
§ 61-71
Tanks.
Article XV
Other Development and Building Work
§ 61-72
General requirements for other development and building work.
§ 61-73
Requirements for habitable buildings and structures.
§ 61-74
Garages and accessory storage structures.
§ 61-75
Fences.
§ 61-76
Retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways.
§ 61-77
Swimming pools.
§ 61-78
Roads and watercourse crossings.
Article XVI
Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
§ 61-79
Temporary structures.
§ 61-80
Temporary storage.
§ 61-81
Floodway encroachment.
Article XVII
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
§ 61-82
Utility and miscellaneous Group U.
§ 61-83
Flood loads.
§ 61-84
Elevation.
§ 61-85
Enclosures below base flood elevation.
§ 61-86
Flood-damage resistant materials.
§ 61-87
Protection of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.