A.
Except as provided below, stormwater management systems shall be
designed in accordance with the minimum requirements for performance
and design that are set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated
pursuant to this chapter.
B.
The Township encourages the development and use of innovative stormwater
management system designs and construction techniques, including,
without limitation, the use of nonstructural practices to reduce stormwater
runoff and/or its water quality impacts, to achieve the flood control
and water quality objectives of the chapter and the rules promulgated
hereunder.
C.
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter or a rule promulgated
pursuant to this chapter, the Township may require stormwater management
systems to satisfy performance and/or design standards more stringent
than the minimum requirements for performance and design set forth
in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter
when necessary to address unique flood control or water resources
protection issues at a development site, on adjacent properties, or
downstream of a development site.
A.
Selecting and designing stormwater management systems to meet the
requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated pursuant to
this chapter shall be the responsibility of the applicant or its designee,
subject to the approval of the Township pursuant to this chapter and
rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The Township may deny
a stormwater construction approval for a system design that is not
in compliance with these requirements.
B.
In designing a stormwater management system, the applicant shall
consider all relevant and appropriate factors, including without limitation
the following:
(1)
The public health, safety, welfare, and the environment;
(2)
The inconvenience caused by stormwater runoff on the subject property;
(3)
The long-term impact of regulated construction activity on stormwater
runoff on, from and beyond the property;
(4)
The natural drainage pattern of the land;
(5)
The impact of the regulated construction activity on the affected
watershed(s); and
(6)
The effect of complete upstream development on the subject property
as determined by applicable master plans and/or stormwater plans;
and
(7)
The extent of downstream improvements necessary for proper stormwater
drainage.