Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
A person requesting the issuance of a land disturbance permit.
APPLICATION
A submission meeting the requirements of a complete application,
as hereinafter defined.
APPROVED PLAN
A plan, as hereinafter defined, which has been reviewed and
approved by the proper Township authority.
CERTIFICATION
A written and signed statement by the Township Engineer that
specific construction and/or land treatment measures required by a
plan, as hereinafter defined, have been performed in accordance with
all of the terms and conditions therefor and in accordance with state
standards, as hereinafter defined, and the provisions of this chapter.
COMPLETE APPLICATION
The submission to the Township Clerk of the following:
(1)
An application form completed and executed by the applicant;
(2)
A plan, as hereinafter defined;
(3)
All required accompanying documents; and
(4)
The appropriate filing fee.
CONDITIONAL USE
A land use permitted under Chapter
310, Land Use, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill but only upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the Township Planning Board.
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
A permit issued for a building or structure in accordance
with the State Uniform Construction Code Act and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
CRITICAL AREA
An area which has a high potential for erosion, sedimentation
or related environmental damage, or an area which has experienced
such damage.
CUT
A portion of land surface or area from which earth has been
removed or will be removed by excavation; the depth below original
ground surface to excavated surface.
DETENTION POND OR BASIN
A pond, basin or other structure or measure that provides
for temporary storage of stormwater and which includes a spillway
or other facility to release the water at a controlled rate of flow.
DIVERSION
A channel with or without a supporting ridge on the lower
side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope.
EMBANKMENT
A man-made deposit of soil, rock or other materials.
EROSION
The detachment, wearing away or movement of soil or rock
fragments by the action of water, wind, ice or gravity.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried,
uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior
to cutting or filling.
FARM CONSERVATION PLAN
A plan developed in accordance with the Morris County Soil
Conservation District which provides for use of land, within its capabilities
and treatment, within practical limits, according to chosen use to
prevent further deterioration of soil and water resources.
FILL
A man-made deposit of soil, rock or other materials.
FINISHED GRADE
The final grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming
to a proposed design.
FLOODPLAIN
The land bordering or adjacent to a river, stream, brook,
lake, pond, swamp or other waterway which is subject to flooding as
evidenced by:
(1)
Observed or recorded flood events;
(2)
Alluvial soil as shown on soil maps; or
(3)
As determined by other soil or hydraulic studies.
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Any department, commission, independent agency or instrumentality
of the United States or of the State of New Jersey, and any county
or other governmental unit.
GRADING
Any stripping, cutting, filling or stockpiling, or any combination
thereof, this term including the land in its cut or filled condition.
LAND
Any ground, soil or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainageways
and areas not permanently covered by water.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving the clearing, cutting, excavation,
grading, filling, storing, transporting of land or any other activity
which causes land to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
authorizing land disturbance subject to the terms and conditions of
the permit.
MULCHING
The application of plant or other suitable materials on the
soil surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place and aid in establishing
plant cover.
PERMIT
See "land disturbance permit."
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity,
including a government agency.
PLAN
See "soil erosion, sediment control and flood prevention
plan."
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Any planned development that may be permitted under the provisions of Chapter
310, Part
6, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
An engineer duly registered or licensed by the State of New
Jersey to practice in the field of civil engineering.
PROJECT
Any activity, undertaking, construction or work of any nature
which involves land disturbance. The term includes but is not limited
to the improvement or development of land pursuant to any conditional
use, construction permit, planned development, site plan, subdivision
or zoning variance.
SEDIMENT
Soil material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported or has been removed from its site of origin by
erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN
A pond, basin or other structure or measure that provides
for the detention of water and the deposit of sediment.
SITE
A lot, tract or parcel of land or a combination of continuous
lots, tracts or parcels of land.
SITE PLAN
A plan for the development of one or more lots required to be reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
310, Part
3, Subdivision and Site Plan Requirements, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.
SLOPE
The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal
usually expressed in percent or degrees.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of whatever
origin which overlies bedrock and which can be readily excavated.
SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL AND FLOOD PREVENTION PLAN
A plan (referred to in this chapter by the term "plan") which
indicates construction and/or land treatment measures, including a
schedule of the timing for their performance, to effectively prevent
floods and minimize soil erosion and sedimentation. Every plan shall
meet or exceed state standards as hereinafter defined.
SOILS ENGINEER
A professional engineer who is qualified by education, training
and experience to practice applied soil mechanics and foundation engineering.
STATE STANDARDS
Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey
as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
STRIPPING
Any activity which removes or significantly disturbs vegetated
or otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing
operations.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts or parcels in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
310, Part
3, Subdivision and Site Plan Requirements, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.
VEGETATIVE PROTECTION
Stabilization of erosive or sediment-producing areas of land
by covering the soil with one or more of the following:
(1)
Permanent seeding or permanent plantings producing long-term
vegetative cover;
(2)
Short-term seeding or short-term plantings producing temporary
vegetative cover; and
(3)
Sodding producing areas covered with a turf of perennial sod-forming
grass.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial river, stream, brook, ditch, channel,
conduit, gully, drain, culvert, ravine, wash or other waterway in
which water flows in a definite direction or course, either continuously
or intermittently, within a definite channel, and including any area
adjacent thereto subject to inundation by reason of overflow of floodwater.
ZONING VARIANCE
Any land use which may be permitted as a departure from the provisions of Chapter
310, Part
6, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Mine Hill.