[Res. 10-2004, 10/13/2004]
1. The following policy shall be implemented when a finding of "marginal
soils conditions" is made in a sewage facilities planning module on
which the Township must act:
A. The Township shall require an operations and maintenance agreement
in a form satisfactory to the Township Solicitor and Township Engineer
in every case. This requirement shall be suspended upon adoption of
a Township wide on-lot sewage system maintenance and inspection ordinance.
The Township considers this requirement necessary for the most effective
life span of an on-lot system however, there are some circumstances
under which the physical condition of the soil precludes an exclusively
administrative remedy.
B. The Township shall require replacement area testing in every case,
except when the following conditions are met:
(1) The reason for the marginal condition finding is solely because of
the inclusion of steep slopes as defined under DEP policy for the
proposed system design.
(2)
The applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Township
Engineer each lot contributing to the finding of marginal soils conditions
has at least one acre of lot area free of marginal conditions.
C. The Township may, at the discretion of the Board following a recommendation
by the Township Engineer, waive the requirement for replacement area
testing if the lots in question are within a public sewer district
contained in the Township's approved Act 537 Sewage Facilities Plan,
even if the extension of public sewerage facilities is beyond the
five-year window contemplated by DEP.