Definitions. As used in this section:
APPLICANT
A person, partnership, corporation or public agency requesting
permission to engage in land disturbance activity.
CRITICAL AREA
A sediment-producing highly erodible or severely eroded area.
EROSION
Detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water,
wind, ice and gravity.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
A plan which fully indicates necessary land treatment measures,
including a schedule of the timing for their installation, which will
effectively minimize soil erosion and sedimentation Such measures
shall be equivalent to or exceed standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control in New Jersey as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation
Committee and administered by the Township Engineer.
EXCAVATION or CUT
Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried,
uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
FARM CONSERVATION PLAN
A plan 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.
LAND
Any ground, soil, or earth including marshes, swamps, drainageways
and areas not permanently covered by water within the Township.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving the clearing, excavating, storing,
grading, transporting, filling and any other activity which causes
land to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
MULCHING
The application of plan residue or other suitable materials
to the land surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place, and
aid in establishing plant cover.
PERMIT
A certificate issued to perform work under this section.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN
A barrier or dam built at suitable locations to retain rock,
sand, gravel, silt or other material.
SITE
Any plot, parcel or parcels of land.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
A governmental subdivision of this state, which encompasses this Township, organized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
24, Title 4, N.J.S.A.
STRIPPING
Any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated or otherwise
stabilized soil surface including clearing and grubbing operations.