Except as may otherwise be provided or clearly implied by context,
all terms shall be given their commonly accepted definitions. For
the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply
unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
APPLICATOR
Any person who applies pavement sealant product in the Township,
including, but not limited to, homeowners, occupants of rental property,
and property managers.
ASPHALT-BASED SEALANT PRODUCT
A surface applied, petroleum-based pavement sealing product
that typically contains less than 0.1% PAHs, by weight.
COAL TAR
A by-product of the process used to manufacture coke from
coal.
COAL TAR SEALANT PRODUCT
A surface applied pavement sealing product containing coal
tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, RT-12, Refined Tar
or any variation assigned the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers
65996-92-1, 65996-93-2, 65996-89-6, or 8007-45-2 or related substances.
COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR
Any person who applies pavement sealant product in the Township
in exchange for money, goods, services, or other valuable consideration.
COMMERCIAL SELLER
Any person who sells or displays for sale any pavement sealant
product in the Township.
HIGH PAH CONTENT SEALANT PRODUCT
A surface-applied pavement sealing product containing steam-cracked
petroleum residues, steam-cracked asphalt, pyrolysis fuel oil, heavy
fuel oil, ethylene tar, or any variation of those substances assigned
the chemical abstracts service number 64742-90-1, 69013-21-4 or related
substances containing more than 0.1% PAHs, by weight.
PAHS POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
A group of organic chemicals formed during the incomplete
burning of coal, oil, gas, or other organic substances present in
coal tar and known to be harmful to humans, fish, and other aquatic
life.
PAVEMENT SEALANT
Any surface-applied pavement sealing product used to maintain
asphalt surfaces. This may include but is not limited to asphalt-based
sealant products and coal tar sealant products.
The provisions of this article shall only apply to coal tar
or other high PAH content sealant products in the Township and shall
not affect the use of asphalt-based sealer products within the Township
as long as those products contain less than 0.1% PAHs, by weight.
A violation of any provision of this article shall be a civil
infraction punishable by a civil fine of not more than $10,000.