Definitions. As used in this chapter:
APPLICANT
shall mean a person, partnership, corporation or public agency
requesting permission to engage in a land disturbance activity.
APPROVED PLAN
shall mean a plan to control soil erosion and sedimentation
which has been certified by the Ocean County Soil Conservation District.
CERTIFICATION
shall mean a written endorsement of a plan for soil erosion
and sediment control by the District which indicates that the plan
meets the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey
as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee as set forth
in this chapter.
CRITICAL AREA
shall mean a sediment producing, highly erodible or severely
eroded area.
DISTRICT
shall mean the Ocean County Soil Conservation District established
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:24-1 et seq.
DISTURBANCE
shall mean any activity involving the clearing, excavating,
storing, grading, filling or transporting of soil or any other activity
which causes soil to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
EROSION
shall mean detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments
by water, wind, ice and gravity.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
shall mean 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 in accordance with standards as adopted by the State
Soil Conservation Committee.
EXCAVATION or CUT
shall mean any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug,
quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
LAND
shall mean any ground, soil or earth, including marshes,
swamps, drainageways and areas not permanently covered by water, within
the municipality.
LAND DISTURBANCE
shall mean any activity involving the clearing, grading,
transporting, filling and any other activity which causes land to
be exposed to the danger of erosion.
MULCHING
shall mean the application of plant residue or other suitable
materials to the land surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place
and aid in establishing plant cover.
PERMIT
shall mean a certificate issued to perform work under this
chapter.
PLAN
shall mean a scheme which indicates land treatment measures,
including a schedule of the timing for installation to minimize soil
erosion and sedimentation.
SEDIMENT
shall mean 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
shall mean a barrier or dam built at a suitable location
to retain rock, sand, gravel, silt or other material.
SITE
shall mean any plot, parcel or parcels of land.
SOIL
shall mean all unconsolidated mineral and organic material
of any origin.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
shall mean a governmental subdivision of this state which encompasses this municipality, organized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
24, Title 4, New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
STANDARDS
shall mean all standards for soil erosion and sediment control
in New Jersey as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
STRIPPING
shall mean any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated
or otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing
operations.
TREE
shall mean any woody perennial plant having a diameter greater
than four (4") inches measured at a point four and one-half (4 1/2')
feet above the ground.