[1975 Code § 120-3]
The standards for the construction of bulkheads as referred
to herein are as follows:
a. It is recognized that the particular circumstances, conditions and
nature of the project in question will govern the type of bulkhead
which should and must be used in a given circumstance. If any question
arises as to the type of bulkhead to be constructed in a given area,
the Borough shall make the final determination through its engineer
and Building Departments, and upon written application the municipality
will furnish any applicant with a written determination upon the applicant's
filing a proper application for a building permit and paying the proper
fee as provided in this chapter.
b. All timber used, except as noted below, shall be new and unused Douglas
fir, Southern yellow pine or cypress.
c. Piles, walls and sheet piling shall be pressure treated with creosote
oil by the full cell process and shall retain not less than sixteen
(16) pounds of oil per cubic foot of timber.
d. Sheet piling shall be tongue and groove.
e. Anchor piles and anchor logs may be untreated local oak or pine timbers.
f. All hardware used in the construction of bulkheads shall be new,
unused and three (3) coat hot dip galvanized wrought iron or steel.
g. All timber bulkheads shall be erected true to the lines and grades
shown in the application for a building permit and in said permit,
and shall be properly backfilled so they will remain firm and in place.
h. The top of the bulkhead elevation shall be no less than elevation
four point zero (4.0) from mean low water.
i. Concrete for bulkheads shall be of proper design and strength and
shall be air entrained.
j. Steel designs shall comply with the specifications and codes of the
American Institute of Steel Construction, latest edition.
k. Concrete designs shall comply with the applicable standards of the
American Concrete Institute.
l. Timber designs shall comply with National Design Specifications for
Stress Grade Lumber and Its Fastenings, latest edition.
m. All bulkheads shall be constructed in a thoroughly good workmanlike
manner.
[1975 Code § 120-4]
Each section and provision of this chapter shall be considered
as a separate and distinct unit. Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to apply to dredging done by or for:
a. The United States Government or any of its agencies or departments.
b. The State of New Jersey or any of its departments.
c. The County of Ocean or any of its departments.
d. The Borough or any of its departments, when such Federal, State,
County or municipal dredging is done as a public project and for public
benefit as contrasted to dredging done by a private person for his
or its own business and profit.