[1969 Code § 60-1; Ord. No. 503; Ord. No. 2004-03 § 1]
a.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit, throw or dump any debris
or material of any nature in any stream, watercourse, catch basin,
street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage ditch which could impede
or block the flow of water in any stream, watercourse, street stormwater
sewer inlet or drainage ditch within the limits of the Township.
b.
No person, firm or corporation may fill, dam, bridge or divert any
stream, watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or
drainage ditch or install any piping in any stream, watercourse, catch
basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage ditch within the
borders of the Township without first having obtained a permit therefor
from the Township Engineer after authority given by the Mayor and
Council of the Township.
[1969 Code § 60-2; Ord. No. 2004-03 § 1]
a.
All applicants for a permit to fill, block, dam, bridge or divert
a stream, watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet
or drainage ditch or install piping in any stream, watercourse, catch
basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage ditch shall present
plans and specifications for the proposed filling, blocking, damming,
bridging, diversion or installation of piping to the Township Engineer,
who, after review of such application, shall examine the proposed
filling, blocking, damming, bridging, diversion or piping of the stream,
watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage
ditch and shall make his recommendations in writing to the Mayor and
Council.
b.
The application for a permit must include, in addition to the requirements
of the municipality and/or the State of New Jersey, the following:
1.
A map or plan of the property, drawn by a licensed professional engineer,
showing the location of all present and proposed drainage facilities,
together with existing and proposed elevations. These elevations are
to be based on the United States Coast and Geodetic survey information
and must be in conformance with the Township of Fairfield bench mark
system.
3.
The effect, if any, the improvement will have on the adjoining properties
and the properties upstream and downstream from the proposed improvement.
c.
The Mayor and Council shall either approve or disapprove the application
and state the reasons therefor after review of the plans and specifications
and report of the Township Engineer and taking into consideration
the following criteria:
1.
The effect of the proposed construction on the adjoining properties
and on properties upstream and downstream in the same drainage area.
2.
Proper provision is made for drainage of the area during the time
of construction and that no obstruction be made to existing streams
or drainage ditches.
3.
That all applicable provisions of State Statutes have been complied
with.
[1969 Code 60-3; Ord. No. 2004-03 § 1]
If the Mayor and Council determine that the proposed filling, blocking, damming, bridging or diversion of the stream, watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage ditch is in the best interests of the Township and meets the criteria set forth in subsection 21-1.2, it shall approve the application and direct the Township Engineer to issue a permit in accordance with the application.
[1969 Code § 60-4]
The Mayor and Council may in its discretion deny a permit if it determines that the proposed filling, blocking, damming, bridging, diversion or piping is detrimental to the health, welfare and safety of the Township and/or its inhabitants, or that plans submitted do not meet the criteria as set forth in subsection 21-1.2.
[1969 Code § 60-5; Ord. No. 2004-03 § 1]
Prior to the issuance of a permit for permission to fill, block,
dam, bridge or divert a stream, watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater
sewer inlet or drainage ditch, or install piping in any stream, watercourse,
catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet or drainage ditch, all
applicants shall pay to the Township a fee of 3% of the estimated
cost of the improvements as determined by the Township Engineer from
the plans and specifications submitted.
[1969 Code § 60-6; Ord. No. 2004-03 § 1]
Any bridge, dam, culvert, retaining wall, or piping affecting
such stream, watercourse, catch basin, street stormwater sewer inlet,
drainage ditch or the banks thereof, shall be deemed a structure for
which a building permit is required from the office of the Construction
Official.
[1969 Code § 60-7]
The Mayor and Council may by due resolution adopt such rules
and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to effectuate the
purposes of this section.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
It is the purpose of this section to prohibit illicit connections
to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township
of Fairfield, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory. The definitions below are the same as or
based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
Shall mean any waste and wastewater from humans or household
pets.
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges
domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or
other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Township of Fairfield, unless that
discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier
A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852).
Non-physical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks,
flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited
to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of
the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317(a), (b), or
(c)).
Shall mean a conveyance or system of which conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of Fairfield or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean a permit used by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose
of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw
material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product.
Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides or biocides
to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion
inhibitors.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing,
comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use
of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct,
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted
to the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through
an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system
operated by the Township of Fairfield any domestic sewage, non-contact
cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other
than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department of the
Township of Fairfield.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 per
occurrence.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
Each subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this section
is declared to be an independent subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this section
to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, or reason,
shall not affect any other portion of this section.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
This section shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and publication as may be required by law.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
It is the purpose of this section to prohibit the spilling,
dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal
separate storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the Township of Fairfield,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean a conveyance or system of which conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of Fairfield or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including
rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted
to the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage
or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Township
of Fairfield is prohibited. The spilling, dumping or disposal of materials
other than stormwater in such a manner as to cause the discharge of
pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system is also prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
a.
Water line flushing and discharges from portable water sources.
b.
Uncontaminated ground water (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters).
c.
Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and noncontact cooling
water).
d.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff).
e.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows.
f.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming pool discharges.
g.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
h.
Flows from firefighting activities.
i.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
1.
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use for their
intended purposes; and
2.
Equipment used in the application of salt and deicing materials immediately
following salt and deicing material applications. Prior to rinsing
with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials must be
removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent practicable
using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping). Recovered
materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly discarded.
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation is limited to
exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to engines
or other enclosed machinery.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department of the
Township of Fairfield.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the provisions
of this section, after being duly notified, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed $250.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
Each subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this section
is declared to be an independent subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this section
to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause or reason,
shall not affect any other portion of this section.
[Ord. No. 2005-19 § 3]
This section shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and publication as may be required by law.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § I]
The purpose of this section is to regulate the outdoor application
of fertilizer so as to reduce the overall amount of excess nutrients
entering waterways, thereby helping to protect and improve surface
water quality. This section does not apply to fertilizer application
on commercial farms.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § II]
Elevated levels of nutrients, particularly phosphorus, in surface
waterbodies can result in excessive and accelerated growth of algae
and aquatic plants (eutrophication). Excessive plant growth can result
in diurnal variations and extremes in dissolved oxygen and pH, which,
in turn, can be detrimental to aquatic life. As algae and plant materials
die off, the decay process creates a further demand on dissolved oxygen
levels. The presence of excessive plant matter can also restrict use
of the affected water for recreation and water supply.
While healthy vegetated areas are protective of water quality
by stabilizing soil and filtering precipitation, when fertilizers
are applied to the land surface improperly or in excess of the needs
of target vegetation, nutrients can be transported by means of stormwater
to nearby waterways, contributing to the problematic growth of excessive
aquatic vegetation. Most soils in New Jersey contain sufficient amounts
of phosphorus to support adequate root growth for established turf.
Over time, it is necessary to replenish available phosphorus, but
generally not at the levels commonly applied. Other target vegetation,
such as vegetable gardens and agricultural/horticultural plantings,
will have a greater need for phosphorus application, as will the repair
or establishment of new lawns or cover vegetation. A soils test and
fertilizer application recommendation geared to the soil and planting
type is the best means to determine the amount of nutrients to apply.
Timing and placement of fertilizer application is also critical to
avoid transport of nutrients to waterways through stormwater runoff.
Fertilizer applied immediately prior to a runoff-producing rainfall,
outside the growing season or to impervious surfaces is most likely
to be carried away by means of runoff without accomplishing the desired
objective of supporting target vegetation growth. Therefore, the management
of the type, amount and techniques for fertilizer application is necessary
as one tool to protect water resources.
This section does not apply to application of fertilizer on
commercial farms, but improper application of fertilizer on farms
would be problematic as well. Stewardship on the part of commercial
farmers is needed to address this potential source of excess nutrient
load to waterbodies. Commercial farmers are expected to implement
best management practices in accordance with conservation management
plans or resource conservation plans developed for the farm by the
Natural Resource Conservation Service and approved by the Soil Conservation
District Board.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § III]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean the land area, 25 feet in width, adjacent to any
waterbody.
Shall mean a farm management unit producing agricultural
or horticultural products worth $2,500 or more annually.
Shall mean a fertilizer material, mixed fertilizer or any
other substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients,
which is used for its plant nutrient content, which is designed for
use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, and which
is sold, offered for sale, or intended for sale.
Shall mean a surface that has been covered with a layer of
material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
This term shall be used to include any highway, street, sidewalk,
parking lot, driveway, or other material that prevents infiltration
of water into the soil.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean any fertilizer that contains phosphorus, expressed
as P2O5, with a guaranteed
analysis of greater than zero; except that it shall not be considered
to include animal (including human) or vegetable manures, agricultural
limiting materials, or wood ashes that have not been amended to increase
their nutrient content.
Shall mean a technical analysis of soil conducted by an accredited
soil-testing laboratory following the protocol for such a test established
by Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension.
Shall mean a surface water feature, such as a lake, river,
stream, creek, pond, lagoon, bay or estuary.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § IV]
No person may do any of the following:
a.
Apply fertilizer when a runoff producing rainfall is occurring or
predicted and/or when soils are saturated and a potential for fertilizer
movement off site exists.
b.
Apply fertilizer to an impervious surface. Fertilizer inadvertently
applied to an impervious surface must be swept or blown back into
the target surface or returned to either its original or another appropriate
container for reuse.
c.
Apply fertilizer within the buffer of any waterbody.
d.
Apply fertilizer more than 15 days prior to the start of or at any
time after the end of the recognized growing season which is recognized
to be March 15 to October 31.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § V]
No person may do the following:
a.
Apply phosphorus fertilizer in outdoor areas except as demonstrated
to be needed for the specific soils and target vegetation in accordance
with a soils test and the associated annual fertilizer recommendation
issued by Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension.
b.
Exceptions.
1.
Application of phosphorus fertilizer needed for:
2.
Application of phosphorus fertilizer that delivers liquid or granular
fertilizer under the soil's surface, directly to the feeder roots.
3.
Application of phosphorus fertilizer to residential container plantings,
flowerbeds, or vegetable gardens.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § VI]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or
other municipal officials of Township of Fairfield.
[Ord. No. 2008-09 § VII]
Any person(s) found to be in violation of the provisions of
this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $75.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to require the retrofitting of
existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact with repaving,
repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of facilities
on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatable
materials (such as plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other
litter) to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by
the Township of Fairfield so as to protect public health, safety and
welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including
roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned
or operated by the Township of Fairfield or other public body, and
is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean an opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater
runoff and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening
inlet, slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
Shall mean the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams
and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
Any person in control of private property (except a residential
lot with one single family house) shall authorize the repaving, repairing
(excluding the repair of individual potholes), resurfacing (including
top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of
hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface that is in direct
contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that property unless
the storm drain inlet either:
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
Storm drain inlets identified in subsection 21-5.2 above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this paragraph, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard, see subsection 21-5.4c below.
a.
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or other ground surface to collect stormwater
from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body under that
grate:
1.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle safe
grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT) Bicycle Compatible
Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (April 1996);
or
2.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate
inlets, the grate portion (non-curb opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking areas, bikeways,
plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater basin
floors.
b.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space
in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb
opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more
than seven square inches, or be no greater than two inches across
the smallest dimension.
c.
This standard does not apply:
1.
Where the Municipal Engineer agrees that the standard would cause
inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome
by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that meet these standards;
or
2.
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe netting
facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that
is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable
materials that could not pass through one of the following:
3.
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars
with one inch spacing between the bars; or
4.
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (EPA)
determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is
an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment, or will damage or
destroy the New Jersey Register listed historic property.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
This section shall be enforced by the Engineering and/or Building
Departments of the Township of Fairfield.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 for
each storm drain inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design
standard.
[Ord. No. 2009-23 § 1]
Each subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this section
is declared to be an independent subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this section
to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, or reason,
shall not affect any other portion of this section.
