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Editor's Note: Article V §§ 21-53 through 21-58 renumbered as §§ 21-54 through 21-59.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 3-19-1997 by Ord. No. 1770, 12-24-2000 by Ord. No. 1873]
It is required that a site plan be submitted to the Administrative Officer, under the procedures portion of the Land Development Chapter, for every application for development, including a change of use from single family residential to any other use, except for subdivision or the development of a single family residential structure. A site plan will also not be required for the addition, deletion or relocation of doors and windows, or the construction or re-construction of the roofline of an entire building for nonresidential uses, or the erection of canopies pursuant to Subsection 21-53.6 if, in the opinion of the Planning Administrator and Construction Code Official, the proposed changes will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare. Site plans may be submitted separately as a preliminary site plan and final site plan or may be submitted as a combined preliminary and final site plan.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
It is required that an application for subdivision approval be submitted to the administrative officer for any subdivision of land, as defined in the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law.
a. 
Submission of Sketch Plat. The applicant shall submit a sketch plat to the administrative officer for the purpose of classification of all subdivision applications. Once classification has been determined by the Administrative Officer, the applicant shall be so advised and shall follow the appropriate procedures for filing as outlined in the procedures ordinance. This submittal may be waived by the administrative officer if the application clearly falls within the definition of either major subdivision or minor subdivision. The decision shall be final on any request for a waiver of this provision.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
The following design standards shall apply to all site plan and subdivision development applications submitted to the administrative officer. The Municipal Agency may grant waivers from these requirements upon the submission of information reasonably necessary for the Municipal Agency to make an informed decision.
a. 
The developer shall regard the following requirements and principles of land development in the design of each development application or portion thereof. Prior to the granting of final approval, or as a condition of final approval, the subdivider shall have installed or, at the option of the Municipal Agency shall have furnished performance guarantees in accordance with the appropriate section of this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53 for the ultimate installation or protection of the items required by this section.
b. 
The site plan or subdivision shall conform to design standards that will encourage good development patterns encouraging a coordinated, well-planned community with provisions for desirable services and circulation facilities. Furthermore, the site plan or subdivision shall conform to the proposals and conditions shown on the Official Map and the Master Plan of the Township of Ocean.
c. 
In addition to the standards set forth in this section, all subdivisions shall conform to the standards contained in Chapter 8 of this revision on Excavation and Construction in Public Streets where the provisions of that chapter and this chapter differ, those which provide for the highest standard of improvement and design shall govern.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Site Considerations. Natural site features such as: existing trees, streams, rock outcropping, etc. shall be preserved wherever possible. Whenever such natural features are absent or insufficient or have been destroyed during the development of the site, additional new plantings of a sufficient size as determined by the Municipal Agency shall be established to provide environmental protection to beautify the buildings and grounds, and to provide privacy, shade and the screening out of objectionable features created on the site.
Where there is a question as to the suitability of a lot or lots for their intended use due to factors such as rock formation, flood conditions, or similar circumstances, the Municipal Agency may, after adequate investigation, withhold favorable action on such lots.
b. 
Screening. Service areas, trash enclosures, recycling areas and enclosures, satellite dish antennas, parking areas, transformer compounds, and other strictly utilitarian improvements, shall be screened as fully as practicable. In general, it is intended that possible objectionable or unsightly features within a given development shall be screened from passing traffic or abutting residential properties.
c. 
Variety. In the case of a repetition of building designs, as in apartment house development, care shall be exercised to avoid monotony in the planting design by introducing sufficient variety in the planting layout to lend interest and aesthetic appeal. By the same token, excessive variety shall be avoided and all shall be represented as a balanced design with proper accent in the right places.
d. 
(Reserved)
e. 
Protection of Area by Curbs or Bumpers. All buffers and landscaped areas shall be protected from adjacent parking areas by minimum six inch high concrete or belgian block curbs.
f. 
Sodding. All lawn or grassed areas shall be sodded. Sod shall consist only of a mixture of blue grass, fescue, and perennial rye grass. A minimum of 25% of the mixture shall be bluegrass and a minimum of 25% of the mixture shall be fescue. Perennial rye grasses shall account for a maximum of 35% of the mixture.
g. 
Underground Sprinkler Systems Required. Underground sprinkler systems shall be required in all landscaped areas of commercial, office, and industrial developments. In order to provide for maximum water conservation, sprinkler systems shall be designed so that no water shall be directed on to impervious surfaces, and shall include automatic timing and metering mechanisms in order to insure that over-watering does not occur.
h. 
Buffer Planting Requirements. Planting in all required buffer areas shall consist of a minimum of two staggered rows of evergreen trees spaced 10 feet apart and planted 10 feet on center, except that in buffer areas less than 15 feet wide, a single row of evergreen trees planted eight feet or center shall be required.
Additional planting materials and/or fencing may be required by the Municipal Agency to supplement the two rows of evergreen trees, but shall not replace them. The requirement for two rows of evergreen trees may be reduced by the Municipal Agency if substantial existing vegetation is located within the buffer area and the strict enforcement of this section would result in the loss or damage to the existing vegetation, or would be impractical as determined by the Municipal Agency.
i. 
All plants shall be specified and planted according to the following requirements:
[Amended 2-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1883]
1. 
Where this chapter requires minimum tree size, the tree size shall be specified in an acceptable size range, showing the required minimum as the lower size in the range. Street trees required at a minimum 2 1/2 inch or four inch caliper shall be specified as 2 1/2 inch to three inch caliper or four inch to 4 1/2 inch caliper respectively. Evergreen trees required at a minimum six feet or eight feet height shall be specified at six feet to 10 feet in height or eight feet to 10 feet in height respectively.
2. 
All trees shall be of a full and symmetrical growth habit at time of planting and at time of release from performance and maintenance bonds. Street trees shall begin branching at a minimum height of eight feet, but no higher than 12 feet. Evergreen trees shall be full and symmetrical, and of a sufficient density that they provide a significant visual screening effect.
3. 
All plant material shall be nursery grown stock, and shall comply with the minimum requirements of the American Association of Nurserymen as Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
In all zones, for all site plans and subdivisions, the following provisions for trees and shrubs shall be included in addition to those provided in required buffer areas.
a. 
Trees.
1. 
The applicant shall provide a Tree Location and Preservation Plan which shall locate all existing trees as provided below. Such tree preservation plan shall include:
(a) 
For all areas of the site where soil disturbance or development is to occur, and within 30 feet of any such area, the location, type, and caliper of all existing trees with a caliper of six inches or greater measured at a height of one foot above the root crown;
(b) 
For all other areas of the subject site, the general location of and general description of existing trees, or wooded areas containing existing trees with a caliper of six inches or greater measured at a height of one foot above the root crown;
(c) 
Which of the above trees are to be saved, and measures to be taken to insure the survival of the trees to be saved during and after construction, including the limits of regarding within the area of the root crown, protection of root systems during construction, suggested trimming and maintenance prior to construction;
(d) 
No tree with a caliper of six inches or greater measured at a height of one foot above the root crown, shall be removed from a site unless it is replaced with: a similar tree four inches in caliper one foot above the root crown; two trees with a minimum 2 1/2 inch caliper one foot above the root crown; a donation of $350 to the Township of Ocean Shade Tree Fund.
(e) 
In the event that any tree, designated on an approved tree preservation plan to be preserved, dies or is removed within two years of the completion of construction, it shall be replaced by either: a similar tree four inches in caliper one foot above the root crown; or two trees with a minimum 2 1/2 inch caliper one foot above the root crown. Prior to replacement, the applicant shall submit a minor site plan application to the Municipal Agency for approval of the location of the new trees. The Municipal Agency may permit, in lieu of the replacement of the tree or trees, a donation of $350 to the Township of Ocean Shade Tree Fund for each tree which has died or been removed.
2. 
In all residential, commercial and industrial developments, a minimum of 15 trees shall be provided for each acre of development, excluding required buffer areas. No fewer than 30% of the trees shall be evergreen and no fewer than 30% of the trees shall be deciduous. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum height of six feet at planting. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum height of 15 feet at planting and a mature height of at least 30 feet. They shall be a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 inches measured at a height of one foot above the base of the tree at planting, except that a minimum of two deciduous trees per acre shall be not less than four-inch caliper measured 1% above the base of the tree.
Existing trees, saved or replace as part of a tree preservation plan under Subsection a1(d) above, may be included as part of the required trees, provided that the trees are not located in a required buffer area, and provided that, where the number of trees saved or replaced exceeds 15 per acre, the number of trees so saved is not reduced.
The number of trees provided shall be pro-rated for fractions of an acre, except that not less than one four-inch caliper deciduous tree shall be provided on any site.
Deciduous trees that do not have a mature height of 30 feet or greater may be substituted for the deciduous trees which are required in the above subsection provided that: two of the smaller trees shall be required for each one larger tree it replaces; and no more than five deciduous trees per acre shall be substituted for in this manner.
No less than 30% of the required trees shall be planted in the required front yard. There shall be no requirement for the mix of deciduous and evergreen trees to be planted in a front yard.
3. 
Street Tree Plantings. For all development, street trees shall be required to be planted along all street frontage except in a C-1 Zone. The minimum number of such trees shall total one tree for each 40 feet of frontage and shall not be located within the required sod area as described in this chapter. However, the Municipal Agency may waive the maximum spacing requirement and also permit the location of street trees within the required sod area in order to promote creative and aesthetically pleasing site design. Street trees shall meet the minimum size requirements of Subsection a2 above and shall be counted towards meeting the minimum requirement of 15 trees per acre as required in this subsection.
[Amended 8-21-1996 by Ord. No. 1746]
b. 
Shrubs. For residential dwellings, a minimum of one shrub shall be provided for each 50 square feet or fraction thereof of building coverage. A minimum of 50% of all shrubs shall be evergreen. For the purpose of this subsection, at least 50% of all shrubs shall have a mature height of not less than 30 inches, and no shrub shall have a mature height of less than 18 inches. All shrubs shall be in cans or balled and burlapped and shall have a minimum height or breadth of 18 inches at planting. Ground covers and plants with a mature height of less than 18 inches are permitted, but shall not be counted towards meeting the above minimum requirement.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
General Design Considerations.
1. 
There shall be an adequate, safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways, off-street parking and loading space.
2. 
Roads, pedestrian walks and open spaces shall be properly related to existing and proposed buildings and appropriately landscaped.
3. 
Buildings, parking areas and vehicular circulation shall be arranged so that pedestrian movement is not necessarily exposed to vehicular traffic.
4. 
Materials and design of paving, lighting fixtures, retaining walls, fences, curbs, benches, etc., shall be of good appearance and easily maintained.
5. 
The location and design of pedestrian walks should emphasize desirable views of new and existing development.
6. 
The maximum separation of private automobiles and service vehicles shall be provided through the use of separate service lanes, where reasonably possible.
7. 
Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to orderly arrangement, topography, landscaping, and ease of access, and shall be developed as an integral part of an overall site design.
b. 
Provision for Proper Drainage and Maintenance. All off-street parking, off-street loading, and service facilities shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulation in a safe manner while preventing damage to abutting properties and/or public streets. Except for single-family uses, they shall be surfaced with asphaltic, bituminous cement or other properly bound pavement which will assure a surface resistant to erosion. All paved parking and loading areas and drives for other than single family residential uses shall be curbed with concrete or belgian block curbing, a minimum of six inches high. Such drainage and materials shall be installed as required by the Municipal Agency and as recommended by the Municipal Engineer. All such areas shall be at all times maintained at the expense of the owners thereof, in a clean, orderly and dust-free condition.
c. 
Separation From Walkways and Streets. All off-street parking, off-street loading, and service areas shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets or alleys by curbing or other protective device where necessary as required by the Municipal Agency.
d. 
Private Walks Adjacent to Business Buildings. A walkway, if provided, adjacent to a business building shall be a minimum of four feet in width.
e. 
Size of Driveways.
1. 
For all uses other than single-family dwellings, a driveway, exclusive of curb return radii, shall be not less than 15 feet in width.
2. 
A curb return radius for a driveway at its entrance to a public street shall be a minimum of five feet for single-family residential uses and a minimum of 15 feet for all other uses.
3. 
For all uses other than single family residential uses, the maximum width of a driveway exclusive of curb return radii shall not exceed 30 feet. For single family uses, the maximum width of a driveway shall not exceed 20 feet.
f. 
Lighting. All outdoor lighting within the Township of Ocean, including that for off-street parking areas, and appurtenant drives and pedestrian ways shall conform with the requirements of § 21-46A.
[Amended 4-11-2011 by Ord. No. 2169]
g. 
Size of Loading Spaces. All required loading spaces shall be at least 14 feet in width, 55 feet in length and have a minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet. Additional space for maneuvering, depending on the arrangement of the loading facilities, shall be provided. Reductions in the space size may be made for certain uses, if adequately demonstrated by the applicant, as determined by the Municipal Agency.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Subdivisions shall be served by paved public streets and all new streets shall be graded and provided with an all weather base and pavement with an adequate crown in keeping with Township specifications and standards.
b. 
The arrangement of streets shall be such as to provide for the appropriate continuous extension of existing, mapped or potential streets.
c. 
No subdivision showing reserve strips controlling access to another area, either developed or undeveloped, shall be approved except where control and disposal of land comprising such strips has been given to the governing body after recommendation by the Planing Board.
d. 
Subdivisions that adjoin or include streets that do not conform to widths as shown on the Master Plan, Official Map, or the street width requirements of this chapter, shall dedicate additional width along one or both sides of said road. If the subdivision is along one side only, one-half of the required extra width shall be dedicated unless there is sufficient area available within the subdivision to permit the complete additional dedication without creating nonconforming or substandard lots. This additional dedication may be required by the Municipal Agency as a condition of approval.
e. 
The right-of-way width shall be measured from lot line to lot line. Right-of-way width and pavement width shall not be less than the following unless otherwise indicated on the Master Plan or Official Map:
Right-of-Way
Pavement Width
1.
Arterial streets
80 feet
60 feet
2.
Major streets
66 feet
40 feet
3.
Collector streets
60 feet
40 feet
4.
Minor streets
50 feet
30 feet*
Notes: The Municipal Agency may require a paved width of up to 36 feet for minor streets in areas of the Township where the prevailing paved width is 36 feet.
f. 
The pavement width of streets and the quality of surfacing and base materials shall adhere to the minimum standards set forth by the Township, County or State when said paving concerns roads under their jurisdiction and where such standards exist. Roads specifically serving industrial areas shall adhere to Township standards designed for the development of industrial uses and shall be sufficient to handle projected traffic and heavy trucking.
g. 
Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case shall be less than 60°. No more than two streets shall meet or intersect at any one point and the center lines of both intersecting streets shall pass through a common point. Measuring from this common point, two intersections shall be spaced at a minimum of 150 feet. The block corners at intersections shall be rounded at the curbline with a curve having a radius of 20 feet. No shrubbery, signs, trees, monuments or other visual obstructions over 2 1/2 feet in height, measured from the top of the curb directly opposite the object or planting, shall be permitted within the following sight triangles measured from the center line, point of intersection:
Major Street
Minor Street
1.
T-type intersection
200 feet
30 feet
2.
Full intersection with control
200 feet
30 feet
3.
Full intersection without control
200 feet
200 feet
Street or specimen shade trees are permitted within this triangle provided they are trimmed to a point at least eight feet above the maximum elevation of the road surface within the triangle. [Amended 3-15-2000 by Ord. No. 1851, 1-10-2001 by Ord. No. 1881]
h. 
Where streets have a reverse curve, a tangent of at least 100 feet in length between curves shall be required.
i. 
No street shall have a minimum grade of less than 3/4 of 1% which shall be defined to mean a vertical rise of 0.75 feet for each 100 feet of horizontal distance. No street shall have a maximum grade of more than 8%, which shall be defined to mean a vertical rise of eight feet for each 100 feet of horizontal distance. The maximum grade may be exceeded in exceptional cases to preserve unique topographical features as determined by the Municipal Agency.
j. 
All changes in grade where the grade differential is 1% or greater shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper sight distance, but not so great as to create drainage problems. Sight distance shall be at least:
1. 
600 feet for arterial streets.
2. 
400 feet for collector streets.
3. 
250 feet for minor streets.
k. 
The use of cul-de-sac streets shall be discouraged. When they are deemed necessary by the Municipal Agency, they shall be located so that they drain toward their entrances where practicable. The total length of the cul-de-sac shall be determined by good planning and engineering design and approved by the Municipal Agency. They shall provide a minimum turnaround radius of 50 feet which shall be tangent to the right side of the street where practicable.
l. 
All driveways and other off-street parking areas shall have driveway aprons in accordance with Chapter 8, Excavation and Construction in Public Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Ocean. Driveways resulting in the elimination of curbing along Township streets shall be prohibited.
m. 
Culs-de-sac, limited service or minor streets shall not intersect with major or secondary arterial roads. Driveway to single-family dwellings shall not open on arterial roads.
n. 
Street Names and Traffic Control Signs.
1. 
No street shall have a name which will duplicate or so nearly duplicate the name of an existing street that confusion results. The continuation of an existing street shall have the same name as the street of which it is a continuation. Curbline streets shall change their names only at street intersections or in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this chapter. The Municipal Agency shall have the right to approve or name streets within the proposed subdivision.
2. 
Street name signs meeting Township specifications as to size, material and location shall be installed at the intersection of all streets and at such places on curvilinear streets as noted below:
(a) 
At street intersections.
(b) 
When two roads intersecting at right angles are connected by a curve.
(c) 
At the peak of the curve connecting two parallel streets when the length of the streets exceeds the length of the loop.
3. 
Where traffic control signs are required or permitted under the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the proper Township, County or State office shall be informed of the proposed installation so that necessary action may be taken to legitimize such installation.
4. 
All street name and traffic control signs shall be installed free of visual obstructions.
o. 
Subdivisions abutting major or secondary arterial streets shall provide a marginal service road or reverse frontage with a buffer strip for planting, or some other means of separating through and local traffic as the Municipal Agency may deem appropriate. Minor streets shall not intersect collector streets at intervals more frequent than 500 feet whenever practical in the opinion of the municipal agency.
p. 
The minimum requirement for the surface of any street shall be in accordance with Chapter 8, Excavation and Construction in Public Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Ocean.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
The length, width or acreage of blocks shall be determined with due regard to the limitations and opportunities of topography and shall be such as to be sufficient to meet all the area, yard, and parking requirements for the proposed uses as expressed in the Zoning Ordinance as well as providing for convenient access, circulation control and safety to street traffic.
b. 
Side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved streets.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
Where the property to be developed is next to or includes a railroad right-of-way, suitable provisions shall be made for such things as road and pedestrian crossings, screening or buffer strips in accordance with this chapter, freight access, warning signals and signs in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Services, in recognition of the relationship between the railroad and the subdivision.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Curbs, gutters and stormwater drainage systems shall be provided along all streets in accordance with Chapter 8, Excavation and Construction in Public Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Ocean.
b. 
Curbs, gutters and stormwater drainage systems shall be adequate to handle the maximum water runoff from tributary lands.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Sidewalks shall be provided along both sides of all streets in accordance with Chapter 8 this revision on Excavation and Construction in Public Streets, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Ocean. Specific exemptions from this requirement detailed in Subsection 8-2.3 do not apply in the case of new streets in a new subdivision.
b. 
Sidewalks shall be located a minimum of one foot within the street right-of-way. It is preferred that sidewalk be located to maximize planting strip between sidewalk and curbs.
c. 
All sidewalks shall have a minimum slope of 1/4 inch per foot toward the curbline. This slope shall be consistent from the rear of the sidewalk to the top of the proposed or existing curb.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
No topsoil shall be permanently removed from areas intended for lawn or open space. Topsoil removed during the course of construction shall be redistributed within the tract so as to provide a minimum four-inch cover to all areas to be seeded, sodded, or planted with trees or shrubs. Surplus topsoil within a development tract which exceeds the needs of the developer by that particular subdivision or site shall be removed by the developer by that particular subdivision or site shall be removed by the developer to a storage location designated by the Township Engineer within the Township for the use by the Township as it may see fit. Such surplus topsoil is considered to be a natural resource of the Township and is not to be sold or transported by the developer or his agent out of the Township. If requested by the developer, and approved by the Township Engineer, surplus topsoil may be transferred to another project or subdivision within the Township which is under the control of the developer for use in that subdivision. All other surplus topsoil shall become the property of the Township for use or disposal as the Township may see fit.
Where additional topsoil must be added to a development in order to provide the minimum four-inch deep topsoil cover prior to sowing of seed or sod, or planting of trees or shrubs, such topsoil shall consist of natural fertile agricultural soil of good texture, free from subsoil and it shall be taken from an area which has never been stripped. Such topsoil shall be of uniform quality, free from roots, sods, rubbish, Japanese Beetle and other dangerous insect larvae and shall have come from arable areas with good normal drainage.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
Monuments shall be installed in compliance with the New Jersey Map Filing Law.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
A preliminary grading and drainage system shall be a part of the preliminary site plan or subdivision plat. It shall indicate a proposal for an adequate system of drainage structures to carry off and store or discharge the stormwater runoff and natural drainage water which originates not only within the property boundaries, but also that which originates beyond the property boundaries and flows across the boundaries of the subject property.
The Final drainage plan shall show a positive method to provide for subsurface disposal of sump pump discharges. Sump pumps shall not discharge into the gutter through curb openings, driveway aprons, or any other means. Where storm sewers are not available for a direct connection of the sump pump discharge hose, the developer will provide an auxiliary subsurface discharge facility for the purpose of conducting the sump pump discharge water to the storm sewer system.
1. 
The grading and drainage system shall be so designed that the peak flow rate of stormwater runoff and natural drainage leaving the site after development does not exceed the peak flow rate prior to development. Calculations showing the peal flow rate before and after development for two-year, ten-year, twenty-five-year and one-hundred-year storm events shall be submitted as part of the preliminary application.
b. 
The public improvement and utility plans and profiles shall show the final drainage plan and street profiles. They shall be prepared and submitted with the final plat after approval of the preliminary plat and drainage plan and calculations.
c. 
No stormwater runoff or natural drainage water shall be so diverted as to overload existing drainage systems or create flooding or the need for additional drainage structures on other private properties or public lands.
d. 
Existing or proposed ditches or brooks shall have a right-of-way offered to the Township for dedication for drainage purposes. Such right-of-way shall be shown on the drainage plan and on the final plat and shall be of sufficient width to include a fifteen-foot wide access strip adjacent to the ditch or brook bank top in addition to the width of the ditch or brook as measured from bank top to bank top.
e. 
Land subject to periodic or occasional flooding shall not be plotted for residential occupancy or for any other use which may endanger life or property or aggravate the flood hazard, either on the site or off-tract. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a developer from filling the land or constructing bulkheads or retaining walls, provided such work meets the requirements of the Township, the Township Engineer, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, or any other review agency which may have jurisdiction within the project area. All approvals must be obtained from such review agencies prior to final approval by the Township.
f. 
All stormwater management measures for a development regardless of use, including structural stormwater management strategies, detention basins, and other stormwater management facilities and stormwater collection and conveyance structures, shall be designed in accordance with and comply with the provisions of Subsection 21-55.14 of this chapter XXI, the Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Ocean, and the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-7 et seq. as applicable.
[Added 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
g. 
Development not defined as a 'major development', stormwater management measures shall only be developed to meet the stormwater runoff quality in Subsection 21-55.14d of this chapter
[Added 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
In any development easements along rear property lines, or elsewhere, for utility installations may be required. Such easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and located in consultation with the utility companies or Township departments concerned.
b. 
All public water, fire hydrants, storm sewers and sanitary sewer mains shall be installed in accordance with the specifications of the governmental authority, district, or utility company which has jurisdiction over a particular improvement.
c. 
A letter approving such a proposed installation and a statement of capability to provide service, including who will carry out the construction, signed by a responsible official of the governmental authority, district, or utility company concerned shall be directed to the Chairman of the Municipal Agency and shall be received prior to the signing of the final plat.
d. 
Utility extensions, including distribution and/or supply lines, required in connection with development applications and/or construction permits, shall be constructed underground. In all subdivisions and site plans, the developer shall, with the approval of the Township Engineer, arrange with all servicing utility companies for the installation and construction of the utilities' distribution and supply facilities, both on tract and off tract, to be underground. Electric distribution and supply facilities and telephone lines shall be constructed underground in accordance with the Standard Terms and conditions incorporated as a part of the Utility's Tariff for Electric and Telephone Service as the same at the time are on file with the State of New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners and shall submit to the Municipal Agency a copy of the written instruction from which utility evidencing compliance with this provision.
[Added 6-18-1992 by Ord. No. 1585]
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
As a condition of final approval, the Municipal Agency may require the payment of the developer's pro-rata share of the following off-site and off-tract improvements: street improvements, water system, sewerage, drainage facilities, recreation and education facilities and easements. Street improvements shall include, but are not limited to intersection improvements, approach street improvements, traffic control improvements, and such other improvements as may be required due to anticipated or projected increased traffic movements or counts resulting from the proposed subdivision or project.
a. 
Essential off-site and off-tract improvements may be required to be installed or a performance guarantee furnished in lieu thereof, with the total cost borne by the developer.
1. 
Where a development has no direct access to an improved street or public or private central water supply or central sanitary sewer and does not qualify for individual sewage disposal systems, the Municipal Agency may nevertheless grant final approval if the developer shall acquire and improve such street between the development and an existing improved street and, in the case of water/sewer system(s), if the developer shall acquire and improve such water and sanitary sewer connections between the development and existing facilities.
2. 
Where a development creates a demand for water supply and/or sewerage treatment beyond the capacity of the present facilities and causes the need for a new or expanded well, pump or storage tank for water supply and/or a new or expanded sewage treatment plant and ancillary equipment, the Municipal Agency may nevertheless grant final plat approval if the developer shall acquire land for, improve and dedicate such water and sewer facilities, all as approved by the Municipal Agency, governing body and serving utility company. Where such new or expanded facilities will have a capacity beyond the needs of the development, the cost to the developer shall be determined in accordance with Subsection b below.
3. 
Where drainage waters are diverted from the development into other drainage systems or onto other lands or streets and they are not adequate to accommodate the additional waters, the Municipal Agency may grant final approval if the developer shall acquire, improve and dedicate to the Township such enlarged, additional or new drainage facilities.
4. 
In lieu of the developer's performing such off-site and off-tract work, the developer may request and the governing body may enter into an agreement for such work to be performed by the Township or its contractors at the cost of the developer.
5. 
Where the Municipal Agency determines that off-site and off-tract improvements are essential to the development and the developer does not consent to the improvements, the application shall be denied, without prejudice, to a future application at such time as the conditions no longer apply.
b. 
Advisable Off-Site and Off-Tract Improvement. Where the Municipal Agency finds that off-site and off-tract improvements would be advisable, although not essential, and the improvements would promote the objectives of this chapter and can be most appropriately accomplished in connection with the development and particularly where the off-site and off-tract improvements would be required to be made as a local improvement by the Township, with the costs thereof to be assessed against all properties specially benefited thereby, including the property of the developer, the following provisions shall apply:
1. 
During the processing of the application the Municipal Agency shall refer its recommendations for off-site and off-tract improvements to the governing body.
2. 
If the governing body concurs, the Township Engineer shall determine the nature of the off-site and off-tract improvements, including the needs created by the applicant's proposed development and the then existing needs in the area, notwithstanding any work of the applicant.
3. 
The Township Engineer shall estimate the costs of such work, including all costs to be in any local improvement ordinance and those to be assessed to the developer and including costs for construction, engineering, any easement or right-of-way acquisition, legal work, advertising, contingencies, bonding and assessments.
4. 
If the governing body will not adopt a local improvement ordinance, the final development shall be designed accordingly, and the Municipal Agency shall proceed on that basis.
5. 
If a local improvement ordinance is adopted, the governing body shall proceed in the following manner:
(a) 
If sufficient funds are available for the initial appropriation, the governing body may appropriate such funds and adopt such ordinance.
(b) 
If sufficient funds are not available for the initial appropriation, the governing body may determine the anticipated amount that the lands of the applicant would be expected to be assessed.
(1) 
The amount determined by the governing body shall then be deposited by the applicant with the Township director of finance prior to final approval and prior to introduction of such local improvement ordinance.
(2) 
Such deposit shall be made concurrent with an agreement between the applicant and the Township concerning the uses of the deposit, which shall include the following stipulations: that said funds shall be used by the Township solely for the expenses of such off-site and off-tract improvements; that such deposit may be appropriated by the Township, with other funds of the Township, and may be commingled with other appropriated funds and expended by the Township in connection with such purposes; that, if such deposit is not used by the Township within a specified time agreed upon by the applicant, said funds shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of said agreement; that, upon completion of the work by the Township or its contractors, the properties specially benefited by such improvement shall be assessed as provided by law, including the property of applicant; that the applicant's deposit shall be credited against the assessment made upon applicant's property, whether or not applicant is then the owner thereof; and that if such deposit was less than the amount ultimately assessed against such property, then the owner(s) of said property shall pay the difference between the deposit and such assessment; or, if the deposit exceeded the amount assessed, the excess shall be refunded to the applicant, without interest.
(3) 
Where said off-site and off-tract improvements are found by the Municipal Agency to be advisable and important to the sound development of the site, but the developer is unwilling to make such deposit as specified above, then there shall be no final approval until funds become available for the initial appropriation required to adopt the local improvement ordinance.
6. 
The determination of the governing body whether or not to proceed toward the adoption of a local improvement ordinance shall be made within 30 days after the referral by the Municipal Agency, unless such time shall be extended with the consent of the applicant. If the determination is not made within the designated period, the Municipal Agency may proceed as if the governing body had determined that it would not adopt such local improvement ordinance.
c. 
All stormwater management measures for off-site and off-tract improvements regardless of use, including structural stormwater management strategies, detention basins and other stormwater management facilities and stormwater collection and conveyance structure, shall be designed in accordance with and comply with the provisions of Subsection 21-55.14 of the Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Ocean and the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-7 et seq.
[Added 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
[Added 2-28-2001 by Ord. No. 1884 as Court Cluster Development, deleted 12-11-2002 by 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346Ord. No. 1944, added 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055 as Stormwater Control]
a. 
Scope and purpose.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Policy statement. Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant reduction shall be achieved through the use of stormwater management measures, including green infrastructure best management practices (GI BMPs) and nonstructural stormwater management strategies. GI BMPs and low-impact development (LID) should be utilized to meet the goal of maintaining natural hydrology to reduce stormwater runoff volume, reduce erosion, encourage infiltration and groundwater recharge, and reduce pollution. GI BMPs and LID should be developed based upon physical site conditions and the origin, nature and the anticipated quantity, or amount, of potential pollutants. Multiple stormwater management BMPs may be necessary to achieve the established performance standards for water quality, quantity, and groundwater recharge.
2. 
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for "major development," as defined below in § 21-55.14b.
3. 
Applicability.
(a) 
This section shall be applicable to the following major developments:
(1) 
Nonresidential major developments; and
(2) 
Aspects of residential major developments that are not preempted by the Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21.
(b) 
This section shall also be applicable to all major developments undertaken by the Township of Ocean.
4. 
Compatibility with other permit and ordinance requirements. Development approvals issued pursuant to this section are to be considered an integral part of development approvals and do not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for activities regulated by any other applicable code, rule, act, or ordinance. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this section shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. This section is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinances, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law except that, where any provision of this section imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule or regulation, or other provision of law, the more restrictive provisions or higher standards shall control.
b. 
Definitions. 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. The definitions below are the same as or based on the corresponding definitions in the Stormwater Management Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8-1.2.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
CAFRA CENTERS, CORES OR NODES
Those areas with boundaries incorporated by reference or revised by the Department in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7-13.16.
CAFRA PLANNING MAP
The map used by the Department to identify the location of Coastal Planning Areas, CAFRA centers, CAFRA cores, and CAFRA nodes. The CAFRA Planning Map is available on the Department's Geographic Information System (GIS).
COMMUNITY BASIN
An infiltration system, sand filter designed to infiltrate, standard constructed wetland, or wet pond, established in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.2(c)14, that is designed and constructed in accordance with the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, or an alternate design, approved in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(g), for an infiltration system, sand filter designed to infiltrate, standard constructed wetland, or wet pond and that complies with the requirements of this section.
COMPACTION
The increase in soil bulk density.
CONTRIBUTORY DRAINAGE AREA
The area from which stormwater runoff drains to a stormwater management measure, not including the area of the stormwater management measure itself.
CORE
A pedestrian-oriented area of commercial and civic uses serving the surrounding municipality, generally including housing and access to public transportation.
COUNTY REVIEW AGENCY
An agency designated by the County Board of Commissioners to review municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s). The county review agency may either be:
1. 
A county planning agency; or
2. 
A county water resource association created under N.J.S.A. 58:16A-55.5, if the ordinance or resolution delegates authority to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinances.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Environmental Protection.
DESIGN ENGINEER
A person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
DESIGNATED CENTER
A state development and redevelopment plan center as designated by the State Planning Commission, such as urban, regional, town, village, or hamlet.
DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. In the case of development of agricultural land, development means any activity that requires a state permit, any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity not exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
DISTURBANCE
The placement or reconstruction of impervious surface or motor vehicle surface, or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation. Milling and repaving is not considered disturbance for the purposes of this definition.
DRAINAGE AREA
A geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving water body or to a particular point along a receiving water body.
EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOODS
Neighborhoods designated by the Urban Coordinating Council "in consultation and conjunction with" the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-69.
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED AREA
The following areas where the physical alteration of the land is in some way restricted, either through regulation, easement, deed restriction or ownership, such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened and endangered species sites or designated habitats, and parks and preserves. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA
An area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including, but not limited to, stream corridors, natural heritage priority sites, habitats of endangered or threatened species, large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest, steep slopes, and wellhead protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
A stormwater management measure that manages stormwater close to its source by:
1. 
Treating stormwater runoff through infiltration into subsoil;
2. 
Treating stormwater runoff through filtration by vegetation or soil; or
3. 
Storing stormwater runoff for reuse.
HUC 14 or HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 14
An area within which water drains to a particular receiving surface water body, also known as a "subwatershed," which is identified by a fourteen-digit hydrologic unit boundary designation, delineated within New Jersey by the United States Geological Survey.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
A surface that has been covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
INFILTRATION
The process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation.
LEAD PLANNING AGENCY
One or more public entities having stormwater management planning authority designated by the regional stormwater management planning committee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8-3.2, that serves as the primary representative of the committee.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
1. 
An individual development, as well as multiple developments that individually or collectively result in:
(a) 
The disturbance of one or more acres of land since February 2, 2004;
(b) 
The creation of 1/4 acre or more of regulated impervious surface since February 2, 2004;
(c) 
The creation of 1/4 acre or more of regulated motor vehicle surface since March 2, 2021; or
(d) 
A combination of Subsection 1b and c above that totals an area of 1/4 acre or more. The same surface shall not be counted twice when determining if the combination area equals 1/4 acre or more.
2. 
Major development includes all developments that are part of a common plan of development or sale (for example, phased residential development) that collectively or individually meet any one or more of Subsection 1a, b, c or d above. Projects undertaken by any government agency that otherwise meet the definition of "major development" but which do not require approval under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., are also considered major development.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Land vehicles propelled other than by muscular power, such as automobiles, motorcycles, autocycles, and low-speed vehicles. For the purposes of this definition, motor vehicle does not include farm equipment, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorized wheelchairs, go-carts, gas buggies, golf carts, ski-slope grooming machines, or vehicles that run only on rails or tracks.
MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACE
Any pervious or impervious surface that is intended to be used by motor vehicles and/or aircraft, and is directly exposed to precipitation, including, but not limited to, driveways, parking areas, parking garages, roads, racetracks, and runways.
MUNICIPALITY
Any city, borough, town, township, or village.
NEW JERSEY STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) MANUAL or BMP MANUAL
The manual maintained by the Department providing, in part, design specifications, removal rates, calculation methods, and soil testing procedures approved by the Department as being capable of contributing to the achievement of the stormwater management standards specified in this section. The BMP Manual is periodically amended by the Department as necessary to provide design specifications on additional best management practices and new information on already included practices reflecting the best available current information regarding the particular practice and the Department's determination as to the ability of that best management practice to contribute to compliance with the standards contained in this section. Alternative stormwater management measures, removal rates, or calculation methods may be utilized, subject to any limitations specified in this section, provided the design engineer demonstrates to the municipality, in accordance with § 21-55.14d6 of this section and N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(g), that the proposed measure and its design will contribute to achievement of the design and performance standards established by this section.
NODE
An area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating facilities and activities which are not organized in a compact form.
NUTRIENT
A chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, political subdivision of this state and any state, interstate or federal agency.
POLLUTANT
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.)], thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, groundwaters or surface waters of the state, or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
RECHARGE
The amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into the ground and is not evapotranspired.
REGULATED IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Any of the following, alone or in combination:
1. 
A net increase of impervious surface;
2. 
The total area of impervious surface collected by a new stormwater conveyance system (for the purpose of this definition, a "new stormwater conveyance system" is a stormwater conveyance system that is constructed where one did not exist immediately prior to its construction or an existing system for which a new discharge location is created);
3. 
The total area of impervious surface proposed to be newly collected by an existing stormwater conveyance system; and/or
4. 
The total area of impervious surface collected by an existing stormwater conveyance system where the capacity of that conveyance system is increased.
REGULATED MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACE
Any of the following, alone or in combination:
1. 
The total area of motor vehicle surface that is currently receiving water;
2. 
A net increase in motor vehicle surface; and/or
3. 
Quality treatment either by vegetation or soil, by an existing stormwater management measure, or by treatment at a wastewater treatment plant, where the water quality treatment will be modified or removed.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, mineral or 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.
SITE
The lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur or has occurred.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
STATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA (PA1)
An area delineated on the State Plan Policy Map and adopted by the State Planning Commission that is intended to be the focus for much of the state's future redevelopment and revitalization efforts.
STATE PLAN POLICY MAP
The geographic application of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan's goals and statewide policies, and the official map of these goals and policies.
STORMWATER
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN
An excavation or embankment and related areas designed to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration system), retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASURE
Any practice, technology, process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal nonstormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING AGENCY
A public body authorized by legislation to prepare stormwater management plans.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING AREA
The geographic area for which a stormwater management planning agency is authorized to prepare stormwater management plans, or a specific portion of that area identified in a stormwater management plan prepared by that agency.
STORMWATER RUNOFF
Water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.
TIDAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA
A flood hazard area in which the flood elevation resulting from the two-, ten-, or 100-year storm, as applicable, is governed by tidal flooding from the Atlantic Ocean. Flooding in a tidal flood hazard area may be contributed to, or influenced by, stormwater runoff from inland areas, but the depth of flooding generated by the tidal rise and fall of the Atlantic Ocean is greater than flooding from any fluvial sources. In some situations, depending upon the extent of the storm surge from a particular storm event, a flood hazard area may be tidal in the 100-year storm, but fluvial in more frequent storm events.
URBAN COORDINATING COUNCIL EMPOWERMENT NEIGHBORHOOD
A neighborhood given priority access to state resources through the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority.
URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONES
A zone designated by the New Jersey Enterprise Zone Authority pursuant to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60 et seq.
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA
Previously developed portions of areas:
1. 
Delineated on the State Plan Policy Map (SPPM) as the Metropolitan Planning Area (PA1), designated centers, cores or nodes;
2. 
Designated as CAFRA centers, cores or nodes;
3. 
Designated as Urban Enterprise Zones; and
4. 
Designated as Urban Coordinating Council Empowerment Neighborhoods.
WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE
A structure within, or adjacent to, a water, which intentionally or coincidentally alters the hydraulic capacity, the flood elevation resulting from the two-, ten-, or 100-year storm, flood hazard area limit, and/or floodway limit of the water. Examples of a water control structure may include a bridge, culvert, dam, embankment, ford (if above grade), retaining wall, and weir.
WATERS OF THE STATE
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams, wetlands, and bodies of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
WETLANDS or WETLAND
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as "hydrophytic vegetation."
c. 
Design and performance standards for stormwater management measures.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Stormwater management measures for major development shall be designed to provide erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity control, and stormwater runoff quality treatment as follows:
(a) 
The minimum standards for erosion control are those established under the Soil and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq., and implementing rules at N.J.A.C. 2:90.
(b) 
The minimum standards for groundwater recharge, stormwater quality, and stormwater runoff quantity shall be met by incorporating green infrastructure.
2. 
The standards in this section apply only to new major development and are intended to minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and water quantity in receiving water bodies and maintain groundwater recharge. The standards do not apply to new major development to the extent that alternative design and performance standards are applicable under a regional stormwater management plan or water quality management plan adopted in accordance with Department rules.
d. 
Stormwater management requirements for major development.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with § 21-55.14j.
2. 
Stormwater management measures shall avoid adverse impacts of concentrated flow on habitat for threatened and endangered species as documented in the Department's Landscape Project or Natural Heritage Database established under N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.147 through 13:1B-15.150, particularly Helonias bullata (swamp pink) and/or Clemmys muhlenbergii (bog turtle).
3. 
The following linear development projects are exempt from the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity requirements of § 21-55.14d16, 17 and 18:
(a) 
The construction of an underground utility line, provided that the disturbed areas are revegetated upon completion;
(b) 
The construction of an aboveground utility line, provided that the existing conditions are maintained to the maximum extent practicable; and
(c) 
The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or trail with a maximum width of 14 feet, provided that the access is made of permeable material.
4. 
A waiver from strict compliance from the green infrastructure, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity requirements of § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18 may be obtained for the enlargement of an existing public roadway or railroad; or the construction or enlargement of a public pedestrian access, provided that the following conditions are met:
(a) 
The applicant demonstrates that there is a public need for the project that cannot be accomplished by any other means;
(b) 
The applicant demonstrates through an alternatives analysis, that through the use of stormwater management measures, the option selected complies with the requirements of § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18 to the maximum extent practicable;
(c) 
The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements of § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18, existing structures currently in use, such as homes and buildings, would need to be condemned; and
(d) 
The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights to areas, including the potential to obtain through condemnation lands not falling under § 21-55.14d4(c) above within the upstream drainage area of the receiving stream, that would provide additional opportunities to mitigate the requirements of § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18 that were not achievable on-site.
5. 
Tables 1 through 3 below summarize the ability of stormwater best management practices identified and described in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual to satisfy the green infrastructure, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality and stormwater runoff quantity standards specified in § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18. When designed in accordance with the most current version of the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, the stormwater management measures found at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(f), Tables 5-1, 5-2 and 5-3, and listed below in Tables 1, 2 and 3 are presumed to be capable of providing stormwater controls for the design and performance standards as outlined in the tables below. Upon amendment of the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual to reflect additions or deletions of BMPs meeting these standards, or changes in the presumed performance of BMPs designed in accordance with the New Jersey Stormwater BMP Manual, the Department shall publish in the New Jersey Register a notice of administrative change revising the applicable table. The most current version of the BMP Manual can be found on the Department's website at https://njstormwater.org/bmp_manual2.htm.
6. 
Where the BMP tables in the NJ Stormwater Management Rule are different due to updates or amendments with the tables in this section the BMP Tables in the Stormwater Management Rule at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(f) shall take precedence.
Table 1
Green Infrastructure BMPs for Groundwater Recharge, Stormwater Runoff Quality, and/or Stormwater Runoff Quantity
Best Management Practice
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
Groundwater Recharge
Minimum Separation from Seasonal High-Water Table
(feet)
Cistern
0%
Yes
No
Dry well(a)
0%
No
Yes
2
Grass swale
50% or less
No
No
2(e)
1(f)
Green roof
0%
Yes
No
Manufactured treatment device(a) (g)
50% or 80%
No
No
Dependent upon the device
Pervious paving system(a)
80%
Yes
Yes(b)
No(c)
2(b)
1(c)
Small-scale bioretention basin(a)
80% or 90%
Yes
Yes(b)
No(c)
2(b)
1(c)
Small-scale infiltration basin(a)
80%
Yes
Yes
2
Small-scale sand filter
80%
Yes
Yes
2
Vegetative filter strip
60% to 80%
No
No
(Notes corresponding to annotations(a) through (g) follow Table 3.)
Table 2
Green Infrastructure BMPs for Stormwater Runoff Quantity
(or for Groundwater Recharge and/or Stormwater Runoff Quality with a Waiver or Variance from N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.3)
Best Management Practice
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
Groundwater Recharge
Minimum Separation from Seasonal High-Water Table
(feet)
Bioretention system
80% or 90%
Yes
Yes(b)
No(c)
2(b)
1(c)
Infiltration basin(b)
80%
Yes
Yes
2
Sand filter(b)
80%
Yes
Yes
2
Standard constructed wetland
90%
Yes
No
N/A
Wet pond(d)
50% to 90%
Yes
No
N/A
(Notes corresponding to annotations(b) through (d) follow Table 3.)
Table 3
BMPs for Groundwater Recharge, Stormwater Runoff Quality, and/or Stormwater Runoff Quantity
only with a Waiver or Variance from N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.3
Best Management Practice
Stormwater Runoff Quality TSS Removal Rate
Stormwater Runoff Quantity
Groundwater Recharge
Minimum Separation from Seasonal High-Water Table
(feet)
Blue roof
0%
Yes
No
N/A
Extended detention basin
40% to 60%
Yes
No
1
Manufactured treatment device(h)
50% or 80%
No
No
Dependent upon the device
Sand filter(c)
80%
Yes
No
1
Subsurface gravel wetland
90%
No
No
1
Wet pond
50% to 90%
Yes
No
N/A
Notes to Tables 1, 2, and 3:
(a)
Subject to the applicable contributory drainage area limitation specified at § 21-55.14d15(b);
(b)
Designed to infiltrate into the subsoil;
(c)
Designed with underdrains;
(d)
Designed to maintain at least a ten-foot-wide area of native vegetation along at least 50% of the shoreline and to include a stormwater runoff retention component designed to capture stormwater runoff for beneficial reuse, such as irrigation;
(e)
Designed with a slope of less than 2%;
(f)
Designed with a slope of equal to or greater than 2%;
(g)
Manufactured treatment devices that meet the definition of "green infrastructure" at § 21-55.14b;
(h)
Manufactured treatment devices that do not meet the definition of "green infrastructure" at § 21-55.14b.
7. 
An alternative stormwater management measure, alternative removal rate, and/or alternative method to calculate the removal rate may be used if the design engineer demonstrates the capability of the proposed alternative stormwater management measure and/or the validity of the alternative rate or method to the municipality. A copy of any approved alternative stormwater management measure, alternative removal rate, and/or alternative method to calculate the removal rate shall be provided to the Department in accordance with § 21-55.14f2. Alternative stormwater management measures may be used to satisfy the requirements at § 21-55.14d15 only if the measures meet the definition of "green infrastructure" at § 21-55.14b. Alternative stormwater management measures that function in a similar manner to a BMP listed at § 21-55.14d15(b) are subject to the contributory drainage area limitation specified at § 21-55.14d15(b) for that similarly functioning BMP. Alternative stormwater management measures approved in accordance with this subsection that do not function in a similar manner to any BMP listed at § 21-55.14d15(b) shall have a contributory drainage area less than or equal to 2.5 acres, except for alternative stormwater management measures that function similarly to cisterns, grass swales, green roofs, standard constructed wetlands, vegetative filter strips, and wet ponds, which are not subject to a contributory drainage area limitation. Alternative measures that function similarly to standard constructed wetlands or wet ponds shall not be used for compliance with the stormwater runoff quality standard unless a variance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.6 or a waiver from strict compliance in accordance with § 21-55.14d4 is granted from § 21-55.14d15.
8. 
Whenever the stormwater management design includes one or more BMPs that will infiltrate stormwater into subsoil, the design engineer shall assess the hydraulic impact on the groundwater table and design the site, so as to avoid adverse hydraulic impacts. Potential adverse hydraulic impacts include, but are not limited to, exacerbating a naturally or seasonally high-water table, so as to cause surficial ponding, flooding of basements, or interference with the proper operation of subsurface sewage disposal systems or other subsurface structures within the zone of influence of the groundwater mound, or interference with the proper functioning of the stormwater management measure itself.
9. 
Design standards for stormwater management measures are as follows:
(a) 
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to take into account the existing site conditions, including, but not limited to, environmentally critical areas; wetlands; flood-prone areas; slopes; depth to seasonal high-water table; soil type, permeability, and texture; drainage area and drainage patterns; and the presence of solution-prone carbonate rocks (limestone);
(b) 
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to minimize maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure proper functioning. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the outlet structure, as appropriate, and shall have parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars to the elevation of the water quality design storm. For elevations higher than the water quality design storm, the parallel bars at the outlet structure shall be spaced no greater than one- third the width of the diameter of the orifice or 1/3 the width of the weir, with a minimum spacing between bars of one inch and a maximum spacing between bars of six inches. In addition, the design of trash racks must comply with the requirements of § 21-55.14h3;
(c) 
Stormwater management measures shall be designed, constructed, and installed to be strong, durable, and corrosion resistant. Measures that are consistent with the relevant portions of the Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-7.3, 5:21-7.4, and 5:21-7.5 shall be deemed to meet this requirement;
(d) 
Stormwater management BMPs shall be designed to meet the minimum safety standards for stormwater management BMPs at § 21-55.14h; and
(e) 
The size of the orifice at the intake to the outlet from the stormwater management BMP shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
10. 
Manufactured treatment devices may be used to meet the requirements of this subsection provided the pollutant removal rates are verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and certified by the Department. Manufactured treatment devices that do not meet the definition of "green infrastructure" at § 21-55.14b may be used only under the circumstances described at § 21-55.14d15(d).
11. 
Any application for a new agricultural development that meets the definition of "major development" at § 21-55.14b shall be submitted to the Soil Conservation District for review and approval in accordance with the requirements at § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18 and any applicable Soil Conservation District guidelines for stormwater runoff quantity and erosion control. For purposes of this subsection, "agricultural development" means land uses normally associated with the production of food, fiber, and livestock for sale. Such uses do not include the development of land for the processing or sale of food and the manufacture of agriculturally related products.
12. 
If there is more than one drainage area, the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards at § 21-55.14d16, 17 and 18 shall be met in each drainage area, unless the runoff from the drainage areas converge on-site and no adverse environmental impact would occur as a result of compliance with any one or more of the individual standards being determined utilizing a weighted average of the results achieved for that individual standard across the affected drainage areas.
13. 
Any stormwater management measure authorized under the municipal stormwater management plan or ordinance shall be reflected in a deed notice recorded in the office of the County Clerk. A form of deed notice shall be submitted to the municipality for approval prior to filing. The deed notice shall contain a description of the stormwater management measure(s) used to meet the green infrastructure, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards at § 21-55.14d15, 16, 17 and 18 and shall identify the location of the stormwater management measure(s) in NAD 1983 State Plane New Jersey FIPS 2900 US feet or latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. The deed notice shall also reference the maintenance plan required to be recorded upon the deed pursuant to § 21-55.14j2(e). Prior to the commencement of construction, proof that the above required deed notice has been filed shall be submitted to the municipality. Proof that the required information has been recorded on the deed shall be in the form of either a copy of the complete recorded document or a receipt from the Clerk or other proof of recordation provided by the recording office. However, if the initial proof provided to the municipality is not a copy of the complete recorded document, a copy of the complete recorded document shall be provided to the municipality within 180 calendar days of the authorization granted by the municipality.
14. 
A stormwater management measure approved under the municipal stormwater management plan or ordinance may be altered or replaced with the approval of the municipality, if the municipality determines that the proposed alteration or replacement meets the design and performance standards pursuant to § 21-55.14d of this section and provides the same level of stormwater management as the previously approved stormwater management measure that is being altered or replaced. If an alteration or replacement is approved, a revised deed notice shall be submitted to the municipality for approval and subsequently recorded with the office of the County Clerk and shall contain a description and location of the stormwater management measure, as well as reference to the maintenance plan, in accordance with Subsection d13 above. Prior to the commencement of construction, proof that the above required deed notice has been filed shall be submitted to the municipality in accordance with Subsection d13 above.
15. 
Green infrastructure standards.
(a) 
This subsection specifies the types of green infrastructure BMPs that may be used to satisfy the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards.
(b) 
To satisfy the groundwater recharge and stormwater runoff quality standards at § 21-55.14d16 and 17, the design engineer shall utilize green infrastructure BMPs identified in Table 1 at § 21-55.14d6 and/or an alternative stormwater management measure approved in accordance with § 21-55.14d7. The following green infrastructure BMPs are subject to the following maximum contributory drainage area limitations:
Best Management Practice
Maximum Contributory Drainage Area
(acres)
Dry well
1
Manufactured treatment device
2.5
Pervious pavement systems
Area of additional inflow cannot exceed 3 times the area occupied by the BMP
Small-scale bioretention systems
2.5
Small-scale infiltration basin
2.5
Small-scale sand filter
2.5
(c) 
To satisfy the stormwater runoff quantity standards at § 21-55.14d18, the design engineer shall utilize BMPs from Table 1 or from Table 2 and/or an alternative stormwater management measure approved in accordance with § 21-55.14d7.
(d) 
If a variance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.6 or a waiver from strict compliance in accordance with § 21-55.14d4 is granted from the requirements of this subsection, then BMPs from Table 1, 2, or 3, and/or an alternative stormwater management measure approved in accordance with § 21-55.14d7 may be used to meet the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality, and stormwater runoff quantity standards at § 21-55.14d16, 17 and 18.
(e) 
For separate or combined storm sewer improvement projects, such as sewer separation, undertaken by a government agency or public utility (for example, a sewerage company), the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to areas owned in fee simple by the government agency or utility, and areas within a right-of-way or easement held or controlled by the government agency or utility; the entity shall not be required to obtain additional property or property rights to fully satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Regardless of the amount of area of a separate or combined storm sewer improvement project subject to the green infrastructure requirements of this subsection, each project shall fully comply with the applicable groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quality control, and stormwater runoff quantity standards at § 21-55.14d16, 17 and 18, unless the project is granted a waiver from strict compliance in accordance with § 21-55.14d4.
16. 
Groundwater recharge standards.
(a) 
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards for groundwater recharge as follows.
(b) 
The design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge calculations at § 21-55.14e, either:
(1) 
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the site and its stormwater management measures maintain 100% of the average annual preconstruction groundwater recharge volume for the site; or
(2) 
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the increase of stormwater runoff volume from preconstruction to post-construction for the two-year storm is infiltrated.
(c) 
This groundwater recharge requirement does not apply to projects within the urban redevelopment area, or to projects subject to Subsection d16(d) below.
(d) 
The following types of stormwater shall not be recharged:
(1) 
Stormwater from areas of high pollutant loading. High pollutant loading areas are areas in industrial and commercial developments where solvents and/or petroleum products are loaded/unloaded, stored, or applied, areas where pesticides are loaded/unloaded or stored; areas where hazardous materials are expected to be present in greater than "reportable quantities" as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 302.4; areas where recharge would be inconsistent with Department-approved remedial action work plan or landfill closure plan and areas with high risks for spills of toxic materials, such as gas stations and vehicle maintenance facilities; and
(2) 
Industrial stormwater exposed to source material. "Source material" means any material(s) or machinery, located at an industrial facility, that is directly or indirectly related to process, manufacturing or other industrial activities, which could be a source of pollutants in any industrial stormwater discharge to groundwater. Source materials include, but are not limited to, raw materials; intermediate products; final products; waste materials; by- products; industrial machinery and fuels, and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related to process, manufacturing, or other industrial activities that are exposed to stormwater.
17. 
Stormwater runoff quality standards.
(a) 
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards to control stormwater runoff quality impacts of major development. Stormwater runoff quality standards are applicable when the major development results in an increase of 1/4 acre or more of regulated motor vehicle surface.
(b) 
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to reduce the post-construction load of total suspended solids (TSS) in stormwater runoff generated from the water quality design storm as follows:
(1) 
80% TSS removal of the anticipated load, expressed as an annual average shall be achieved for the stormwater runoff from the net increase of motor vehicle surface.
(2) 
If the surface is considered regulated motor vehicle surface because the water quality treatment for an area of motor vehicle surface that is currently receiving water quality treatment either by vegetation or soil, by an existing stormwater management measure, or by treatment at a wastewater treatment plant is to be modified or removed, the project shall maintain or increase the existing TSS removal of the anticipated load expressed as an annual average.
(c) 
The requirement to reduce TSS does not apply to any stormwater runoff in a discharge regulated under a numeric effluent limitation for TSS imposed under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A, or in a discharge specifically exempt under a NJPDES permit from this requirement. Every major development, including any that discharge into a combined sewer system, shall comply with Subsection d17(b) above, unless the major development is itself subject to a NJPDES permit with a numeric effluent limitation for TSS or the NJPDES permit to which the major development is subject exempts the development from a numeric effluent limitation for TSS.
(d) 
The water quality design storm is 1.25 inches of rainfall in two hours. Water quality calculations shall take into account the distribution of rain from the water quality design storm, as reflected in Table 4, below. The calculation of the volume of runoff may take into account the implementation of stormwater management measures.
Table 4
Water Quality Design Storm Distribution
Time
(minutes)
Cumulative Rainfall
(inches)
Time
(minutes)
Cumulative Rainfall
(inches)
Time
(minutes)
Cumulative Rainfall
(inches)
1
0.00166
41
0.1728
81
1.0906
2
0.00332
42
0.1796
82
1.0972
3
0.00498
43
0.1864
83
1.1038
4
0.00664
44
0.1932
84
1.1104
5
0.00830
45
0.2000
85
1.1170
6
0.00996
46
0.2117
86
1.1236
7
0.01162
47
0.2233
87
1.1302
8
0.01328
48
0.2350
88
1.1368
9
0.01494
49
0.2466
89
1.1434
10
0.01660
50
0.2583
90
1.1500
11
0.01828
51
0.2783
91
1.1550
12
0.01996
52
0.2983
92
1.1600
13
0.02164
53
0.3183
93
1.1650
14
0.02332
54
0.3383
94
1.1700
15
0.02500
55
0.3583
95
1.1750
16
0.03000
56
0.4116
96
1.1800
17
0.03500
57
0.4650
97
1.1850
18
0.04000
58
0.5183
98
1.1900
19
0.04500
59
0.5717
99
1.1950
20
0.05000
60
0.6250
100
1.2000
21
0.05500
61
0.6783
101
1.2050
22
0.06000
62
0.7317
102
1.2100
23
0.06500
63
0.7850
103
1.2150
24
0.07000
64
0.8384
104
1.2200
25
0.07500
65
0.8917
105
1.2250
26
0.08000
66
0.9117
106
1.2267
27
0.08500
67
0.9317
107
1.2284
28
0.09000
68
0.9517
108
1.2300
29
0.09500
69
0.9717
109
1.2317
30
0.10000
70
0.9917
110
1.2334
31
0.10660
71
1.0034
111
1.2351
32
0.11320
72
1.0150
112
1.2367
33
0.11980
73
1.0267
113
1.2384
34
0.12640
74
1.0383
114
1.2400
35
0.13300
75
1.0500
115
1.2417
36
0.13960
76
1.0568
116
1.2434
37
0.14620
77
1.0636
117
1.2450
38
0.15280
78
1.0704
118
1.2467
39
0.15940
79
1.0772
119
1.2483
40
0.16600
80
1.0840
120
1.2500
(e) 
If more than one BMP in series is necessary to achieve the required 80% TSS reduction for a site, the applicant shall utilize the following formula to calculate TSS reduction:
R = A + B - (A x B)/100
Where:
R
=
total TSS percent load removal from application of both BMPs.
A
=
the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the first BMP.
B
=
the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the second BMP.
(f) 
Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce, to the maximum extent feasible, the post-construction nutrient load of the anticipated load from the developed site in stormwater runoff generated from the water quality design storm. In achieving reduction of nutrients to the maximum extent feasible, the design of the site shall include green infrastructure BMPs that optimize nutrient removal while still achieving the performance standards in § 21-55.14d16, 17 and 18.
(g) 
In accordance with the definition of "FW1" at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4, stormwater management measures shall be designed to prevent any increase in stormwater runoff to waters classified as "FW1."
(h) 
The Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:13-4.1(c)1 establish 300-foot riparian zones along Category One waters, as designated in the Surface Water Quality Standards at N.J.A.C. 7:9B, and certain upstream tributaries to Category One waters. A person shall not undertake a major development that is located within or discharges into a 300-foot riparian zone without prior authorization from the Department under N.J.A.C. 7:13.
(i) 
Pursuant to the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.2(j)3i, runoff from the water quality design storm that is discharged within a 300-foot riparian zone shall be treated in accordance with this subsection to reduce the post-construction load of total suspended solids by 95% of the anticipated load from the developed site, expressed as an annual average.
(j) 
The stormwater runoff quality standards do not apply to the construction of one individual single-family dwelling, provided that it is not part of a larger development or subdivision that has received preliminary or final site plan approval prior to December 3, 2018, and that the motor vehicle surfaces are made of permeable material(s), such as gravel, dirt, and/or shells.
18. 
Stormwater runoff quantity standards.
(a) 
This subsection contains the minimum design and performance standards to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts of major development.
(b) 
In order to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts, the design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff calculations at § 21-55.14e, complete one of the following:
(1) 
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that for stormwater leaving the site, post-construction runoff hydrographs for the two-, ten-, and 100-year storm events do not exceed, at any point in time, the preconstruction runoff hydrographs for the same storm events;
(2) 
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that there is no increase, as compared to the preconstruction condition, in the peak runoff rates of stormwater leaving the site for the two-, ten- and 100-year storm events and that the increased volume or change in timing of stormwater runoff will not increase flood damage at or downstream of the site. This analysis shall include the analysis of impacts of existing land uses and projected land uses assuming full development under existing zoning and land use ordinances in the drainage area;
(3) 
Design stormwater management measures so that the post-construction peak runoff rates for the two-, ten- and 100-year storm events are 50%, 75% and 80%, respectively, of the preconstruction peak runoff rates. The percentages apply only to the post-construction stormwater runoff that is attributable to the portion of the site on which the proposed development or project is to be constructed; or
(4) 
In tidal flood hazard areas, stormwater runoff quantity analysis in accordance with Subsection d18(b)(1), (2) and (3) above is required unless the design engineer demonstrates through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the increased volume, change in timing, or increased rate of the stormwater runoff, or any combination of the three will not result in additional flood damage below the point of discharge of the major development. No analysis is required if the stormwater is discharged directly into any ocean, bay, inlet, or the reach of any watercourse between its confluence with an ocean, bay, or inlet and downstream of the first water control structure.
(c) 
The stormwater runoff quantity standards shall be applied at the site's boundary to each abutting lot, roadway, watercourse, or receiving storm sewer system.
e. 
Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Stormwater runoff shall be calculated in accordance with the following:
(a) 
The design engineer shall calculate runoff using one of the following methods:
(1) 
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) methodology, including the NRCS Runoff Equation and Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph, as described in Chapters 7, 9, 10, 15 and 16, Part 630, Hydrology National Engineering Handbook, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. This methodology is additionally described in Technical Release 55 - Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds (TR-55), dated June 1986, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. Information regarding the methodology is available from the Natural Resources Conservation Service website at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1044171.pdf or at United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, 220 Davison Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873; or
(2) 
The Rational Method for peak flow and the Modified Rational Method for hydrograph computations. The Rational and Modified Rational Methods are described in "Appendix A-9 Modified Rational Method" in the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey, January 2014. This document is available from the State Soil Conservation Committee or any of the soil conservation districts listed at N.J.A.C. 2:90-1.3(a)3. The location, address, and telephone number for each soil conservation district is available from the State Soil Conservation Committee, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. The document is also available at http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/anr/pdf/2014NJSoilErosionControlStand ardsComplete.pdf.
(b) 
For the purpose of calculating runoff coefficients and groundwater recharge, there is a presumption that the preconstruction condition of a site or portion thereof is a wooded land use with good hydrologic condition. The term "runoff coefficient" applies to both the NRCS methodology above at § 21-55.14e1(a)(1) and the Rational and Modified Rational Methods at § 21-55.14e1(a)(2). A runoff coefficient or a groundwater recharge land cover for an existing condition may be used on all or a portion of the site if the design engineer verifies that the hydrologic condition has existed on the site or portion of the site for at least five years without interruption prior to the time of application. If more than one land cover has existed on the site during the five years immediately prior to the time of application, the land cover with the lowest runoff potential shall be used for the computations. In addition, there is the presumption that the site is in good hydrologic condition (if the land use type is pasture, lawn, or park), with good cover (if the land use type is woods), or with good hydrologic condition and conservation treatment (if the land use type is cultivation).
(c) 
In computing preconstruction stormwater runoff, the design engineer shall account for all significant land features and structures, such as ponds, wetlands, depressions, hedgerows, or culverts, that may reduce preconstruction stormwater runoff rates and volumes.
(d) 
In computing stormwater runoff from all design storms, the design engineer shall consider the relative stormwater runoff rates and/or volumes of pervious and impervious surfaces separately to accurately compute the rates and volume of stormwater runoff from the site. To calculate runoff from unconnected impervious cover, urban impervious area modifications as described in the NRCS Technical Release 55 - Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds or other methods may be employed.
(e) 
If the invert of the outlet structure of a stormwater management measure is below the flood hazard design flood elevation as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:13, the design engineer shall take into account the effects of tailwater in the design of structural stormwater management measures.
2. 
Groundwater recharge may be calculated in accordance with the following: the New Jersey Geological Survey Report GSR-32, A Method for Evaluating Ground-Water-Recharge Areas in New Jersey, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. Information regarding the methodology is available from the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual; at the New Jersey Geological and Water Survey website at https://www.nj.gov/dep/njgs/pricelst/gsreport/gsr32.pdf or at New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, 29 Arctic Parkway, PO Box 420 Mail Code 29-01, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.
f. 
Sources for technical guidance.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found in the documents listed below, which are available to download from the Department's website at http://www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/bmp_manual2.htm.
(a) 
Guidelines for stormwater management measures are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as amended and supplemented. Information is provided on stormwater management measures such as, but not limited to, those listed in Tables 1, 2, and 3.
(b) 
Additional maintenance guidance is available on the Department's website at https://www.njstormwater.org/maintenance_guidance.htm.
2. 
Submissions required for review by the Department should be mailed to: the Division of Water Quality, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Mail Code 401-02B, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.
g. 
Solids and floatable materials control standards.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Site design features identified under § 21-55.14d6 above, or alternative designs in accordance with § 21-55.14d7 above, to prevent discharge of trash and debris from drainage systems shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this subsection, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see § 21-55.14g1(b) below.
(a) 
Design engineers shall use one of the following grates whenever they use a grate in pavement or another 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; or
(2) 
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate has an area of no more than 7.0 square inches, or is no greater than 0.5 inch across the smallest dimension. 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 include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater system floors used to collect stormwater from the surface into a storm drain or surface water body.
(3) 
For curb-opening inlets, including curb-opening inlets in combination inlets, 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 7.0 square inches, or be no greater than 2.0 inches across the smallest dimension.
(b) 
The standard in Subsection g1(a) above does not apply:
(1) 
Where each individual clear space in the curb opening in existing curb-opening inlet does not have an area of more than 9.0 square inches;
(2) 
Where the municipality agrees that the standards would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets;
(3) 
Where flows from the water quality design storm as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:8 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:
(i) 
A rectangular space 4.625 inches long and 1.5 inches wide (this option does not apply for outfall netting facilities); or
(ii) 
A bar screen having a bar spacing of 0.5 inch.
(iii) 
Note that these exemptions do not authorize any infringement of requirements in the Residential Site Improvement Standards for bicycle-safe grates in new residential development [N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.18(b)2 and 5:21-7.4(b)1].
(4) 
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars, to the elevation of the water quality design storm as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:8; or
(5) 
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 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.
h. 
Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
[Amended 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
This section sets forth requirements to protect public safety through the proper design and operation of stormwater management basins. This section applies to any new stormwater management basin.
2. 
The provisions of this section are not intended to preempt more stringent municipal or county safety requirements for new or existing stormwater management basins. Municipal and county stormwater management plans and ordinances may, pursuant to their authority, require existing stormwater management basins to be retrofitted to meet one or more of the safety standards in § 21-55.14h3(a), (b), and (c) for trash racks, overflow grates, and escape provisions at outlet structures.
3. 
Requirements for trash racks, overflow grates and escape provisions.
(a) 
A trash rack is a device designed to catch trash and debris and prevent the clogging of outlet structures. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the outlet from the stormwater management basins to ensure proper functioning of the basins outlets in accordance with the following:
(1) 
The trash rack shall have parallel bars, with no greater than six-inch spacing between the bars;
(2) 
The trash rack shall be designed so as not to adversely affect the hydraulic performance of the outlet pipe or structure;
(3) 
The average velocity of flow through a clean trash rack is not to exceed 2.5 feet per second under the full range of stage and discharge. Velocity is to be computed on the basis of the net area of opening through the rack; and
(4) 
The trash rack shall be constructed of rigid, durable, and corrosion-resistant material and designed to withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
(b) 
An overflow grate is designed to prevent obstruction of the overflow structure. If an outlet structure has an overflow grate, such grate shall meet the following requirements:
(1) 
The overflow grate shall be secured to the outlet structure but removable for emergencies and maintenance.
(2) 
The overflow grate spacing shall be no less than two inches across the smallest dimension.
(3) 
The overflow grate shall be constructed and installed to be rigid, durable, and corrosion resistant and shall be designed to withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
(c) 
Stormwater management basins shall include escape provisions as follows:
(1) 
If a stormwater management basin has an outlet structure, escape provisions shall be incorporated in or on the structure. Escape provisions include the installation of permanent ladders, steps, rungs, or other features that provide easily accessible means of egress from stormwater management basins. With the prior approval of the municipality pursuant to § 21-55.14h3, a freestanding outlet structure may be exempted from this requirement;
(2) 
Safety ledges shall be constructed on the slopes of all new stormwater management basins having a permanent pool of water deeper than 2 1/2 feet. Safety ledges shall be comprised of two steps. Each step shall be four feet to six feet in width. One step shall be located approximately 2 1/2 feet below the permanent water surface, and the second step shall be located one foot to 1 1/2 feet above the permanent water surface. See § 21-55.14h5 for an illustration of safety ledges in a stormwater management basin; and
(3) 
In new stormwater management basins, the maximum interior slope for an earthen dam, embankment, or berm shall not be steeper than three horizontal to one vertical.
4. 
Variance or exemption from safety standard. A variance or exemption from the safety standards for stormwater management basins may be granted only upon a written finding by the municipality that the variance or exemption will not constitute a threat to public safety.
5. 
Safety ledge illustration.
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i. 
Requirements for a site development stormwater plan.
[Amended 1-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2113; 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Submission of site development stormwater plan.
(a) 
Whenever an applicant seeks municipal approval of a development subject to this section, the applicant shall submit all of the required components of the Checklist for the Site Development Stormwater Plan at § 21-55.14i3 below as part of the submission of the application for approval.
(b) 
The applicant shall demonstrate that the project meets the standards set forth in this section.
(c) 
The applicant shall submit 16 copies of the materials listed in the Checklist for Site Development Stormwater Plans in accordance with § 21-55.14i3 of this section.
2. 
Site development stormwater plan approval. The applicant's site development project shall be reviewed as a part of the review process by the municipal board or official from which municipal approval is sought. That municipal board or official shall consult the municipality's review engineer to determine if all of the checklist requirements have been satisfied and to determine if the project meets the standards set forth in this section.
3. 
Submission of site development stormwater plan. The following information shall be required:
(a) 
Topographic base map. The reviewing engineer may require upstream tributary drainage system information as necessary. It is recommended that the topographic base map of the site be submitted which extends a minimum of 200 feet beyond the limits of the proposed development, at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet or greater, showing two-foot contour intervals. The map as appropriate may indicate the following: existing surface water drainage, shorelines, steep slopes, soils, erodible soils, perennial or intermittent streams that drain into or upstream of the Category One waters, wetlands and floodplains along with their appropriate buffer strips, marshlands and other wetlands, pervious or vegetative surfaces, existing man-made structures, roads, bearing and distances of property lines, and significant natural and man-made features not otherwise shown.
(b) 
Environmental site analysis. A written and graphic description of the natural and man-made features of the site and its surroundings should be submitted. This description should include a discussion of soil conditions, slopes, wetlands, waterways and vegetation on the site. Particular attention should be given to unique, unusual, or environmentally sensitive features and to those that provide particular opportunities or constraints for development.
(c) 
Project description and site plans. A map (or maps) at the scale of the topographical base map indicating the location of existing and proposed buildings roads, parking areas, utilities, structural facilities for stormwater management and sediment control, and other permanent structures. The map(s) shall also clearly show areas where alterations will occur in the natural terrain and cover, including lawns and other landscaping, and seasonal high groundwater elevations. A written description of the site plan and justification for proposed changes in natural conditions shall also be provided.
(d) 
Land use planning and source control plan. This plan shall provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards of § 21-55.14c through e are being met. The focus of this plan shall be to describe how the site is being developed to meet the objective of controlling groundwater recharge, stormwater quality and stormwater quantity problems at the source by land management and source controls whenever possible.
(e) 
Stormwater management facilities map. The following information, illustrated on a map of the same scale as the topographic base map, shall be included:
(1) 
Total area to be disturbed, paved or built upon, proposed surface contours, land area to be occupied by the stormwater management facilities and the type of vegetation thereon, and details of the proposed plan to control and dispose of stormwater.
(2) 
Details of all stormwater management facility designs, during and after construction, including discharge provisions, discharge capacity for each outlet at different levels of detention and emergency spillway provisions with maximum discharge capacity of each spillway.
(f) 
Calculations.
(1) 
Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations for the predevelopment and post-development conditions for the design storms specified in § 21-55.14d of this section.
(2) 
When the proposed stormwater management control measures depend on the hydrologic properties of soils or require certain separation from the seasonal high-water table, then a soils report shall be submitted. The soils report shall be based on on-site boring logs or soil pit profiles. The number and location of required soil borings or soil pits shall be determined based on what is needed to determine the suitability and distribution of soils present at the location of the control measure.
(g) 
Maintenance and repair plan. The design and planning of the stormwater management facility shall meet the maintenance requirements of § 21-55.14j.
(h) 
Waiver from submission requirements. The municipal official or board reviewing an application under this section may, in consultation with the municipality's review engineer, waive submission of any of the requirements in § 21-55.14i3(a) through (f) of this section when it can be demonstrated that the information requested is impossible to obtain or it would create a hardship on the applicant to obtain and its absence will not materially affect the review process.
j. 
Maintenance and repair.
[Amended 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2063; 1-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2113; 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
1. 
Applicability. Projects subject to review as in § 21-55.14a3 of this section shall comply with the requirements of § 21-55.14j2 and 3.
2. 
General maintenance.
(a) 
The design engineer shall prepare a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development.
(b) 
The maintenance plan shall contain specific preventative maintenance tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment, debris, or trash removal; and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance (including replacement). The plan shall contain information on BMP location, design, ownership, maintenance tasks and frequencies, and other details as specified in Chapter 8 of the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as well as the tasks specific to the type of BMP, as described in the applicable chapter containing design specifics.
(c) 
If the maintenance plan identifies a person other than the property owner (for example, a developer, a public agency or homeowners' association) as having the responsibility for maintenance, the plan shall include documentation of such person's or entity's agreement to assume this responsibility, or of the owner's obligation to dedicate a stormwater management facility to such person under an applicable ordinance or regulation.
(d) 
Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred to the owner or tenant of an individual property in a residential development or project, unless such owner or tenant owns or leases the entire residential development or project. The individual property owner may be assigned incidental tasks, such as weeding of a green infrastructure BMP, provided the individual agrees to assume these tasks; however, the individual cannot be legally responsible for all of the maintenance required.
(e) 
If the party responsible for maintenance identified under § 21-55.14j2(c) above is not a public agency, the maintenance plan and any future revisions based on § 21-55.14j2(g) below shall be recorded upon the deed of record for each property on which the maintenance described in the maintenance plan must be undertaken.
(f) 
Preventative and corrective maintenance shall be performed to maintain the functional parameters (storage volume, infiltration rates, inflow/outflow capacity, etc.) of the stormwater management measure, including, but not limited to, repairs or replacement to the structure; removal of sediment, debris, or trash; restoration of eroded areas; snow and ice removal; fence repair or replacement; restoration of vegetation; and repair or replacement of nonvegetated linings.
(g) 
The party responsible for maintenance identified under § 21-55.14j2(c) above shall perform all of the following requirements:
(1) 
Maintain a detailed log of all preventative and corrective maintenance for the structural stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of the development, including a record of all inspections and copies of all maintenance-related work orders;
(2) 
Evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance plan at least once per year and adjust the plan and the deed as needed; and
(3) 
Retain and make available, upon request by any public entity with administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over the site, the maintenance plan and the documentation required by § 21-55.14j2(f) and (g) above.
(h) 
The requirements of § 21-55.14j2(c) and (d) do not apply to stormwater management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted by the municipality or another governmental agency, subject to all applicable municipal stormwater general permit conditions, as issued by the Department.
(i) 
In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health, or if it is in need of maintenance or repair, the municipality shall so notify the responsible person in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have 14 days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in a manner that is approved by the Municipal Engineer or his designee. The municipality, in its discretion, may extend the time allowed for effecting maintenance and repair for good cause. If the responsible person fails or refuses to perform such maintenance and repair, the municipality may immediately proceed to do so and shall utilize the funds from the stormwater management escrow agreement.
3. 
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the municipality in which the major development is located from requiring the posting of a performance or maintenance guarantee in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.
k. 
Escrow Account for Stormwater Management Maintenance and Repair.
1. 
Owner shall fund and maintain, and the Township of Ocean shall hold, a Balance of Escrow monies equal in amount (Escrow Principal) to the estimated cost of two annual Township inspections of the on-site stormwater management system plus the estimated cost of one year's routine maintenance as set forth in the Maintenance Manual for the Stormwater Management System appended hereto; these cost estimates and Escrow Principal being adjusted for all years of the life of this Agreement, beyond the first, in accordance with 'b' below. The following shall apply to the payment and/or disposition of Escrow monies:
(a) 
Owner shall deposit Escrow money with the Township in the amount required to raise its current Escrow Balance to equal the required Escrow Principal for the forthcoming calendar year on, or before, January 31 of each calendar year of the life of this Agreement. Additionally, Owner shall deposit ESCROW money with the Township within 30 days of notification by the TOWNSHIP, that its ESCROW BALANCE requires supplementation to be brought to the full value of the ESCROW PRINCIPAL for the present calendar year.
(b) 
The amount of the ESCROW BALANCE to be maintained (ESCROW PRINCIPAL) during any calendar year shall be adjusted annually, in January of the year, by multiplying the ESCROW PRINCIPAL of the prior calendar year by a multiplier equal to the greater of either:
1.03 or the ratio: (CPI-W Nov/CPI-W Nov-12)
where CPI-W is the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the New York-Northern NJ-Long Island (i.e., NY-NJ-CT-PA) area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor and the subscript "Nov" indicates the index for the November immediately prior to the adjustment while the subscript "Nov-12" indicates the index for the December 14 months prior to the adjustment.
(c) 
Escrow monies of OWNER may be used by the TOWNSHIP to pay or reimburse itself, its agents and/or its assigns, for any loss, cost or expense incurred in connection with actions authorized and taken under the terms of this AGREEMENT.
[Added 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2063]
l. 
Penalties. Any person(s) who erects, constructs, alters, repairs, converts, maintains, or uses any building, structure or land in violation of this section shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in § 21-65 of the Comprehensive Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Ocean.
[Amended 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2063; 12-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2346]
m. 
Fees for Inspections. Fees for inspection and management of stormwater detention and retention systems shall be as listed in Schedule I, Stormwater Management Fund Calculation, included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
The following is a list of items and details to be supplied with the various development applications which are submitted for approval to a Municipal Agency of the Township of Ocean. The following documents shall be provided for development application review. In some circumstances, additional information beyond these requirements may be required of the applicant by the Municipal Agency. Such additional items shall be provided promptly in order to facilitate prompt action on the part of the Municipal Agency. The Municipal Agency shall also have the right to waive certain details if a specific request is made by the applicant and agreed to by the agency. Surveys, the general plan, grading and utility plans, landscaping plans, architectural plans and elevations may be indicated on separate drawings and documents. The required items and details are primarily for the use of the Municipal Agency to establish criteria required to make decisions and recommendations. The following items shall be required.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564; 12-12-1992 by Ord. No. 1610]
The requirements herein shall not apply to applications for minor site plan that are presented to the Minor Site Plan Committee.
a. 
Title, key map location of development and the name and address of the owner of record and the applicant.
b. 
Certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and assessments are paid to date.
c. 
The proposed use or uses of the land and buildings.
d. 
Scale and graphic scale shall be indicated on every sheet.
e. 
North arrow, in same direction on all sheets.
f. 
A list of all variances and waivers being requested by the applicant.
g. 
Payment in full of all required application fees and establishment of any required escrow account.
h. 
A list of any required permits or applications required by any other governmental agency.
i. 
An affidavit of ownership of the subject property.
j. 
Proper completion of the appropriate application forms required by the Municipal Agency.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564; 12-12-1992 by Ord. No. 1610]
The requirements herein shall not apply to applications for minor site plan that are presented to the Minor Site Plan Committee.
a. 
Site plans shall be drawn by a New Jersey licensed surveyor, civil engineer, architect, landscape architect or municipal planner. Surveys can only be done by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor, and improvements to or adjacent to the site can only be done by a New Jersey licensed engineer or architect. Each professional shall sign the site plan and seal it.
b. 
Site plans should be presented at a scale no smaller than one inch equals 50 feet. All site plans shall be prepared using a conventional "engineer's scale." Architectural plans may be prepared utilizing an "architect's scale". The size of sheets should not exceed 36 inches by 24 inches.
c. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional 13 copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
d. 
A survey of the property prepared by a licensed surveyor of New Jersey, showing boundaries of properties, line of all existing streets and roads, easements, rights-of-way and areas dedicated to public use on or directly adjacent to the site. Also indicate on this sheet the north arrow, scale in feet and graphic scale, name and address and professional license number and seal of the person who prepared the survey.
e. 
Names of all owners of record of all adjacent properties with lot and block numbers, and parcel number, within 200 feet of the property.
f. 
A schedule of Zone requirements as well as what the application correspondingly proposes. Said schedule shall include, but not be limited to: total lot area, buildable lot area, lot width, lot frontage, lot depth, principal and accessory building setbacks, lot coverage, parking space size and numbers, and percentage of landscaped area.
g. 
Show existing and proposed buildings with dimensions, show the first floor elevations, and present and finished grade elevations at all corners and entrances. Existing buildings and structures to be removed are to be indicated.
h. 
Submit topographic map to delineate existing contours at two-foot intervals, up to 10 feet beyond property lines, as well as proposed grading and contours, floodplains, ponds, streams and drainage ditches, etc.
i. 
Show all wooded areas which are to be retained, as well as the location of all trees six inches or greater in diameter which are located within areas to be disturbed and within 30 feet of any area proposed to be disturbed. All six inch or greater diameter trees so indicated shall be identified as to diameter and species.
j. 
Indicate the location of all existing and proposed structures, i.e., walls, culverts, bridges, roadways, parking areas, etc., with grade elevations for each structure. Dimensions shall be shown on the plans for the size and location of each structure.
k. 
Indicate existing zones of the development site and of any different zones within 200 feet of the property.
l. 
The distance of the property line (measured along the center line of existing street abutting the property) to the nearest driveway and nearest intersection.
m. 
The boundaries of the property, building and setback lines, lines of existing streets, lots, reservations, easements and areas dedicated to public use. Dimensions shall be indicated on the plans for all of these items, where appropriate.
n. 
Indicate locations of all utility structures and lines, including telephone, power and light, water, sewer, gas, etc., whether privately or publicly owned, with manholes, pipe sizes, grades, inverts and directions of flow. The location of fire prevention facilities including service lines, hydrants, Siamese connections, automatic sprinkler systems, fire zones, "no parking" fire zones and pavement and wall signs shall be shown.
o. 
A Stormwater Management Plan as required under Subsection 21-55.14.
[Amended 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
p. 
A sedimentation and erosion control plan as required by the Freehold Soil Conservation District.
q. 
Show, on a key map, contiguous lots owned by the applicant or owner of record, or in which the applicant has a direct interest.
r. 
Indicate all means of vehicular ingress and egress to and from the site onto public streets, showing the size and location of driveways, curb cuts and curbing, sight lines and radii. All items shall be dimensioned.
s. 
Show the design of off-street parking areas. All parking spaces, setbacks of parking areas, and aisle widths shall be dimensioned.
t. 
Show and dimension any truck loading and unloading zones, platforms and docks.
u. 
Indicate and dimension trash disposal and recyclable materials storage areas.
v. 
Show provisions for screening of equipment and storage areas, attached or separate from buildings.
w. 
Indicate all existing or proposed exterior lighting (free-standing and/or on building) for size, nature of construction, lumens, heights, area and direction of illumination, footcandles produced, as well as the time controls proposed for outdoor lighting and display.
x. 
Note all existing and proposed signs. Architectural drawings of all signs are required. The location of all signs shall be dimensioned on the plans.
y. 
Indicate locations, dimensions and construction of all pedestrian walkways and sidewalks on or directly adjacent to the site.
z. 
A landscape plan.
aa. 
Improvements to adjoining streets and roads, and traffic control devices necessary in streets or highways. Acceleration and deceleration lanes, paving, land dedication or acquisition for roads should be shown.
bb. 
Copies of any easements, covenants and deed restrictions intended to cover any of the development site should be submitted.
cc. 
Preliminary architectural drawings, including floor plans, basement plans, and elevations of any new or altered (including facade alterations) buildings or structures.
dd. 
Appropriate places for signatures and date of approval of the Township Engineer, Chairman and Secretary of the Municipal Agency.
ee. 
A minimum of one soil boring shall be taken on all sites up to one acre in area with one additional boring for each additional acre or portion thereof. The borings shall be taken at representative locations on site to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer. If stormwater recharge or detention facilities are proposed, a boring shall be taken at the location of the proposed facility, said borings being included in the total count of required borings. Representative borings shall be made to a minimum depth of 10 feet. Borings in recharge or detention areas shall be to a minimum depth of 20 feet below finished surface grade or five feet below the bottom of the proposed facility, whichever is deeper. Boring logs shall be submitted as part of the site plan.
ff. 
A written description of the proposed operations in the buildings including the number of employees or members; the number of square feet of enclosed building space, the proposed number of shifts to be worked and the maximum number of employees on each shift; expected truck and tractor-trailer traffic; emission of noise, glare, air and water pollution; safety hazards; and anticipated expansion plans incorporated in the building design.
gg. 
The completion of the Green Development Checklist which was approved by the Township of Ocean Governing Body via Resolution No. 21-177 on September 9, 2021. This Checklist is mandatory, however, compliance with the Checklist items is not a condition of approval. This checklist will assure that further commercial and civic development is consistent with the Township of Ocean's desire to create a more sustainable community.
[Added 12-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2373]
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
Final site plan details are primarily a refinement of the preliminary details by providing final engineering and architectural information which will be classified as site plan construction details.
a. 
All items and details required on the preliminary site plan with complete accuracy.
b. 
Evidence that all taxes and assessments against the site have been paid.
c. 
If any changes from the preliminary site plan have been made, submit an approved preliminary site plan showing those changes highlighted.
d. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional 13 copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
A marked up copy of the previously approved plan showing all proposed changes shall be submitted. Upon approval of the amended site plan by the municipal agency, the applicant shall submit a final revised site plan properly signed and sealed.
b. 
Site plans should be presented at a scale no smaller than one inch equals 50 feet. All site plans shall be prepared using a conventional "engineer's scale." Architectural plans may be prepared utilizing an "architect's scale". The size of sheets should not exceed 36 inches by 24 inches.
c. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional five copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
d. 
All taxes and assessments on the property shall be paid.
[Deleted 2-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1883, Items and Details Required for All Minor Subdivision Applications]
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 2-14-2001 by Ord. No. 1883, 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
Items and details required for all minor subdivisions and preliminary major subdivision applications shall include:
a. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional 13 copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
b. 
All plans should be presented at a scale no smaller than one inch equals 50 feet. All site plans shall be prepared using a conventional "engineer's scale." Architectural plans may be prepared utilizing an "architect's scale". The size of sheets should not exceed 36 inches by 24 inches.
c. 
The general location of facilities, site improvements, and lot layouts prepared, signed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, surveyor, planner or architect.
d. 
The design and construction details of any public improvements including street pavements, curbs, sidewalks, sanitary sewage and storm drainage facilities. This plan shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer only.
e. 
The location of the proposed site and approximate area of the subdivision in relation to the entire Township.
f. 
A Title block, including:
1. 
Name and location of the project.
2. 
Name of firm who prepared the plan.
3. 
Full name of professional engineer, surveyor, architect or planner.
4. 
The title Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, Architect or Professional Planner.
5. 
License or certificate number, handwritten signature, seal, and date signed and sealed.
6. 
If the project includes the work of any other licensed professional, not under the immediate supervision of the principal engineering firm, a subtitle block of that professional firm or individual must appear on all plans involving that profession.
g. 
Name, address, block and lot of all property owners within 200 feet of the extreme limits of the subdivision.
h. 
Acreage of tract to be subdivided to the nearest 10th of an acre. For sites less than one acre, the square footage of the tract to be subdivided to the nearest square foot.
i. 
Proposed number of lots or dwelling units and type.
j. 
Sufficient elevations or contours to determine the general slope and natural drainage of the land to points extending 50 feet beyond the subdivision boundary.
k. 
Subdivision boundary line or lines (heavy solid line).
l. 
The location of all wooded areas which are to be retained, as well as the location of all trees six inches or greater in diameter which are located within areas to be disturbed and within 30 feet of any area proposed to be disturbed. All six inch or greater diameter trees so indicated shall be identified as to diameter and species.
m. 
Street rights-of-way of the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries, including:
1. 
Name of each street.
2. 
Location, right-of-way and pavement widths.
3. 
Center line elevation at intersections and other critical points.
4. 
Typical cross-sections and center line profiles for all proposed new streets.
n. 
All other rights-of-way, easements, covenants and deed restrictions in the subdivision and directly adjacent to its boundaries, including:
1. 
Identification and description of the right-of-way, easement, covenant, or deed restriction.
2. 
Location and width.
3. 
Restrictions of use, if any.
o. 
A Stormwater Management Plan as required under Subsection 21-55.14.
[Amended 10-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2055]
p. 
The location of all other utility structures including but not limited to, water lines and sanitary sewers on the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries.
q. 
Marshes, ponds, streams, wetlands and land subject to periodic flooding in the subdivision and within 50 feet of its boundaries, showing the location and area covered and indicating apparent high water level.
r. 
The location of existing exceptional natural features such as, but not limited to, rock formations, and slopes exceeding 12% to the proper scales both within and adjacent to the proposed site.
s. 
Lot layout, including:
1. 
Lot lines and dimensions of each lot to the nearest foot.
2. 
Front building setback lines (dashed) and their dimensions from the street.
3. 
Existing zoning and boundaries thereof. If the entire subdivision and lands within 200 feet of its boundaries are totally contained within one zone, this information may be shown in the key map.
4. 
Identification of lots or parcels of land to be reserved or dedicated to public use, if any.
5. 
Easements and restricted areas with notation as to purpose of restrictions.
t. 
Buildings and other structures located on/or within the parcel to be subdivided and 50 feet of its boundaries. Setbacks of all principal and accessory buildings and structures shall be dimensioned on the plat.
u. 
Soil boring information which shall contain the following data and be certified by a professional engineer.
1. 
Date, location and soil profile of all soil borings, including ground water elevation. One boring shall be required for each acre to be subdivided.
2. 
Locations shall include critical conditions and areas where drainage structures requiring seepage are to be constructed.
3. 
Soil borings are to be taken to a minimum of 10 feet below existing or proposed grade, whichever is deeper. A minimum of one additional soil boring shall be taken for each stormwater retention or detention basin proposed within the subdivision, said boring being taken to a minimum depth of 10 feet below the proposed bottom elevation of the basin.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
Items and details required for the submission of final subdivision applications shall include all requirements for applications for preliminary approval as well as the following:
a. 
A final subdivision map, showing metes and bounds of the subdivision and all lots and parcels within the subdivision, prepared, signed, and sealed by a licensed land surveyor. The final plat shall be drawn in ink on Mylar at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 50 feet and in compliance with all the requirements of the New Jersey Map Filing Law and for filing a map with the County Recording Officer and shall be designed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The final plat shall be accompanied by the same information required for preliminary approval in addition to the following:
1. 
Each block and lot shall be numbered in conformity to existing Tax Map procedures.
2. 
The building address number for each proposed building lot of the subdivision in accordance with existing Township building address numbering requirements and regulations based on the width of lots of the subdivision as required by the Zoning Ordinance of the Township.
3. 
Bearings and distances of all lot lines, and radii, are distances and central angles of all curves. All distances shall be calculated and shown to the nearest one hundredth of a foot.
4. 
Proposed final contours at two-foot intervals extending to 25 feet beyond the boundary of the subdivision. Existing contours at five-foot intervals must be shown extending 25 feet beyond the boundary of the subdivision.
5. 
Certification that the applicant is agent or owner of the land, or that the owner has given consent under an option agreement for the dedication of streets, alleys, easements and other rights-of-way and any lands for public use.
6. 
At least one corner shall be tied into a U.S.G.S. benchmark. The reference meridian (north arrow) shall be identified as true or magnetic. Monuments, lot corners and other survey points shall be located and described.
7. 
When approval of plat is required by an officer or body of the County or State, approval shall be certified on the plat.
b. 
Final engineering plans and utility plans, prepared by a licensed professional engineer, at the same scale and as required on the preliminary plat.
c. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional 13 copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Initial submission shall consist of a total of three copies of all plans and application forms. Once an application is deemed complete, in compliance with the Municipal Land Use Law, an additional eight copies of all plans and application forms shall be submitted prior to 21 days before the public hearing on the application. All plans shall be folded to a size not to exceed 10 inches by 14 inches.
b. 
Certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and assessments are paid to date.
[Added 12-12-1992 by Ord. No. 1610, amended 11-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1716]
a. 
Original and six copies of the application forms, signed and notarized;
b. 
Owners consent for the application to be made if the applicant is not the owner of the subject site;
c. 
Application fee and escrow fees, if required, paid;
d. 
Certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes are paid to date;
e. 
Seven copies of a survey of the property or a previously approved site plan showing the following:
1. 
Boundaries of the property;
2. 
Lines of all currently existing buildings, streets, roads, drives, parking areas, reservations, easements, rights-of-way, and areas dedicated to public use;
3. 
Location of all proposed buildings, structures, and/or improvements with spot elevations as necessary;
4. 
Architectural elevations for any changes to the building facade, roofline, or extension;
5. 
Name, address, professional license number, and seal of the preparer of the plan or survey if, in the opinion of the Planning Administrator, a sealed plan is required.
All plans must be collated, stapled, and folded to a dimension not the exceed 10 inches x 12 inches.
f. 
Written description of the proposed operation of the site; and
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1751]
An Itemized Performance Guarantee Estimate shall be prepared by the Township Engineer setting forth all requirements for improvements as fixed by the Municipal Agency and their estimated cost in connection with those site plans, subdivisions, and single lot development requiring public improvements. The governing body shall pass a resolution either approving or adjusting this performance guarantee estimate. The Township shall provide a copy of the performance guarantee estimate and resolution to the applicant for use in obtaining and posting said guarantee.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1751]
The developer shall present two copies of the performance guarantee for approval as to form and substance by the Township Attorney for which the owner or developer shall pay the Township such an amount as to cover the costs of preparation of the developer's agreement and review of the performance guarantee. A copy of the Itemized Performance Guarantee Estimate shall be appended to each performance guarantee posted by the obligor.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1751]
a. 
The performance guarantee and subsequent maintenance guarantee shall be in such form and amounts as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53, of the Municipal Land Use Law. 10% of the amount of the approved performance guarantee estimate shall be deposited by the developer in cash with the Township of Ocean. The remaining 90% shall be in the form of a performance bond, cash or letter of credit, in which the subdivider shall be principal. If a bond is posted, the bond must be provided by an acceptable surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey. Any security as may be permitted by the Municipal Land Use Law and accepted by the Township of Ocean must be approved by the Township Attorney.
The amount of performance guarantee, the amount of the maintenance guarantee, time extensions, and courses of action of the Township either upon completion of the subdivision or upon failure to complete the subdivision shall be in accordance with Section 40:55D-53 of the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Law.
b. 
In situations where a development only creates one buildable residential lot, the performance guarantee to be submitted to the Township need only be 30% of the full amount of the performance guarantee requirements set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law and applicable Township ordinances providing said performance guarantee is in the form of cash for the full 30%.
[Amended 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2063]
c. 
Performance guarantees relative to any and all sanitary sewer construction shall be posted separately with the Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
All improvements and utility installation shall be inspected during the time of their installations under the supervision of the Township Engineer to insure satisfactory completion. The cost of said inspection shall be the sole responsibility of the developer and the fees in connection therewith are set forth under this chapter.
a. 
In no case shall any paving work including seal coats be done without permission from the Township Engineer prior to any such construction so that a representative of the Township Engineer's Office may be present at the time the work is to be done.
[Amended 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1748]
b. 
The Township Engineer's Office shall be notified prior to each of the following phases of work having been completed so that he or a qualified representative may inspect the work:
1. 
Road subgrade.
2. 
Storm drainage facilities.
3. 
Curb and gutter forms.
4. 
Curb and gutters.
5. 
Driveways.
6. 
Road paving prior to each course of pavement and seal coat.
7. 
Sidewalk forms.
8. 
Sidewalks.
9. 
Drainage pipes and other drainage structures before back filling.
10. 
Shade trees and planting strips.
11. 
Street name signs.
12. 
Streetlighting.
13. 
Monuments.
The Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority shall be notified prior to the construction of any portion of the sanitary sewer system so that an authorized representative of the Sewerage Authority Engineer may inspect the work.
[Amended 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1748]
c. 
A final inspection of all improvements and utilities will be made to determine whether the work is satisfactory and in agreement with the approved final plat drawings and the Township specifications. The general condition of the site shall also be considered. Upon a satisfactory final inspection report, action will be taken to release the performance guarantee covering such improvements and utilities.
d. 
Inspection by the Township of Ocean of the installation of improvements and utilities by the developer shall not operate to subject the Township of ocean to liability for claims, suits or liability of any kind that may at any time arise because of defects or negligence, during construction, or at any time thereafter; it being recognized that the responsibility to maintain safe conditions at all times during construction and to provide proper utilities and improvements is upon the developer and his contractors, if any.
e. 
After completing the construction of the public improvements covered by the performance guarantee, the developer shall prepare a set of the approved public improvement and utility plans and the profiles amended to read "as constructed". The developer shall send a certified letter to the Township Clerk as required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53, requesting a release of the performance guarantee. The Township Clerk shall forward this request to the Township Engineer. The Township Engineer shall report to the governing body on the condition of the work and recommend that the performance guarantee be released, reduced, extended or declared in default.
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1751]
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564, amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1751]
After completing the construction of the improvements as required under this chapter, and prior to the acceptance of any streets by the Township of Ocean for maintenance, the developer owner shall file with the municipality a maintenance guarantee in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit, or such other security as may be permitted by the Municipal Land Use Law and accepted by the Township of Ocean, that all improvements will remain in a satisfactory condition for a period of two years. The amount of such guarantee shall be established by the governing body acting on the advice of the Township Engineer and the form thereof shall be approved by the Township Attorney, but shall not exceed 15% of the total performance guarantee estimate, including amendments thereto.
[Adopted 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 1564]
a. 
Procedure. The developer shall file with the governing body a comprehensive general liability insurance policy at the same time as he files his performance guarantee. The Township Attorney shall approve the policy for form. The policy shall be of the same term as the performance guarantee and shall be extended in conformance with any extension of the performance guarantee.
b. 
Coverage. The policy shall insure the Township of Ocean and the developer and shall cover all operations in the development involving existence and maintenance of property and buildings and contracting operations of every nature including all public improvements. Said policy shall have limits of liability of $500,000 for bodily injury to each person and $1,000,000 liability on the aggregate, for each accident, and property liability of $50,000 for each accident and $100,000 aggregate property damage liability.