[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21A:2-1; Ord. 6PSF-E, 12-17-2014]
As used in this Title:
APPLICANT
Shall mean a person, partnership, public or private corporation, public or municipal agency or other entity requesting permission to engage in a land disturbing activity.
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Shall mean a proposed subdivision of land, site plan, special exemption, zoning variance, planned unit development or building permit.
CENTRAL PERMIT OFFICE
Shall mean office established pursuant to Section 7:1-5.
CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD
Shall mean the Municipal Planning Board established pursuant to the provisions of Title II, Administration, Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 2:2-102, Central Planning Board.
[Amended 1-8-2020 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A, 01-08-2020]
CITY
Shall mean the City of Newark.
CRITICAL AREA
Shall mean a sediment-producing, erodible or severely eroded area.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Shall mean an administrative department of the Newark municipal government established pursuant to Section 2:8-1 et seq.
DIRECTOR
Shall mean Director of the Department of Engineering as appointed by the Mayor, and who may appoint an authorized agent to act in his/her behalf.
EROSION
Shall mean detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.
EXCAVATION or CUT
Shall mean any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
LAND
Shall mean any ground, soil or earth including marshes, swamps, drainage ways, and areas not permanently covered by water within the municipality.
LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY
Shall mean any activity involving clearing, grading, transporting, filling, excavating, stripping or any other activity which exposes land to the danger of erosion.
MULCHING
Shall mean the application of plant residue or other suitable materials to land surfaces to conserve moisture, stabilize soil and promote plant cover.
NATURAL GROUND COVER
Shall mean the original vegetation and trees on the proposed site before clearing, grading, stripping, excavating, filling or other land disturbing activity.
PERMIT
Shall mean an authorization issued by the Director of Engineering to perform work under this Title.
PROJECT
Shall mean the disturbance of more than 5,000 square feet of surface area of land (1) for the accommodation of construction for which the City of Newark Uniform Construction Code [Title VII] would require a construction permit, excepting the activities exempted under Section 28:6-2; (2) for the demolition of one or more structures; (3) for the construction of a parking lot; (4) for the construction of a public facility for which the State Uniform Construction Code would require a municipal construction permit.
SEDIMENT
Shall mean solid mineral and organic material subject to weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, transportation and deposition by water, wind, ice or gravity.
SEDIMENT BASIN
Shall mean a depression formed by excavation and/or by the construction of a barrier or dike built at suitable locations to retain rock, sand, gravel, silt or other material.
SITE
Shall mean any plot, parcel or parcels of land.
SOIL
Shall mean all unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Shall mean a governmental subdivision of this State, which encompasses this City, organized in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S. 4:24-7 et seq.
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
Shall mean a plan which fully details necessary land treatment measures including a time schedule for installation, that effectively minimizes soil erosion and sedimentation. Such measures shall be in accordance with standards adopted by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
STANDARDS
Shall mean standards as defined in "Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey" as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Shall mean an agency of the State established in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S. 4:24-3.
STRIPPING
Shall mean any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated or otherwise stabilized soil surfaces including tree removal, clearing and grubbing operations.