[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 21A:2-1; Ord.
6PSF-E, 12-17-2014]
As used in this Title:
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.
Shall mean a proposed subdivision of land, site plan, special
exemption, zoning variance, planned unit development or building permit.
Shall mean office established pursuant to Section 7:1-5.
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]
Shall mean the City of Newark.
Shall mean a sediment-producing, erodible or severely eroded
area.
Shall mean an administrative department of the Newark municipal government established pursuant to Section 2:8-1 et seq.
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.
Shall mean detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments
by water, wind, ice or gravity.
Shall mean any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug,
quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
Shall mean any ground, soil or earth including marshes, swamps,
drainage ways, and areas not permanently covered by water within the
municipality.
Shall mean any activity involving clearing, grading, transporting,
filling, excavating, stripping or any other activity which exposes
land to the danger of erosion.
Shall mean the application of plant residue or other suitable
materials to land surfaces to conserve moisture, stabilize soil and
promote plant cover.
Shall mean the original vegetation and trees on the proposed
site before clearing, grading, stripping, excavating, filling or other
land disturbing activity.
Shall mean an authorization issued by the Director of Engineering
to perform work under this Title.
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.
Shall mean solid mineral and organic material subject to
weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, transportation and deposition
by water, wind, ice or gravity.
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.
Shall mean any plot, parcel or parcels of land.
Shall mean all unconsolidated mineral and organic material
of any origin.
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.
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.
Shall mean standards as defined in "Standards for Soil Erosion
and Sediment Control in New Jersey" as promulgated by the State Soil
Conservation Committee.
Shall mean an agency of the State established in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S. 4:24-3.
Shall mean any activity which significantly disturbs vegetated
or otherwise stabilized soil surfaces including tree removal, clearing
and grubbing operations.
