The purpose of this chapter is to prevent stored salt and other
solid de-icing materials from being exposed to stormwater. This chapter
establishes requirements for the storage of salt and other solid de-icing
materials on properties not owned or operated by the Township (privately
owned), including residences, to protect the environment, public health,
safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DE-ICING MATERIALS
Any granular or solid material, such as melting salt or any
other granular solid, that assists in the melting of snow.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
A surface that has been covered with a layer of material
so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
PERMANENT STRUCTURE
A.
A permanent building or permanent structure that is anchored
to a permanent foundation with an impermeable floor and that is completely
roofed and walled. (New structures require a door or other means of
sealing the accessway from wind-driven rainfall.)
B.
A fabric frame structure is a permanent structure if it meets
the following specifications:
(1)
Concrete blocks, jersey barriers or other similar material shall
be placed around the interior of the structure to protect the side
walls during loading and unloading of de-icing materials;
(2)
The design shall prevent stormwater run-on and run-through,
and the fabric cannot leak;
(3)
The structure shall be erected on an impermeable slab;
(4)
The structure cannot be open sided; and
(5)
The structure shall have a roll-up door or other means of sealing
the accessway from wind-driven rainfall.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to Township
jurisdiction.
RESIDENT
A person who resides on a residential property where de-icing
materials are stored.
Facilities where the stormwater discharges from salt storage
activities are regulated under another NJPDES permit are exempt from
these requirements.
The Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee shall be
responsible for the enforcement of these requirements.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of these requirements shall be given 72 hours by the Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee to complete corrective action. Repeat violations and/or failure to complete corrective action shall result in such fines and penalties that may be imposed in accordance with the general penalty provisions in §
1-8.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause, and phrase, and finding or holding of any such portion of
this chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause or reason shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and any publication as may be required by law.