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 municipality
(privately owned), including residences, to protect the environment,
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When consistent 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.
DE-ICING MATERIALS
Any granular or solid material, such as melting salt or any
other granular solid, that assists in the melting of snow.
FABRIC FRAME STRUCTURE
A permanent structure if it meets the following specifications:
A.
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;
B.
The design shall prevent stormwater run-on and run-through,
and the fabric cannot leak;
C.
The structure shall be erected on an impermeable slab;
D.
The structure cannot be open-sided; and
E.
The structure shall have a roll-up door or other means of sealing
the accessway from wind-driven rainfall.
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 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).
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
RESIDENT
A person who resides on a residential property where de-icing
material is stored.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Director of the Department
of Public Works or his/her designee and/or the Police Department of
the Township of North Brunswick.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
of the judge. The continuation of such violation on each successive
day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons
allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished
as provided above for each separate offense.