No topsoil shall be used as spoil in the subdivision nor removed from the site, except in compliance with the Borough Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance, § 232-23.
A.
All applications providing a disturbance of the land
mass which is equal to or more than 5,000 square feet, shall have
an accompanying soil erosion and sedimentation control plan which
shall be filed with the local Conservation District of the Soil Conservation
Service. This plan shall be included in all site plan and subdivision
applications and shall be reviewed by the approving authority based
upon Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey,
adopted by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee.
B.
All applications meeting the minimum requirements
to be classified as a soil-mining activity shall submit an application
for soil mining in accordance with Chapter 194, Soil Removal.
A.
Applicable standards. All applications shall be subject
to the provisions herein and the United States Army Corps Engineers
and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, where applicable.
B.
Cut or fill slopes.
(1)
Cut or fill slopes for embankments outside of the
graded portion of the street shall make use of rubble walls or other
suitable materials, as approved by the Borough Engineer, wherever
applicable.
(2)
Cut or fill slopes exceeding a ratio of one foot vertical
to two feet horizontal require special methods of embankment stabilization.
These include seed bed preparation, adjusted fertilization levels,
supplemented irrigation, adapted seedlings or plants and site protection
until vegetative cover is established. A detailed outline of procedures
and specifications shall be submitted by the applicant.
(3)
Except as provided in Subsection B(2) herein, cut slopes shall be no steeper than one foot vertical to two feet horizontal. Subsurface drainage shall be provided as necessary for stability.
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection B(2) herein, cut slopes shall be no steeper than one foot vertical to two feet horizontal.
(5)
Cut or fill slopes exceeding a ratio of one foot vertical
to two feet horizontal shall be considered by the approving authority
only in special situations. The applicant must establish that a physical
hardship condition exists with the land and must also indicate the
special methods of embankment stabilization to be utilized. These
may include hand-placed riprap, existence of exposed bedrock or other
approved methods. Any request for approval to construct slopes steeper
than 1 to 2 shall be accompanied by appropriate calculations prepared
by a licensed professional engineer which shall document the stability
of the particular soil when placed at the proposed slope.
C.
Retaining walls.
(1)
Retaining walls shall be designed to be safe and adequate
for the purpose intended. The walls shall not detract from the aesthetic
beauty of the site when constructed, and the approving authority may
require such retaining walls to be fenced or landscaped.
(2)
All retaining walls or facings with a total vertical
projection in excess of four feet shall be designed as structural
members keyed into stable foundations and capable of sustaining the
design loads. Structural calculations and details shall be prepared
by a licensed professional engineer of the State of New Jersey and
submitted for all such retaining walls and facings.
(3)
Whenever two or more retaining walls are proposed
where the average slope from the top of the lowest wall to the top
of the highest wall has an average slope equal to or greater than
one foot vertical to two feet horizontal an engineering analysis of
the entire sloped area shall be submitted.
