As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
SOIL
Includes those portions or components of the earth's surface
commonly known as soil, topsoil, dirt, clay, marl, earth, whether
fertile or infertile, sand or gravel, or any combinations of them
with each other or with any other common components of the earth's
surface, such as rocks, stones, pebbles or other decomposed vegetation
or animal matters or mineral components of the earth's surface.
The enforcement official designated herein to
provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall
be the Building Inspector.
No person shall excavate, grade, regrade, remove
soil, fill soil, or otherwise change the topography within the Township
of Burlington except in connection with the construction or alteration
of a building subject to site plan review without first having procured
permission therefor from the Township Council of the Township of Burlington.
The Township Council hereby reserves the right
to prohibit operations not otherwise prohibited under the terms of
this chapter where an emergency condition exists which will have an
immediate adverse effect upon the general health, safety and welfare
of the community, provided that the Township Council shall, prior
to prohibiting conduct under this section, pass a resolution incorporating
therein facts outlining the emergency condition present and the impact
which failure to abate will have on the inhabitants of the Township
of Burlington.
Any individual, firm, corporation or other legal entity who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the maximum penalty in Chapter
1, Article
II, Definitions; General Penalty, and each day that a violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense under the provisions of this chapter.