[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Harrison
9-19-1994 by Ord. No. 18-1994. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 170.
No aboveground septic system shall be permitted to be installed within
the Township of Harrison except as shall be in accordance with the regulations
herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An on-site sewage system by which a residential or commercial use
manages and treats the disposal of its sewage waste.
A process by which virgin ground may be altered to adjust its ground
elevation.
Land in its natural state. Where land has already been disturbed
in the past, "virgin ground" shall be defined as that elevation or level adjusted
to its improved state at the time of this application.
Jurisdiction under this chapter shall apply only to mounded septic systems
in excess of 18 inches above virgin ground.
No individual sanitary disposal system as defined herein shall be permitted
to be constructed above ground unless a grading plan shall be first submitted
to the Planning Board of the Township of Harrison for review and determination.
The grading plan shall identify the virgin ground and all elevations of such
ground. No sanitary septic system located above ground shall exceed the height
of 48 inches above the virgin soil as defined herein.
No aboveground sanitary disposal system shall be installed unless there
shall have first been approved by the Planning Board of the Township of Harrison
a grading design utilizing the following standards which shall take into account
the aesthetics of the site, the natural condition of the site in order that
the aboveground system might blend into the site:
A.
Maximum grading elevation above virgin soil shall be
48 inches.
B.
Maximum slope gradient and the maximum height shall not
exceed a slope of four feet to obtain each foot of elevation.
C.
The aboveground system shall be landscaped with plant
and/or shrubs, walls of mortar, walls of wood, or other devices for the purpose
of establishing an attractive site generally concealing the use of the aboveground
on-site septic or sewage system.
D.
Any grading plans submitted to this Board shall be signed
and sealed by a registered architect or a licensed engineer.
A.
An application and a form similar to that which is appended
hereto shall be first made to the Harrison Township Planning Board for approval
of the proposed septic system grading plan. Accompanying the application of
the Harrison Township Planning Board shall be a complete grading and landscaping
plan and architectural plan for the building lot area surrounding the septic
system. No application shall be received under this section until the septic
system design shall have been approved by the Gloucester County Health Department.
B.
The Harrison Township Planning Board will review the
application for completeness as well as compliance with the lot grading criteria
established by this chapter and shall make a determination in writing within
30 days of submission.
No surface grade surrounding the aboveground septic system shall exceed
the height of 48 inches. In no event shall the height of the full system be
permitted in an isolated mound in any area within the lot including but not
limited to the area immediately surrounding any structure. Any grading plan
proposed shall meet sound engineering or architectural practices.
A.
The Planning Board in reviewing the plan shall take into
account the aesthetics of the lot in question and the area, the overall elevations
or changes in elevations of the lot and of the area, the design, the slope,
and in addition, the materials to be utilized in the landscaping.
B.
The purpose of this chapter is to maintain continuity
with surrounding topographical areas.
In the event a hardship shall be found by the Planning Board of the
Township of Harrison, it shall be at the discretion of the Board to waive
any requirements of this chapter. Hardship shall be defined as that unusual
lot or grading plan, whether a new system or a replacement system, cannot
for any reason be constructed in accordance with this chapter. No hardship
shall be found however without specific findings of fact.
No lot shall be sold or conveyed by any person, partnership, corporation or other entity which requires aboveground application of the system without having given notice, in writing, to the prospective purchaser. Failure to give such notice shall impose § 167-11, Violations and penalties, of this chapter.
[Amended 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 40-2004]
No permit shall be issued for any work to be undertaken until the applicant
shall be in compliance with this chapter. Failure to comply with the provisions
of this chapter shall be a violation of this chapter subjecting the violator
to a fine not exceeding $1,250, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
