Borough of South River, NJ Article IV Procedure

§ 284-10 Application for and issuance of soil permit.

[Amended 5-16-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-14]

The procedure for filing an application for the issuance of a soil permit shall be as follows:

A. On a form to be supplied by the Borough Engineer, the application shall set forth in triplicate the following:

(1) The identity and address of the applicant.

(2) A description of the land in question.

(3) The identity and address of the owner of the land.

(4) An estimate of the quantity of soil, in cubic yards, to be moved, broken down into two figures, namely, topsoil and other soil.

(5) In the case of removal of topsoil, an estimate of the amount to be removed from the Borough of South River.

(6) The proposed dates of commencement and completion of the work.

(7) An estimate of the type and number of machines and other equipment to be used in said operation; the daily starting and finishing time during which such machines are to be operated; and what protection will be provided to keep children and others having no business on the land from gaining access thereto.

B. Accompanying the application there shall be filed a topographical map in triplicate of the land upon which the proposed soil moving operations are to be conducted and a reasonable engineering estimate of all surrounding lands within 200 feet of the perimeter of the land which is the subject matter of the application, prepared and certified by a licensed professional civil engineer and land surveyor of the State of New Jersey, on the scale of not less than one inch to 100 feet and referred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey data, showing both as to the land in question and as to all of said surrounding land:

(1) The dimensions of the land and the lot and block numbers of the land and of each lot surrounding the land within 200 feet thereof as shown on the last Tax Assessment Map of the Borough of South River.

(2) Present grading on a fifty-foot grid layout, with contour lines at one-foot intervals up to a grade of 5% and over a grade of 5%, contour lines at five-foot intervals. When access to adjoining lands is not permitted, the contour lines of the perimeter lands shall be taken from the available State of New Jersey or United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Map of the particular area.

(3) The existing elevations of all buildings, structures, streets, streams, bodies of water and watercourses, natural or artificial.

(4) All existing surface and/or subsurface water drainage conditions and provisions therefor.

(5) All wooded areas.

(6) The proposed grades at points set forth in Subsection B(2) above when the work has been completed, with same requirements as contained therein.

(7) The quantity, in cubic yards, of the soil involved in the work.

(8) The average depth of topsoil as determined by taking borings in approximate center of each one-hundred-foot grid.

(9) The grades of all abutting streets and lands.

(10) Proposed slopes and lateral supports at the limits of the area upon completion of the proposed work.

(11) The proposed details of entry and egress for surface water drainage and of any streams, bodies of water and watercourses, natural or artificial.

C. In addition to the above requirements of Subsections A and B of this section, the applicant shall furnish such other pertinent data as the Borough Engineer may require after he has had an opportunity to examine the proposed project, including the extent (in cubic yards) of topsoil to be removed and whether such topsoil is to be replaced on the site in question or moved to some other place and, if so, whether inside or outside of the Borough of South River.

D. Fees.

[Added 8-15-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-24]

(1) The application shall be submitted with a fee to the order of the Borough of South River, per the schedule in Chapter 155, Fees.

(2) In the event of a refusal to issue such soil permit as hereinafter provided, all expenses to the Borough of South River shall be deducted from the aforesaid fee paid and any balance remaining shall be returned to the applicant.

E. There shall also be paid to the Borough of South River, in addition to the fee provided in Subsection D, a further sum to cover the cost of inspection and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, based upon the schedule in Chapter 155, Fees.

[Added 8-15-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-24]

F. In order to ensure conformity with the requirements of this chapter with reference to but not limited by the conditions laid down in Subsection A and B above, inspections shall be made by the Borough Engineer of the Borough of South River or his duly authorized or qualified agent, of the land in or upon which soil moving operations are being conducted.