The subdivision and/or site plan shall conform
to standards that will result in a well-planned community, protect
the health and safety of the residents and provide a desirable living
environment. The following improvements shall be required: streets
and circulation, off-street parking, water supply, sanitary sewers,
and stormwater management.
[Amended 7-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-8]
A. The State of New Jersey has adopted regulations on
January 5, 2004, which impose conditions and requirements upon municipalities
under N.J.A.C. 7:7A and 7:14A relating to the methods of stormwater
management and the issuance of stormwater discharge permits. The adopted
rules and regulations address Phase II regulations that the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published December
8, 1999 (Federal Register, 64 Fed. Reg. 68721), concerning such permits.
The State of New Jersey has determined Ventnor City to be a Tier A
Municipality and has issued NJPDES General Permit No. NJ0141852 to
control and regulate municipal stormwater discharge.
B. As part of the permitting regulations, Ventnor City
must adopt a stormwater management plan and, also, both adopt and
enforce stormwater regulations to enforce said plan. A stormwater
plan was prepared, presented to the Ventnor City Planning Board, and
was approved as a stormwater element of the City's Master Plan on
June 13, 2007. Said plan, a copy of which is on file in the Municipal
Clerk's office, recognizes Ventnor City's uniqueness as part of a
barrier island system and the major influences that tidal flooding
and shallow groundwater have on the functionality of retention basins
and underground storage systems. However, there still remains an obligation
under the NJPDES permit for the municipality to adopt stormwater ordinances
in order to effectuate compliance with the state regulations.
C. As a requirement of state regulation, the City of
Ventnor hereby adopts and incorporates by reference into its Developmental
Regulations, and sets forth as part of its stormwater pollution prevention
plan (SPPP), the applicable stormwater management requirements and
conditions as provided for under N.J.A.C. 7:8-1 et seq., as currently
amended and as may be amended from time to time. Any developer meeting
the requirements of a major development as defined in said regulations,
which development does not require the review of the State of New
Jersey, must meet said regulations as to quantity and quality of runoff
and/or recharge as may be applicable within the criteria so stated.
Any variances necessitated by limited site conditions, for which approval
is obtained through formal application to the Ventnor City Planning
Board, and for which approval must be received for said variances
from the State of New Jersey, shall be at the sole cost of the developer.
The interpretation as to the applicability of the technical requirements
of said stormwater regulations shall be under the purview and approval
of the Ventnor Municipal Engineer.