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Township of Readington, NJ
Hunterdon County
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[Adopted 4-16-1979]
It shall be and is hereby made unlawful, as to any road or such part thereof under the jurisdiction of Readington Township, without first obtaining the approval of the Readington Road Supervisor:
A. 
To construct, install or alter any drain, ditch, bridge, culvert or pipe on public or private property in such manner as to increase the flow of water on, over or into such road or part thereof.
B. 
To alter or block, wholly or partially, on public or private property, any ditch, drain, culvert or stream in such manner as to cause water to back up on, over or into such road or part thereof.
C. 
To change the contour or alter the surface of any land adjacent to such road or part thereof in such manner as would cause an increase or concentration of flow or surface water to run from such land to such road or part thereof or to establish any curbline in front of such adjacent land in such manner as to cause such increase or concentration of flow.
The Readington Road Supervisor is hereby authorized and empowered to make rules and regulations governing the aforesaid acts and to prescribe the information which he shall require and to devise forms to be executed and filed with his office setting forth such information as a condition to his said approval.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99]
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.