This chapter shall be known as the "Pohatcong Township Soil Erosion
and Sediment Control Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to control soil erosion and sediment
damage and related environmental damage by requiring adequate provisions for
surface water retention and drainage and for the protection of exposed soil
surfaces in order to promote the safety, public health, convenience and general
welfare of the community.
Pohatcong Township hereby turns over all regulation and enforcement
of soil erosion and sediment control within the Township to the Warren County
Soil Conservation District as provided in N.J.S.A. 4:24-1 et. seq.
No application for development, including subdivisions, site plans and
building permits submitted to the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment or the
Construction Code Official of Pohatcong Township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1
et seq. and the land use regulations of Pohatcong Township, shall be granted
approval unless the applicant has obtained written approval of soil erosion
and sediment control plan from the Warren County Soil Conservation District
or a letter stating that the proposed development is exempt from the soil
erosion and sedimentation control regulations.
The Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance of the Township of Pohatcong
adopted on 4-18-1978, and any amendments thereto, and any other ordinance
or parts of any ordinance inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter
are hereby repealed.