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Borough of Barnegat Light, NJ Stormwater Control
Ch 167 Art I Stormwater Management Requirements and Controls
§ 167-1 Scope and purpose.
§ 167-3 Design and performance standards for stormwater management measures.
§ 167-4 Stormwater management requirements for major development.
§ 167-5 Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
§ 167-6 Standards for structural stormwater management measures.
§ 167-7 Sources for technical guidance.
§ 167-8 Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
§ 167-9 Requirements for a site development stormwater plan.
§ 167-10 Maintenance and repair.
§ 167-11 Violations and penalties.
§ 167-12 Fees.
§ 167-13 Waivers.
§ 167-14 When effective.
§ 167-15 through § 167-20. (Reserved)
Ch 167 Art II Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
§ 167-21 Purpose.
§ 167-22 Definitions; word usage.
§ 167-23 Prohibited conduct.
§ 167-24 Design standard.
§ 167-25 Enforcement.
§ 167-26 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 167 Stormwater Control
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Barnegat Light as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Earth removal — See Ch. 85.
Site plan review — See Ch. 157.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 172.
Waterfront and waterways — See Ch. 207.
Article I Stormwater Management Requirements and Controls
[Adopted 8-16-2006 by Ord. No. 06-16]
Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for major development, as defined in § 167-2 of this article.
This article shall also be applicable to all major developments undertaken by the Borough of Barnegat Light.
Compatibility with other permit and ordinance requirements. Development approvals issued for subdivisions and site plans pursuant to this article are to be considered an integral part of development approvals under the subdivision and site plan review process and do not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for activities regulated by any other applicable code, rule, act, or ordinance. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this article shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. This article is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinance, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law except that, where any provision of this article imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule or regulation, or other provision of law, the more restrictive provisions or higher standards shall control.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, by any person, for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. In the case of development of agricultural lands, development means any activity that requires a state permit; any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity not exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A 4:1C-1 et seq.
An area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including but not limited to stream corridors; natural heritage priority sites; habitats of endangered or threatened species; large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; and well head protection and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
Any development that provides for ultimately disturbing one or more acres of land or regardless of area of land disturbance requires an approval from the Borough Board of Adjustment or Borough Planning Board for a minor or major subdivision or site plan. Disturbance for the purpose of this article is the placement of impervious surface or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation.
An action by an applicant providing compensation or offset actions for on-site stormwater management requirements where the applicant has demonstrated the inability or impracticality of strict compliance with the stormwater management requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8, in an adopted regional stormwater management plan, or in this article, and has received a waiver from strict compliance from the municipality. Mitigation, for the purposes of this article, includes both the mitigation plan detailing how the project's failure to strictly comply will be compensated, and the implementation of the approved mitigation plan within the same HUC-14 within which the subject project is proposed (if possible and practical), or a contribution of funding toward a regional stormwater control project, or provision for equivalent treatment at an alternate location, or other equivalent water quality benefit.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, Borough of Barnegat Light, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)] thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, groundwaters or surface waters of the state, or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
A zone designated by the New Jersey Enterprise Zone Authority pursuant to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60 et. seq.
Stormwater management measures for major development shall be developed to meet the erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality standards in § 167-4. To the maximum extent practicable, these standards shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies into the design. If these strategies alone are not sufficient to meet these standards, structural stormwater management measures necessary to meet these standards shall be incorporated into the design.
The standards in this article apply only to new major development and are intended to minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and water quantity in receiving water bodies and maintain groundwater recharge. The standards do not apply to new major development to the extent that alternative design and performance standards are applicable under a regional stormwater management plan or water quality management plan adopted in accordance with Department rules. [NOTE: Alternative standards shall provide at least as much protection from stormwater-related loss of groundwater recharge, stormwater quantity and water quality impacts of major development projects as would be provided under the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.]
The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with § 167-10 of this article.
Stormwater management measures shall avoid adverse impacts of concentrated flow on habitats for threatened and endangered species, including "swamp pink" and "bog turtles," as documented in the Department's Landscape Project or Natural Heritage Database established under N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.147 through 13:1B-15.150.
[Amended 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 07-2]
The following linear development projects are exempt from the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality requirements of § 167-4F and G.
A waiver from strict compliance from the groundwater recharge stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality requirements of § 167-4F and G may be obtained for the enlargement of an existing public roadway; or the construction or enlargement of a public pedestrian access, provided that the following conditions are met:
The applicant demonstrates, through an alternatives analysis, that through the use of nonstructural and structural stormwater management strategies and measures, the option selected complies with the requirements of § 167-4F and G to the maximum extent practicable;
The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements of § 167-4F and G, existing structures currently in use, such as homes and buildings, would need to be condemned; and
The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights to areas, including the potential to obtain through condemnation lands not falling under Subsection D(3) above, within the upstream drainage area of the receiving stream that would provide additional opportunities to mitigate the requirements of § 167-4F and G that were not achievable on site.
To the maximum extent practicable, the standards in § 167-4F and G shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies set forth at Subsection E into the design. The applicant shall identify the nonstructural measures incorporated into the design of the project. If the applicant contends that it is not feasible for engineering, environmental, or safety reasons to incorporate any nonstructural stormwater management measures identified in Subsection E(2) below into the design of a particular project, the applicant shall identify the strategy considered and provide a basis for the contention.
Site design features that help to prevent accumulation of trash and debris in drainage systems, including features that satisfy § 167-4E(3) below;
Site design features identified under § 167-4E(2)(i)[2] above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this subsection, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see § 167-4E(3)(c) below.
Where flows from the water quality design storm as specified in § 167-4G(1) are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable materials that could not pass through one of the following:
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars, to the elevation of the water quality design storm as specified in § 167-4G(1); or
Any land area used as a nonstructural stormwater management measure to meet the performance standards in § 167-4F and G shall be dedicated to a government agency, subjected to a conservation restriction filed with the appropriate County Clerk's office, or subject to an approved equivalent restriction that ensures that measure or an equivalent stormwater management measure approved by the reviewing agency is maintained in perpetuity.
Guidance for nonstructural stormwater management strategies is available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. The BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified in § 167-7, or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org.
Erosion control, groundwater recharge and runoff quantity standards. This subsection contains minimum design and performance standards to control erosion, encourage and control infiltration and groundwater recharge, and control stormwater runoff quantity impacts of major development.
The design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge calculations at § 167-5, either:
This groundwater recharge requirement does not apply to projects within the urban redevelopment area, or to projects subject to Subsection F(2)(c) below.
Stormwater from areas of high pollutant loading. High pollutant loading areas are areas in industrial and commercial developments where solvents and/or petroleum products are loaded/unloaded, stored, or applied; areas where pesticides are loaded/unloaded or stored; areas where hazardous materials are expected to be present in greater than reportable quantities as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 302.4; areas where recharge would be inconsistent with a Department-approved remedial action work plan or landfill closure plan; and areas with high risks for spills of toxic materials, such as gas stations and vehicle maintenance facilities; and
Industrial stormwater exposed to source material. "Source material" means any material(s) or machinery, located at an industrial facility, that is directly or indirectly related to process, manufacturing or other industrial activities, which could be a source of pollutants in any industrial stormwater discharge to groundwater. Source materials include but are not limited to raw materials; intermediate products; final products; waste materials; by-products; industrial machinery and fuels, and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related to process, manufacturing, or other industrial activities that are exposed to stormwater.
In order to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts, the design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff calculations at § 167-5, complete one of the following:
In tidal flood hazard areas, stormwater runoff quantity analysis in accordance with Subsection F(3)(a), (b) and (c) above shall only be applied if the increased volume of stormwater runoff could increase flood damages below the point of discharge.
For purposes of TSS reduction calculations, Table 2 below presents the presumed removal rates for certain BMPs designed in accordance with the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. The BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified in § 167-7, or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org. The BMP Manual and other sources of technical guidance are listed in § 167-7. TSS reduction shall be calculated based on the removal rates for the BMPs in Table 2 below. Alternative removal rates and methods of calculating removal rates may be used if the design engineer provides documentation demonstrating the capability of these alternative rates and methods to the review agency. A copy of any approved alternative rate or method of calculating the removal rate shall be provided to the Department at the following address: Division of Watershed Management, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, PO Box 418, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0418.
See § 167-6C
R = total TSS percent load removal from application of both BMPs,
Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce, to the maximum extent feasible, the postconstruction nutrient load of the anticipated load from the developed site in stormwater runoff generated from the water quality design storm. In achieving reduction of nutrients to the maximum extent feasible, the design of the site shall include nonstructural strategies and structural measures that optimize nutrient removal while still achieving the performance standards in § 167-4F and G.
Additional information and examples are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, which may be obtained from the address identified in § 167-7.
Encroachment within the designated special water resource protection area under Subsection G(8)(a)[1] above shall only be allowed where previous development or disturbance has occurred (for example, active agricultural use, parking area or maintained lawn area). The encroachment shall only be allowed where the applicant demonstrates that the functional value and overall condition of the special water resource protection area will be maintained to the maximum extent practicable. In no case shall the remaining special water resource protection area be reduced to less than 150 feet as measured perpendicular to the top of the bank of the waterway or center line of the waterway where the bank is undefined. All encroachments proposed under this subsection shall be subject to review and approval by the Department.
Groundwater recharge may be calculated in accordance with the following: The New Jersey Geological Survey Report GSR-32, A Method for Evaluating Ground-Water Recharge Areas in New Jersey, incorporated herein by reference as amended and supplemented. Information regarding the methodology is available from the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/, or at New Jersey Geological Survey, 29 Arctic Parkway, PO Box 427, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0427; (609) 984-6587.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to take into account the existing site conditions, including, for example, environmentally critical areas; wetlands; flood-prone areas; slopes; depth to seasonal high water table; soil type, permeability and texture; drainage area and drainage patterns; and the presence of solution-prone carbonate rocks (limestone).
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to minimize maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure proper functioning. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the outlet structure as appropriate, and shall have parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars to the elevation of the water quality design storm. For elevations higher than the water quality design storm, the parallel bars at the outlet structure shall be spaced no greater than 1/3 the width of the diameter of the orifice or 1/3 the width of the weir, with a minimum spacing between bars of one inch and a maximum spacing between bars of six inches. In addition, the design of trash racks must comply with the requirements of § 167-8B.
Stormwater management basins shall be designed to meet the minimum safety standards for stormwater management basins at § 167-8.
Stormwater management measure guidelines are available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Other stormwater management measures may be utilized, provided the design engineer demonstrates that the proposed measure and its design will accomplish the required water quantity, groundwater recharge and water quality design and performance standards established by § 167-4 of this article.
Manufactured treatment devices may be used to meet the requirements of § 167-4 of this article, provided the pollutant removal rates are verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and certified by the Department.
Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found in the documents listed at Subsection A(1) and (2) below, which are available from Maps and Publications, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 428 East State Street, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625; telephone (609) 777-1038.
The "Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey," promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee and incorporated into N.J.A.C. 2:90. Copies of these standards may be obtained by contacting the State Soil Conservation Committee or any of the Soil Conservation Districts listed in N.J.A.C. 2:90-1.3(a)4. The location, address, and telephone number of each Soil Conservation District may be obtained from the State Soil Conservation Committee, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; (609) 292-5540;
The Soil Conservation Districts listed in N.J.A.C. 2:90-1.3(a)4. The location, address, and telephone number of each Soil Conservation District may be obtained from the State Soil Conservation Committee, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, (609) 292-5540.
The applicant shall submit four copies of the materials listed in the checklist for site development stormwater plans in accordance with Subsection C of this section.
Site development stormwater plan approval. The applicant's site development project shall be reviewed as a part of the subdivision or site plan review process by the municipal board or official from whom municipal approval is sought. That municipal board or official shall consult the engineer retained by the Planning and/or Zoning Board (as appropriate) to determine if all of the checklist requirements have been satisfied and to determine if the project meets the standards set forth in this article.
Land use planning and source control plan. This plan shall provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards of §§ 167-3 through 167-6 are being met. The focus of this plan shall be to describe how the site is being developed to meet the objective of controlling groundwater recharge, stormwater quality and stormwater quantity problems at the source by land management and source controls whenever possible.
Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations for the predevelopment, and post-development conditions for the design storms specified in § 167-4 of this article.
Maintenance and repair plan. The design and planning of the stormwater management facility shall meet the maintenance requirements of § 167-10.
Waiver from submission requirements. The municipal official or board reviewing an application under this article may, in consultation with the municipal engineer, waive submission of any of the requirements in § 167-9C(1) through (6) of this article when it can be demonstrated that the information requested is impossible to obtain or it would create a hardship on the applicant to obtain and its absence will not materially affect the review process.
Applicability. Projects subject to review as in § 167-1C of this article shall comply with the requirements of § 167-10B and C.
Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred to the owner or tenant of an individual property in a residential or commercial development or project, unless such owner or tenant owns or leases the entire residential development or project.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B(2) above shall evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance plan at least once per year and adjust the plan and the deed as needed. The plan and any adjustments shall be subject to review and approval by the Municipal Engineer.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B(2) above shall retain and make available, upon request by any public entity with administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over the site, the maintenance plan and the documentation required by Subsection B(6) and (7) above, within 15 days of the request.
Any person(s) who erects, constructs, alters, repairs, converts, maintains, or uses any building, structure or land in violation of this article shall be subject to general penalty provisions of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Borough of Barnegat Light, § 1-15.
There are no fees associated with this article but reference is made to the following chapters and sections where fees may apply: Land Use Procedures, Chapter 21.
A waiver from strict compliance with the requirements of § 167-4F and G may be issued in those cases where an applicant has demonstrated the inability or impracticality of strict compliance, other than projects addressed under § 167-4D, with the stormwater management requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8, in an adopted regional stormwater management plan, or in a local ordinance which is as strict as N.J.A.C. 7:8. A waiver from strict compliance for such projects can only be obtained if the applicant agrees to undertake a suitable mitigation measure identified in the mitigation section of the municipality's stormwater management plan. In such cases, the applicant must submit a mitigation plan detailing how the project's failure to strictly comply will be compensated. In cases where a waiver is granted, an applicant should provide mitigation, if possible and/or practical within the same HUC-14 watershed within which the subject project is proposed, or contribute funding toward a regional stormwater control project, or provide for equivalent treatment at an alternate location, or other equivalent water quality benefit, in lieu of implementing the required stormwater control measures on their specific site.
Any project considered major development does not need a waiver if alternative design standards that are at least as protective as would be achieved through N.J.A.C. 7:8 are applicable under a regional stormwater plan or a water quality management plan. The Borough may also grant a variance or exemption from the design and performance standards for stormwater management measures set forth in the plan and ordinance, provided the plan includes a mitigation plan and the Borough submits a written report to the county review agency describing the variance or exemption and required mitigation.
This article shall take effect immediately upon the approval by the county review agency, or 60 days from the receipt of the ordinance by the county review agency if the county review agency should fail to act.
[Adopted 9-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-14]
The purpose of this article is to require the retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact with repaving, repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of facilities on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables (such as plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to the municipal separate storm sewer system so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply, so as to comply with the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality, Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by the Borough of Barnegat Light or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Is retrofitted or replaced to meet the standard in § 166-24 below prior to the completion of the project.
Storm drain inlets identified in § 167-23 above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets (for purposes of this section, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids):
This article shall be enforced by any officer of the Borough.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-15 of the Borough Code, entitled "Violations and penalties."