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Timestamp: 2019-01-20 22:06:22
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44']

Township of Mansfield, NJ Retrofitting of Storm Drains
Ch 44 Art III Retrofitting of Storm Drains
§ 44-14 Purpose.
§ 44-15 Definitions.
§ 44-16 Prohibited conduct.
§ 44-17 Design standard.
§ 44-18 Enforcement.
§ 44-19 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 44 Sewers
Article III Retrofitting of Storm Drains
[Adopted 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-5]
Chapter 44 Sewers Article III Retrofitting of Storm Drains
This article requires the retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact with repaving, repairing, reconstruction, 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(s) operated by the Township of Mansfield so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by the Township of Mansfield or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater. [NOTE: In municipalities with combined sewer systems, add the following: "MS4s do not include combined sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater from streets and other sources."]
Is retrofitted or replaced to meet the standard in § 44-17 below prior to the completion of the project.
Storm drain inlets identified in § 44-16 above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this paragraph, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see § 44-17C below.
Rectangular space 4 5/8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide (this option does not apply for outfall netting facilities); or
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New-Jersey-Register-listed historic property.
[Amended 1-28-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2]
This article shall be enforced by the Property Maintenance Official, Building Inspector and Mansfield Township Police Department of the Township of Mansfield.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 for each storm drain inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design standard.