[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Carteret 6-9-1978 as Art. XXIII of the 1978 Revised Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Flood damage prevention (Borough Council) — See Ch. 132.
Surface water control (Borough Council) — See Ch. 226.
No person or party nor any agent or representative shall make ground excavations or change land levels or contours or deposit or spread ground or soil fills or build up the levels thereof upon his or her or its land and premises or land and premises of another without first making written application for the same to and obtaining a permit from this Board or its duly authorized Health Officer or its representative.
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Such permit shall not be granted when the doing of such works would or may have the tendency to cause the flow, collection or accumulation or increase the flow, collection or accumulation of rain or surface waters upon the adjoining lands or premises of another or others or create stagnant pools or moisture areas thereon or increase the same; provided, however, that where proper and adequate drains or safeguards to prevent the same are, in the opinion of the Board of Health or its Health Officer, provided for in connection with said work, such permit shall be granted.
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Any person or party may have a hearing before the Local Board, from an adverse determination of the Health Officer.
To compensate for the reasonable expense of administering this chapter, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.) shall be payable upon application for a permit hereunder.
A. 
No person shall permit the accumulation, collection or deposit of rain or surface waters on his or its grounds to form stagnant water pools or ponds, but he shall properly drain off the same.
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No leaders or drains shall be constructed, installed or maintained in such manner as to cast rainwater upon the adjoining property of others.
The performance or permitting of any matter prohibited by this chapter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
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Violations. Each violation of this chapter or any provision hereof shall constitute a separate offense hereunder. Each day work performed in violation thereof is done or is completed or remains shall constitute a separate violation hereof.
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Penalties. Each violation of this chapter or any provision hereof shall be punishable by a penalty of not less than five dollars ($5.) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.), upon conviction, in the discretion of the court.