[Adopted 4-28-1969; amended
in its entirety 12-30-2003 by Ord.
No. O-03-16]
No aboveground septic system shall be permitted to be installed
within the Borough of Wenonah except as shall be in accordance with
the regulations herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An on-site sewage system by which a residential or commercial
use manages and treats the disposal of its sewage waste.
A process by which virgin ground may be altered to adjust
its ground elevation.
Land in its natural state. Where land has already been disturbed
in the past "virgin ground" shall be defined as that elevation or
level adjusted to its improved state at the time of this application.
No individual sanitary disposal system as defined herein shall
be permitted to be constructed above ground unless a grading plan
shall be first submitted to the Combined Planning Board of the Borough
of Wenonah for review and determination. The grading plan shall identify
the virgin ground and all elevations of such ground. No sanitary septic
system located above ground shall exceed the height of 24 inches above
the virgin soil as defined herein.
No aboveground sanitary disposal system shall be installed unless
there shall have first been approved by the Combined Planning Board
of the Borough of Wenonah a grading design utilizing the following
standards which shall take into account the aesthetics of the site,
the natural condition of the site in order that the aboveground system
might blend into the site:
A.
Maximum grading elevation above virgin soil shall be 24 inches.
B.
Maximum slope gradient and the maximum height shall not exceed a
slope of two feet to obtain each foot of elevation.
C.
The aboveground system shall be landscaped with plant and/or shrubs,
walls of mortar, walls of wood, or other devices for the purpose of
establishing an attractive site generally concealing the use of the
aboveground on-site septic or sewage system.
D.
Any grading plans submitted to the Combined Planning Board of the
Borough of Wenonah shall be signed and sealed by a registered architect
or a licensed engineer.
A.
An application shall be first made to the Combined Planning Board
of the Borough of Wenonah for approval of the proposed septic system
grading plan. Accompanying the application of the Combined Planning
Board of the Borough of Wenonah shall be a complete grading and landscaping
plan and architectural plan for the building lot area surrounding
the septic system. No application shall be received under this section
until the septic system design shall have been approved by the Gloucester
County Health Department or designated state agency.
B.
The Combined Planning Board of the Borough of Wenonah will review
the application for completeness as well as compliance with the lot
grading criteria established by this chapter and shall make a determination
in writing within 30 days of submission.
No surface grade surrounding the aboveground septic system shall
exceed the height of 24 inches. In no event shall the height of the
full system be permitted in an isolated mound in any area within the
lot including but not limited to the area immediately surrounding
any structure. Any grading plan proposed shall meet sound engineering
or architectural practices.
A.
The Combined Planning Board of the Borough of Wenonah in reviewing
the plan shall take into account the aesthetics of the lot in question
and the area, the overall elevations or changes in elevations of the
lot and of the area, the design, the slope, and in addition the materials
to be utilized in the landscaping.
B.
The purpose of this chapter is to maintain continuity with surrounding
topographical areas.
C.
In the event a hardship shall be found by the Combined Planning Board
of the Borough of Wenonah, it shall be at the discretion of the Board
to waive any requirements of this chapter. Hardship shall be defined
as that unusual lot or grading plan whether a new system or a replacement
system, cannot for any reason be constructed in accordance with this
chapter. No hardship shall be found, however, without specific findings
of fact.
No lot shall be sold or conveyed by any person, partnership, corporation or other entity which requires aboveground application of the system without having given notice, in writing to the prospective purchaser. Failure to give such notice shall impose Section 51-26, Violations and penalties of this chapter.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by one
or more of the following: imprisonment in the county jail or in any
place provided by the Borough for the detention of prisoners for any
term not exceeding 90 days or a minimum fine of $100 but not exceeding
$1,250, or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Should any section, clause, sentence, phrase or provision of
this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a Court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
All prior ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with
this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistencies.
