[Adopted 2-3-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
To set forth guidelines and standards that promote the creation of
functional and attractive development that shall promote and give
due consideration to the health, safety, general welfare, morals,
order, efficiency, economy, maintenance of property values and character
of the Township.
B.
To ensure that any development shall comply with the Master Plan,
zoning plan and other overall or district plans of the Township and
this Ordinance.
C.
To provide guidelines and standards that shall be used by an applicant
in preparing a development plan, and by the Board in reviewing the
same. In reviewing a development plan, the Board shall establish findings
as to whether or not, and to what degree, an application for development
meets such guidelines and standards. Based upon its review of the
development plan and the degree to which such findings of compliance
are established, the Board may approve, conditionally approve, request
modifications or deny approval of the application for development.
D.
To minimize adverse impacts of flooding, drainage, erosion, vehicular
traffic, pedestrian movement, parking, vibration, lighting and glare,
noise, odor, solid waste disposal, litter, ventilation, vibration,
crime and vandalism and inappropriate design and development.
E.
To ensure that any new development gives due consideration to the
physical, visual and spatial characteristics of the existing streetscape,
neighborhood and district in which such is located and the Township
generally.
F.
To ensure that the physical, visual and spatial characteristics of
any proposed development shall not be so markedly incongruous with
the same characteristics of the existing streetscape, neighborhood
and district in which such is located, and the Township generally,
so as to materially detract from the real property value of adjacent
or nearby properties.
The design guidelines and standards described in this Article
shall be used as the Township's presumptive minimum requirements for
subdivision and site plan development and as criteria for evaluating
the plan and design of such development plans. However, the guidelines
and standards are not intended to restrict creativity, and an applicant
may request that the guidelines and standards be modified or waived.
To gain approval of such modification or waiver, the applicant shall
demonstrate to the Board the criteria for exceptions pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-51, which shall include a showing that the resulting change
will:
A.
Generally satisfy the purpose of this Article;
B.
Be designed in accordance with the Township's normally acceptable
engineering, planning and/or architectural practices;
C.
Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics
of the overall development plan for the tract to be developed;
D.
Generally enhance the overall development plan for the tract;
E.
Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics
of the existing streetscape, neighborhood and district in which such
development is located or the Township, generally;
F.
Generally enhance the streetscape and neighborhood in which it is
located;
G.
Not reduce the useful life or increase the cost of maintenance of
the improvement to be modified or otherwise have an adverse impact
on the long-term function of the development;
H.
Not materially detract from the real property value of the development
or adjacent or nearby properties.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all site plan applications.
B.
Design Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review the architectural design of all buildings and structures
in a development plan. Where a development plan involves an existing
building or a site upon which an existing building is located, the
existing building shall be repaired, renovated and restored to comply
with this Article.
C.
Massing. Except for buildings in planned commercial development,
no building shall be permitted to have a total measurement greater
than 150 feet in length along any wall, roof or footprint plane. Building
wall offsets, including both projections and recesses, shall be provided
along any building wall measuring greater than 50 feet in length in
order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing
of a building and relieve the negative visual effect of a single,
long wall. The total measurement of such offsets shall equal a minimum
of 10% of the building wall length. The maximum spacing between such
offsets shall be 40 feet. The minimum projection or depth of any individual
offset shall not be less than two feet. Roofline offsets shall be
provided along any roof measuring longer than 75 feet in length in
order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing
of a building and relieve the negative visual effect of a single,
long roof.
D.
Planned Commercial Development. Buildings comprising planned commercial
development shall be permitted to have a total measurement no greater
than 650 feet in length along any wall, roof or footprint plane. Building
wall offsets, including both projections and recesses, shall be provided
along any building wall measuring greater than 100 feet in length
in order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing
of a building and relieve the negative visual effect of a single,
long wall. The total measurement of such offsets shall equal a minimum
of 5% of the building wall length. The maximum spacing between such
offsets shall be 75 feet. The minimum projection or depth of any individual
offset shall not be less than 10 feet. Roofline offsets shall be provided
along any roof measuring longer than 75 feet in length in order to
provide architectural interest and variety to the massing of a building
and relieve the negative visual effect of a single, long roof.
E.
Horizontal Courses. All visibly exposed sides of a building shall
have an articulated base course and cornice the base course shall
be traditionally proportionate to the overall horizontal and vertical
dimensions of a facade and shall align with either the kickplate or
sill level of the first story. The cornice shall terminate the top
of a building wall, may project out horizontally from the vertical
building wall plane and shall be ornamented with moldings, brackets
and other details that shall be appropriate to the architectural style
of a building. The middle section of a building may be horizontally
divided at floor, lintel or sill levels with belt courses. Building
courses shall be considered an integral part of the design of a building
and shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials,
colors and details of the building.
F.
Continuity of Treatment. The architectural treatment of a facade
or roof shall be completely continued around all visibly exposed sides
of a building. All sides of a building shall be architecturally designed
so as to be consistent with regard to style, materials, colors and
details.
G.
Roof. The type, shape, pitch, texture and color of a roof shall be
considered as an integral part of the design of a building and shall
be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and
details of such building. The minimum permitted roof pitch shall be
eight on 12, and all gables on a building shall be of the same pitch.
A flat roof may be permitted on a building of a minimum of two stories
in height, provided that all visibly exposed walls shall have an articulated
cornice that projects out horizontally from the vertical building
wall plane. A mansard roof may be permitted, but only if such is located
on the third story of a building, completely and integrally enclosing
such story. Flat or mansard roofs shall be prohibited on all one-story
buildings. Architectural embellishments that add visual interest to
roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas, clock
towers and such similar elements shall be permitted, provided that
such are architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors
and details of the building.
H.
Windows. Fenestration shall be architecturally compatible with the
style, materials, colors and details of a building. Windows shall
be vertically proportioned wherever possible the location of windows
on the upper stories of a building shall be vertically aligned with
the location of windows and doors on the ground level of such building.
Permitted retail and personal service business uses located in business
districts may have large pane display windows on the ground level,
provided that such window shall be framed by the surrounding wall
and shall not comprise greater than 75% of the total ground level
facade area of such building. All other windows shall be double-hung
or casement types. A building designed of an architectural style that
normally has windows with muntins or divided lights shall utilize
them. Such muntin or divided light grids may be the snap-on type,
if fitted on the exterior of the window or between the glazing of
the window units.
I.
Entrances. All entrances to a building shall be defined and articulated
by utilizing such elements as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns,
porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, balustrades and other such
elements, where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally
compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building.
J.
Physical Plant. All air-conditioning units, HVAC systems, exhaust
pipes or stacks and elevator housing shall be shielded from view for
a minimum distance of 500 feet from the site. Such shielding shall
be accomplished by utilizing the walls or roof of the building or
a penthouse-type screening device that shall be designed to be architecturally
compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building.
K.
Materials, Colors and Details. All materials, colors and details
used on the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible
with the style of such building, as well as with each other. A building
designed of an architectural style that normally includes certain
integral materials, colors and/or details shall have such incorporated
into the design of such building. The number of different materials
on exterior facades should be limited to three types.
L.
Shutters. A building designed of an architectural style that normally
includes shutters shall provide such on all windows on the front facade.
If such building is located on a corner lot, shutters shall be provided
on all windows of all facades fronting on a street.
M.
Lighting. Light fixtures attached to the exterior of a building shall
be designed to be architecturally compatible with the style, materials,
colors and details of such building and other lighting fixtures used
on the site. Consideration shall also be given to the type of light
source utilized and the light quality such produces. The type of light
source used on buildings, signs, parking areas, pedestrian walkways
and other areas of a site shall be the same or compatible. The use
of low-pressure sodium or mercury vapor lighting either attached to
buildings or to light the exterior of buildings shall be prohibited.
N.
Signage. Signs affixed to the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building and other signs used on the site. All signage affixed to a building shall conform to Article IV.
O.
Awnings and canopies. The ground level of a building in a business district shall have awnings or canopies, where appropriate, to complement the architectural style of a building. Awnings may also be used on the upper levels of a building, where appropriate. The design of awnings shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building. All signage on awnings or canopies shall conform to Article IV of this Chapter.
P.
Multiple Uses. A building with multiple storefronts or other multiple
uses, no matter whether such uses are the same type of use or located
on the same floor level, shall be unified through the use of architecturally
compatible styles, materials, colors, details, awnings, signage, lighting
fixtures and other design elements for all such storefronts or uses.
Q.
Corner Buildings. A building on a corner lot shall be considered
a more significant structure from an urban design standpoint since
such building has at least two front facades visibly exposed to the
street. Such building may be designed to have additional height and
architectural embellishments relating to its location on a corner
lot, if deemed appropriate by the Board.
R.
Multiple Buildings. A development plan that contains more than one
building or structure shall be unified through the use of architecturally
compatible styles, materials, colors, details, awnings, signage, lighting
fixtures and other design elements for all such buildings or structures.
S.
Professional Office District Design Standards. The following additional
architectural design standards for professional offices shall apply:
T.
Retail Design Standards. The following additional architectural design
standards for retail uses shall apply:
1.
Retail stores oriented towards a street or parking lot shall have
a minimum of 50% of the first floor building facade that faces a street
or parking lot consist of glass display windows.
2.
Primary building entrances should be oriented towards the street.
3.
Common concrete block shall not be used on any elevation visible
from a public or private street. Where permitted, common concrete
block shall be painted or otherwise finished.
4.
In no instance shall a building elevation have a homogeneous facade
without a variation in materials, textures or other design features.
U.
Industrial and Warehousing Use Design Standards. The following additional
architectural design standards for industrial uses shall apply:
1.
Variation in the apparent height of the building shall be used to
articulate its mass either through actual changes in roof height or
through the use of varying parapet walls.
2.
Vertical offsets at least two feet in depth shall be introduced for
each 50 feet of building length.
3.
The exterior facade should be designed with one dominant material.
This material should be varied through the use of vertical and horizontal
elements that create texture changes along building facades.
4.
The front and two side elevations shall be constructed of brick,
architectural concrete masonry units (i.e., split face block) or architectural
precast concrete a minimum of 50% of the facade. Metal siding or panels
shall be limited to no more than 50% of the facade. Where glass is
used or required, the percentage of masonry or metal shall be correspondingly
reduced. Common concrete block shall not be used on any elevation
visible from a public street. Where permitted, common concrete block
shall be painted or otherwise finished.
5.
At least 20% of the front elevation of the building shall consist
of glass window.
The following regulations shall be used to prepare and review
buffering and screening for any site plan:
A.
Residential Uses and Districts. Any residential use shall be suitably
buffered and screened from all uses other than single-family dwellings
in order to minimize the impacts of noise, glare, vibration, vehicular
traffic, pedestrian activity and other potential nuisances. Unless
otherwise provided in this chapter, the width of buffering and height
of screening shall be provided based on the type of use that is being
buffered as follows:
B.
Required Buffer Strips. When any business commercial or industrial
building or uses, including but not limited to off-street parking
area, occupy a lot in any district as permitted by ordinance and such
lot abuts a Residential Zone, that portion specified hereinbelow of
the yard or yards immediately adjacent to and along the entire length
of such lot, shall be considered a buffer strip.
C.
Location Within the Yard. The buffer strip shall be located within
the required yard area of the property used for nonresidential purposes,
and the structures and planting required by this Ordinance shall be
provided and properly maintained by the owner of the nonresidential
property. No part of any buffer strip shall be occupied by a sign,
or by any structure or use except as specifically permitted in this
section.
D.
Type and Height of Buffer Strip. Buffer strips shall be planted with
lawn, ornamental shrubbery and other suitable plantings approved by
the Planning Board Engineer, to provide an effective screen along
the entire length of the buffer strip between nonresidential uses
and the abutting residential zone. Within the buffer area, a solid
and continuous landscape screen at least six feet in width shall be
planted and maintained. The landscape screen shall consist of massed
evergreen and decidous trees and shrubs at least four feet in height
of such species and size as will produce within two growing seasons
a screen at least six feet in height. Any portion of a buffer strip
not planted with shrubbery or trees shall be graded and planted with
grass seed or sod, and be attractively maintained and kept free of
all debris and rubbish.
F.
Walls or Fences in Buffer Strips. A free-standing wall or fence shall
not be more than four feet in height any may be erected on either
side of a buffer strip.
G.
Buffer Strip for Off-Street Parking Areas. In the case of off-street
parking areas whether on a separate lot or within the yard of the
building to which such parking areas are appurtenant, a solid wall
or a substantial, tight, neat fence, four feet in height above grade
of the land in the abutting Residential Zone, shall be constructed
along the entire length of the buffer strip. In the case of off-street
parking areas, such wall or fence may be located within the buffer
strip, but shall be distant at least five feet from the abutting Residential
Zone. In addition, for the uses specified in this section, the planting
specified shall be located in the buffer strip on the Residential
side of such wall or fence.
H.
Waivers for Buffer Strips Reserved for Public Recreation. When the
buffer strip is sufficiently wide and is reserved by agreement, approved
by the Planning Board and Township Attorney, subjecting its control
to the Township for public recreation purposes, the Municipal Agency
may waive the required screen planting in the portion of the buffer
strip so reserved.
I.
Waivers Due to Hardship. When there are exceptional hardships in
the way of carrying out the strict provisions of this section, the
Municipal Agency may after public notice and hearing, waive or vary
from the foregoing requirements, subject to such conditions as may
be prescribed in the public interest.
J.
Driveways and Parking Lots. All driveways and parking lots shall
be suitably buffered and screened to minimize the impacts of noise,
lighting and glare, exhaust fumes, views of parked vehicles and other
nuisances. Buffering and screening shall minimize such impacts both
from within the site itself, as well as from adjacent and nearby properties
and public rights-of-way as follows:
K.
HVAC Equipment and Utility Service Boxes. All ground level HVAC equipment
and utility service boxes shall be suitably buffered and screened
to minimize views of the same from both within the site itself, as
well as from adjacent and nearby properties and public rights-of-way,
as follows.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all applications for development.
B.
Design Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review any development plan that involves the construction of
new curbs or repair of existing curbs.
1.
Location. Curbs shall be designed to define the sides of streets,
driveways, parking lots and loading areas.
2.
Construction and Repair Specifications. All curbs shall meet the
construction specifications as set forth in applicable Township ordinances
or as approved by the Township Engineer. This shall also apply to
recommendations by the Township Engineer regarding the maintenance,
repair or upgrading of existing curbs located in that portion of the
public right-of-way that directly abuts the tract to be developed.
3.
Drainage. Curbs shall be designed to direct surface water runoff
along, on and/or across paved surfaces to drainage facilities.
4.
Handicapped Ramps. Depressed curb ramps for the handicapped shall
be installed at all locations where sidewalks, pedestrian crosswalks
or walkways intersect any street, driveway or parking lot curb and
shall be designed in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations
of the State of New Jersey.
5.
Planting Strips. The area located between curbs and sidewalks or
walkways shall be either planted with grass or another type of ground
cover plant material. Planting strips located in the public right-of-way
may be paved with bricks or other similar type decorative paving materials
as specified by the Township Engineer. In no instance, however, shall
a planting strip be permitted to be covered with asphalt or loose
stones of any variety.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all applications for development.
B.
Design Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review any development plan that involves the construction of
a new driveway or the expansion or repair of an existing driveway.
1.
Lot access. Every use shall have driveway access to a street, except
for historic zone districts. Such access shall be designed for the
safety, control, efficient movement and convenience of motor vehicle
traffic accessing the site, including service and emergency vehicles,
and to promote safe, efficient and convenient traffic circulation
generally within the Township.
2.
Location. Driveways shall be located along the street line of a lot
as follows:
a.
A driveway on a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet
from the intersecting lot lines at the corner.
b.
A driveway for a single-family dwelling shall be set back a minimum
of three feet from a side lot line, unless such is a common driveway
for dwelling units on adjacent lots. A driveway for uses other than
single-family dwelling units shall be set back at least 10 feet from
all property lines, excepting driveway intersections with public or
private roadways.
3.
Construction Specifications. The surface of any driveway shall be
constructed with a permanent pavement such as asphalt or concrete.
a.
If asphalt is used, the driveway shall consist of a two-inch thick
minimum compacted layer of fine aggregate bituminous concrete (1-5
or equal) and a six-inch thick compacted DGA or RCA base course installed
on a compacted subgrade approved by the Township Engineer.
b.
If concrete is used, the driveway shall consist of six-inch thick
4,500 PSI concrete reinforced with six inch by six inch by #6 welded
wire mesh (or equal) installed on a compacted subgrade approved by
the Township Engineer. A four-inch thick base of compacted DGA or
RCA shall be provided if required by the Township Engineer and expansion
joints shall be provided as required.
c.
Paver driveways shall be installed in accordance with the recommendations
of the manufacturer, which should specify that the pavers are acceptable
for use in driveway construction.
[Ord. No. 1571-2015]
4.
Width. The width of driveways shall be based on the following:
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Driveway Width Requirements
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Land Use Type
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One Way Traffic
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Two Way Traffic
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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Minimum Width
(feet)
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Maximum Width
(feet)
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Single and two-family dwellings
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10
|
20
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10
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20
|
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Townhouses and apartments
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15
|
18
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18
|
22
|
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All other residential
|
10
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
|
Nonresidential uses
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
24
|
|
Warehouse and light industrial uses
|
18
|
22
|
26
|
30
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Township Design Standards as deemed appropriate by the Township Engineer are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance by reference. These standards shall be held to be minimum criteria for site improvements in the Township of Hazlet and shall include all specifications, procedures, requirements, plans and any other documentation as may be contained therein. Stormwater management for all Site Plans and Subdivisions for the following developments that require preliminary or final site plan or subdivision review. Refer to Section 181-525 (Stormwater Management Requirements).[1]
A.
Grading. Driveway grades shall not exceed 6% at any point along the
entire length of the driveway.
B.
Aprons. Driveway aprons shall be designed to permit access to any
driveway from a street. Such aprons shall be constructed between the
curb or edge of street pavement and the sidewalk or, in the absence
of sidewalk, for a distance of four feet back from the curb or edge
of pavement. Driveway apron width may be enlarged to provide adequate
turning radii for larger vehicles. Driveway aprons shall consist of
six-inch thick 4,500 PSI concrete reinforced with six inch by six
inch by #6 welded wire mesh (or equal) installed on a compacted subgrade
approved by the Township Engineer. A four-inch thick base of compacted
DGA or RCA shall be provided if required by the Township Engineer
and expansion joints shall be provided as required.
[Ord. No. 1571-2015]
C.
Side Slopes. Driveway side slopes shall be topsoiled, seeded, fertilized
and mulched or otherwise stabilized to prevent erosion. If banks exceed
a slope of two increments vertical to one increment horizontal (two
to one) and the slope face is not stable rock, retaining walls shall
be constructed of a design approved by the Township Engineer.
D.
Clear Sight Triangles. At locations where driveways approach sidewalks
and streets in the public right-of-way, clear sight triangles shall
be provided on both sides of such driveways. No vision-obstructing
object with a height greater than 2 1/2 feet, as measured from
the elevation of the driveway, shall be located in such areas formed
by outward facing isosceles triangles, with equal sides of 10 feet
in length consisting of the curbline of the driveway and the property
line along the right-of-way.
[1]
Editor's Note: The design standards may be found on file in
the office of the Municipal Clerk.
The following guidelines shall be used to prepare and review
a landscaping plan for any site plan. The landscaping plan shall be
prepared by a New Jersey certified landscape architect.
A.
Landscaping. The entire development shall be extensively landscaped
in accordance with a plan conceived as a complete pattern and style
throughout the total site. All areas of the site not occupied by buildings
and other improvements shall be intensively planted with trees, shrubs,
hedges, ground cover and perennials and annuals. Landscaping shall
be provided to achieve the following:
1.
Preservation and enhancement, to the greatest extent possible, of
existing natural features on the site, including vegetation, land
forms and bodies of water;
2.
Assistance in adapting a site to its proposed development;
3.
Mitigation and control of environmental and community impacts from
a development;
4.
Creation of an attractive appearance for the development, as viewed
from both within the site itself and the surrounding area;
5.
Enhancement of the habitability of a development;
6.
Definition of yard areas and other open space;
7.
Energy conservation and micro-climatic control; and,
8.
Maintenance of a desirable ecological balance on a developed site.
B.
Other Site Design Elements. The development plan shall incorporate
landscaping with other functional and ornamental site design elements,
where appropriate, such as the following:
1.
Courtyards, plazas, alleys and similar public and semi-public open
spaces;
2.
Active recreation areas and facilities;
3.
Ground paving materials;
4.
Paths and walkways;
5.
Berms and other earth forms;
6.
Ponds, fountains and other water features;
7.
Trellises, pergolas, gazebos and other accessory structures;
8.
Fences, walls and other screens;
9.
Street or site furniture;
10.
Art and sculpture.
C.
Plant Species. The selection of plant species to be used shall be
appropriate in terms of function and size and shall be hardy for the
climatic zone in which the Township is located. Consideration shall
be given to soil conditions, availability of water, exposure to sunlight
and other existing conditions.
D.
Planting Sizes. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of three
inches at time of planting. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of
six feet in height at time of planting. Low-growing evergreen shrubs
shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 feet in height at time of planting.
Size of other plantings shall depend on setting and type of plant
material.
E.
Planting Specifications. Only nursery-grown plant material shall
be utilized. All trees, shrubs and ground cover shall be planted according
to accepted horticultural standards. All grass shall be planted in
accordance with the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee's
Standards for Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control in New Jersey,
current edition. Mulch Trees and other vegetation that have been removed
may be reduced to chips and used as mulch in landscaped areas. Maintenance
plantings shall be watered regularly and in a manner appropriate for
the specific plant material through the first growing season. All
landscaped areas shall be well maintained and kept free of all debris,
rubbish, weeds, tall grass, other overgrown conditions and the storage
of any equipment or materials.
F.
Replacement of Dead Plantings. The developer shall be required to replace dead or dying plant material for a period of two years from the date of issuance of a final zoning permit for occupancy and shall post a maintenance guarantee for such pursuant to Article IX of this Ordinance. If plant material is dead or dying during a planting season, it shall be replaced that same season. If plant material is dead or dying during a non-planting season, it shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably possible at the start of the next planting season.
G.
Fall Planting Hazard. Certain trees have been identified as having
a high degree of transplantation failure if planted during the fall
season. These should be noted on the landscape plans as spring planting
only.
H.
Foundation Plantings. The base of all sides of a building shall be
planted with foundation plantings consisting of evergreen and/or semi-evergreen
shrubs and trees. Such plantings shall be a minimum of two feet high
at time of planting and spaced an average of three feet on center.
This foundation planting requirement shall not apply to the sides
of buildings that are directly abutting a public right-of-way.
I.
Parking Lot Landscaping. The interior area of all parking lots shall
be landscaped to provide visual relief from the undesirable and monotonous
appearance of extensive parking areas, and to provide shading that
will reduce solar heat gain to both the surface of the parking lot
and vehicles parked thereon. Such landscaped areas shall be provided
in protected planting islands or peninsulas within the perimeter of
the parking lot and shall be placed so as not to obstruct the vision
of motorists. The area and types of plantings shall be provided based
on the number of parking spaces in the lot, as follows:
1.
The perimeter of all parking lots shall be set back from all rear and side lot lines by a minimum of 10 feet. Per Article IV, no individual parking space may be located within a required front setback area. Perimeter areas shall be landscaped as follows:
2.
Side and rear yards shall be landscaped with a combination of evergreen
shrubs and deciduous trees to form a screen a minimum of six feet
tall at the time of planting.
3.
Front yards shall be landscaped with a combination of an alternating
evergreen and deciduous hedge a minimum of three feet tall at the
time of planting, with deciduous shade trees located a spacing of
30 feet on-center, said spacing to supplement and alternate with required
street trees.
4.
For parking lots with 15 spaces or less, no such interior landscaping
shall be required if the Board determines there is adequate landscaping
directly surrounding the perimeter of the parking lot. If the Board
finds that such landscaping is inadequate, then the requirements of
paragraph 5 below shall apply.
5.
For parking lots containing 16 or more spaces, a minimum of 5% of
the interior area of the parking lot shall be provided with planting
islands containing a minimum of one deciduous tree planted for every
five parking spaces abutting such island. Planting islands in parking
lots shall also conform to the following requirements:
a.
The minimum width of planting islands shall be four feet on the side
of parking spaces six feet between parking bays (head-to-head parking).
If sidewalks are incorporated through either the long sides of the
landscape islands between parking bays or through the landscape islands
on the sides of parking spaces, their width shall be added to these
requirements.
b.
No more than eight parking spaces shall be placed in one row of parking
without an intervening landscape island.
c.
Where the parking lot design will result in pedestrians cutting perpendicularly
through landscape islands, sidewalks shall be installed at regular
intervals across the islands.
d.
The remainder of any such interior planting areas not containing
trees shall be planted with low-growing evergreen shrubs.
e.
Parking lot lighting may be sited within landscape islands, however,
without hindering necessary lighting coverage.
6.
For parking lots with 100 or more spaces, a minimum of 5% of the
interior area of the parking lot shall be provided with planting islands
containing a minimum of one deciduous tree planted for every five
parking spaces. Planting islands in such parking lots shall conform
to the following requirements:
a.
Diamond-shaped tree islands shall be utilized between parking bays
(head-to-head parking) and shall contain a minimum of 36 square feet.
b.
A landscaped island strip with a minimum width of four feet shall
be placed at the end of each row of parking.
c.
No more than eight parking spaces shall be placed in one continuous
row of parking without an intervening landscaped island strip placed
on both sides of the spaces. The minimum width of an intervening landscaped
island strip shall be seven feet.
d.
Sidewalks with a minimum width of four feet shall be placed adjacent
to landscaped island strips.
e.
Intervening planting strips are placed adjacent to one another, the
aggregate width of the island shall be a minimum of 12 feet in order
to accommodate two planting strips and a sidewalk.
f.
The remainder of any such interior planting areas not containing
trees shall be planted with low-growing evergreen shrubs.
J.
Slope Plantings. All cut and fill areas, terraces, earth berms and
roadway embankments with slopes steeper than one increment vertical
to three increments horizontal (one to three) shall be sufficiently
landscaped to prevent erosion.
K.
Drainage Facilities. Detention basins, headwalls, outlet structures,
concrete flow channels, rip-rap channels and other drainage facilities
shall be suitably planted with shrubs and trees. Detention basin embankments
shall be extensively landscaped with wet-site-tolerant plantings.
L.
Energy Conservation. Landscaping shall be designed to conserve energy,
such as the planting of evergreen windbreaks to provide shielding
from northwesterly winds during the winter and deciduous shade trees
to reduce solar heat gain during the summer.
M.
Street or Site Furniture. Benches, trash receptacles, kiosks, phone
booths and other street or site furniture shall be located and sized
in accordance with the functional need of such. Selection of such
furniture shall take into consideration issues of durability, maintenance
and vandalism. All such furniture shall be architecturally compatible
with the style, materials, colors and details of buildings on the
site.
Land use restrictions shall be required as applicable when a
proposed development includes one or more of the restrictions contained
herein. Land use restrictions shall be recorded with the Monmouth
County Recording Officer as deeds of easements or shall be placed
on final plats for such recording, as appropriate.
A.
Drainage Easements. Within required drainage easements, no regrading
or the installation of structures, fences, trees and shrubs shall
be permitted unless otherwise elsewhere modified by this Ordinance.
B.
Conservation Easements. Conservation easements for wetlands, wetlands
transition buffer, flood plain or flood plain buffer shall remain
in their natural, undisturbed state within which no regrading or clearing
shall be permitted, excepting the removal of minor underbrush or dead
trees that are hazardous to people or buildings.
C.
Clear Sight Easements. Areas designated as clear sight triangles shall remain free of visual obstructions between 2 1/2 and 10 feet in height with the exception of street and traffic control signs, traffic control boxes, fire hydrants, lighting poles as approved by the Township Engineer. Field sited street trees may be located within a sight triangle in accordance with Section 181-518, Sight Triangle.
D.
Utility Easements. Easements for public and local utilities shall
conform to any requirements of the appropriate company or authority.
Structures within utility easements shall be regulated by the appropriate
authority.
E.
Cross-Access Easements. Cross-access easements shall permit pedestrians
and motorists to travel from adjacent lots to the lot in question
without the necessity for traveling on the public right-of-way.
F.
Other Land Use Restrictions. Restrictions or easements of other governmental
agencies with jurisdiction of the application for development shall
conform to any requirements of the appropriate agency or authority.
General requirements.
A.
Sufficient lighting shall be provided on each site or along roadways
to ensure the security of property and to protect the safety of persons
between the hours of sunset and sunrise when the establishment or
facility is in use.
B.
Lighting shall be so designed to avoid the creation of hazards to
motorists and pedestrians or nuisance to adjoining property owners
or residents. Lighting directed towards the sky shall be designed
to prevent interference with commercial aviation routes.
C.
Security lighting design for commercial developments shall employ
timers on all or a portion of the site lighting that reduces the average
illumination to the minimum requirements of this Ordinance within
one hour after close of business or before midnight, whichever occurs
earlier.
D.
Safety lighting design shall employ motion sensors so that illumination
occurs only when someone is in the immediate area.
E.
Display, advertising and specialty lighting, excluding interior illuminated
or backlit identification signage, shall be turned off at or before
midnight.
F.
Lighting levels, lamp color, and fixture type shall be consistent
throughout the parcel in question and shall complement building architecture
and landscaping.
G.
Lighting shall be designed to minimize energy and maintenance requirements
and shall comply with the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 1992 as it may
be amended or superseded.
H.
Exterior Lighting. Exterior lighting not building mounted shall be
supplied by electricity from underground cabling.
1.
Street Lighting. All public and private streets shall be sufficiently
illuminated to ensure traffic and pedestrian safety under all weather
conditions.
2.
Design Citeria. The design of street lighting shall take into consideration:
a.
The brightness of the abutting uses in comparison to pavement brightness
as seen by both motorists and pedestrians;
b.
The ability to discern objects on the street or its edge in comparison
to abutting uses; its brightness contrast;
c.
The time available to the motorist and pedestrian to view such objects;
d.
The amount of direct glare from the luminaire or lamp and reflected
glare from the pavement.
3.
Lighting Standard Placement. Excepting rural roads and lanes, lighting
standards shall be located at the following places:
a.
At every street intersection.
b.
At the end of each cul-de-sac.
c.
At curves with an inside radius of less than 300 feet, unless the
standard is within 300 feet of another.
d.
A maximum of every 600 feet on straight road segments.
e.
Light stanchions shall be staggered on both sides of the roadway.
f.
All lighting shall provide for non-glare lights focused downward.
4.
Off-Premises Effects. Any other outdoor lighting such as building
and sidewalk illumination, driveways with no adjacent parking, the
lighting of signs and ornamental lighting, shall be shown on the lighting
plan in sufficient detail to allow a determination of the effects
upon adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow. The
objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises
effects. No light shall shine into building windows, nor onto streets
and driveways so as to interfere with or distract driver vision. To
achieve these requirements, the intensity of such light sources, the
light shielding and similar characteristics shall be subject to site
plan approval. Wall mounted fixtures are only permitted if directed
into a site and not positioned towards neighboring properties or public
streets.
5.
Building-attached Fixtures. Light fixtures attached to the exterior
of a building shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with
the style, materials, colors and details of such building and other
lighting fixtures used on the site. Consideration shall also be given
to the type of light source utilized and the light quality such produces.
The type of light source used on buildings, signs, parking areas,
pedestrian walkways and other areas of a site shall be the same or
compatible. The use of high-pressure sodium lighting attached to buildings
or to light the exterior of buildings shall be prohibited.
7.
Illumination for Surface Parking. Parking lots shall be adequately
lighted for both motorists and pedestrians in accordance with the
table below:
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Minimum Illumination for Surface Parking
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|---|---|---|---|
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Activity Type
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Vehicular Traffic Footcandles
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Pedestrian Safety Footcandles
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Pedestrian Security Footcandles
|
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Low activity
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0.5
|
0.2
|
0.5
|
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Medium activity
|
1.0
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
|
High activity
|
1.5
|
0.9
|
2.5
|
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Any other outdoor lighting such as building and sidewalk illumination,
driveways with no adjacent parking, the lighting of signs and ornamental
lighting, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail
to allow a determination of the effects upon adjacent properties,
traffic safety and overhead sky glow. The objectives of these specifications
is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No light shall shine
into building windows, nor onto streets and driveways so as to interfere
with or distract driver vision. To achieve these requirements, the
intensity of such light sources, the light shielding and similar characteristics
shall be subject to site plan approval. Wall mounted fixtures are
only permitted if directed into a site and not positioned towards
neighboring properties or public streets.
|
8.
Maximum Lighting Controls. The ratio of average illumination, measured
in footcandles, to minimum illumination, as required in paragraph
7 above shall not exceed 4 to 1. The maximum illumination provided
on any site shall not exceed the minimum illumination by more than
a ratio of 10 to 1.
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EXAMPLE:
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|---|---|
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Minimum illumination required:
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0.5 f.c.
|
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Average to minimum ratio:
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(4 x 0.5) or 2.0 f.c.
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Maximum to minimum ratio:
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(10 x 0.5) or 5.0 f.c.
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9.
Pedestrian Way Illumination. Minimum pedestrian way illumination
shall be as required as stated in the following:
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Pedestrian Way Illumination Requirements
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|---|---|---|
|
Min. Avg. Level
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Avg. Levels Special Pedestrian Safety
| |
|
Walkway classification
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Footcandles
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Mounting hts (9-15') footcandles
|
|
Sidewalks (roadside) and Type A bikeways
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|
Common areas
|
0.9
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2.0
|
|
Intermediate areas
|
0.6
|
1.0
|
|
Residential areas
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
|
Sidewalks (distant from roadways) and Type B bikeways
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|
Parks, walkways and bike paths
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
|
Pedestrian tunnels
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
|
Pedestrian overpass
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
|
Pedestrian stairways
|
0.6
|
0.8
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A.
Major Subdivision. As part of a major subdivision, concrete monuments
shall be installed at all tract boundary corners and at all points
of the right-of-way which establish a publicly dedicated street. Such
monuments shall be located between the sidewalk and the front property
line, where appropriate. A metal alloy pin of permanent character
shall be installed at all remaining lot corners of all approved lots.
B.
Minor Subdivision. As part of a minor subdivision, metal alloy pins
of a permanent character shall be installed at all lot corners of
all approved lots.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all site plan applications.
B.
Design Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review any development plan that involves the construction of
a new parking lot or loading area or repair of an existing parking
lot or loading area.
1.
Layout. All parking lots and loading areas shall be designed for
the safety, control, efficient movement and convenience of motor vehicle
circulation within a site. Traffic circulation shall be designed to
minimize the use of aisles serving parking areas as access drives.
For all uses except single-family dwellings, parking lots or individual
spaces shall be prohibited within front yard areas. For nonresidential
uses, parking areas with more than 25 spaces shall have separate entrances
and exits, where possible.
2.
Parking Lot Location. A parking lot shall be located to the rear
of a building and/or the interior of the site where its visual impact
to adjacent properties and the public right-of-way can be minimized.
No parking lot shall be located in a required front yard.
3.
Building Setbacks. The minimum setbacks for buildings from driveways, parking spaces and private streets within the site shall be 10 feet for nonresidential developments. Standards relative to building setbacks from parking areas and streets in residential development are at Section 181-505. The provisions of this subsection are in addition to the yard setback requirements of Article IV, which shall additionally be complied with.
[Ordinance No. 1421-07 adopted 10-16-2007]
4.
Construction and Repair Specifications. All parking lots and loading
areas shall be constructed or repaired to specifications as approved
by the Township Engineer.
5.
Striping and Signage. Surface painted aisle, stall and directional striping and directional and traffic safety signs shall be provided throughout the parking, loading and circulation areas, pursuant to Article IV of this Chapter and in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
8.
Parking Space Dimensions. The following parking space sizes shall
apply to all parking areas:
a.
Residential uses: 10 feet by 20 feet.
b.
Office and industrial uses: 10 feet by 20 feet.
c.
Government and institutional uses: 10 feet by 20 feet.
d.
Retail uses utilizing shopping carts: 10 feet by 20 feet.
e.
Other retail uses: 10 feet by 20 feet.
f.
Handicapped van accessible: 18 feet by 18 feet. (Van accessible spaces
shall be striped with an eight feet wide loading area. Other handicapped
spaces with a five feet loading area. Paired handicapped spaces may
share a loading area.)
g.
Other handicapped spaces: 12 feet by 18 feet.
[Ord. No. 1571-2015]
h.
Parallel spaces: nine feet by 23 feet.
i.
Bus spaces: 10 feet by 40 feet.
j.
Tractor trailer: 12 feet by 60 feet.
9.
Aisle Dimensions. Parking lot aisles shall measure as follows:
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Parking Aisle Widths
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|---|---|---|
|
Angle of Parking Stall
(degrees)
|
Width of One-Way Traffic Aisle
(feet)
|
Width of Two-Way Traffic Aisle
(feet)
|
|
0 (parallel)
|
12
|
18
|
|
30
|
12
|
Not permitted
|
|
45
|
13
|
Not permitted
|
|
60
|
18
|
Not permitted
|
|
90 (perpendicular)
|
22
|
24
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10.
Handicapped Parking Spaces. The number, location, size and marking
of handicapped parking spaces shall be pursuant to the requirements
specified in N.J.S.A. 55:13A-7.3. However, where handicapped accessible
or adaptable dwelling units are provided in accordance with Multifamily
Development pursuant to this Article, a minimum of one handicapped
parking space shall be provided in a location within closest proximity
to such dwelling unit.
All uses must provide an area used for refuse and recyclable
disposal collection. All containers, bins, dumpsters and/or storage
facilities shall be designed to reduce discernible odors and contain
such within the storage facility area. Refuse and recycling areas
shall comply with the following provisions:
A.
Nonresidential Uses.
1.
All nonresidential refuse and recyclable disposal collection areas
shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize the impacts of
noise, odors, disposal and collection activities and views of collection
bins and dumpsters. Buffering and screening shall minimize such impacts
both from within the site itself, as well as from adjacent and nearby
properties and public rights-of-way. Buffering shall consist of a
minimum four-foot wide area surrounding all sides of such facility
exposed to view. If such facility is located on a site adjacent to
a residential use or zone, such buffering shall consist of a minimum
ten-foot area surrounding all sides of such facility exposed to view.
Screening shall consist of a minimum six foot-high masonry wall, solid
wooden fence or accessory building with gates or doors and ramped
access to facilitate the movement of bins or dumpsters. The base of
such screen shall be planted with a minimum four-foot high evergreen
hedge along the sides and rear of same.
2.
All storage facilities shall be located in proximity to one another
or may be combined in a single common facility. Such facilities shall
be centrally located and convenient for the users of the site. Designated
recyclable storage facilities may be located inside a building. Such
facilities shall not be located as to be visual focal points in courtyards
or parking lots. Where located in a parking lot, such facilities shall
not be permitted to be placed on the paved surface of the parking
lot and shall be placed on a curbed area set back a minimum of two
feet from the curb edge of such parking lot. No refuse and recycling
area may be located within a required principal building setback area.
3.
Adequate pedestrian and service vehicle access shall be provided
to all storage facilities. Such vehicular access shall accommodate
the type of service vehicles used for the collection of solid waste
and designated recyclable materials.
4.
The size and capacity of all storage facilities shall be based on
the size and capacity of containers, bins and/or dumpsters utilized,
frequency of pickup and projected generation rates of users of the
site.
5.
All nonresidential uses shall be designed to have a temporary designated
refuse and recyclable storage area located within the building occupied
by such use. Such storage area may be located anywhere within the
interior of a building, including basements, storage closets or attached
garages, but shall not be situated in a hallway or corridor necessary
for internal circulation or emergency access. Such area shall be designed
to accommodate the average accumulated volume of designated recycables
and refuse per occupant per period of collection and any necessary
storage equipment.
B.
Residential Uses.
1.
All dwelling units shall be designed to have a temporary designated
recyclable and refuse storage area located either within the interior
of such unit in the kitchen, laundry room, basement or storage closet
or in an attached garage or private rear yard area.
2.
Such area shall be designed to accommodate the average accumulated
volume of designated recyclables and refuse per dwelling unit per
period of collection and any necessary storage equipment. The minimum
size of such storage area shall be six square feet.
The following regulations shall apply to residential development.
A.
Elevation. No dwelling unit shall be located below grade, whether
fully or partially.
B.
Single Family Development. The following look-a-like provisions/elevation
standards shall be used to prepare and review any new single family
residential development. The purpose of this section is to encourage
construction in character with existing residential neighborhoods
and to encourage construction that is diverse and aesthetically pleasing.
No dwelling unit shall hereafter be constructed in any residential
zone which shall be like or substantially like any neighboring dwelling
as hereinafter defined, in more than two of the following six respects:
1.
Height of the main roof ridge above the elevation of the first floor.
2.
Length of the main roof ridge.
3.
Width between outside walls at the ends of the dwelling under the
main roof perpendicular to the length thereof.
4.
Relative location with respect to each other: of garage, if attached,
of porch, if any, and the remainder of the dwelling on the front elevation.
5.
Relative location of windows on the front elevation.
6.
Materials used on the front elevation.
7.
For sub paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above, dwellings shall be deemed
to be like each other if any dimension in which the difference between
them is no more than six feet.
8.
For paragraph 5 above, dwellings shall be deemed to be like each
other if any dimension in which the difference between them is not
more than three feet.
9.
For paragraph 6 above, dwellings shall be deemed to be like each
other if the difference between materials used is not more than 35%
of the facade area.
10.
Dwellings between which the only difference is relative location
of elements from end to end or side to side reversal of elements shall
be deemed to be like each other in relative location of such elements.
11.
For the purpose of this section, a neighboring dwelling, as stated
above is defined as any principal dwelling on any lot which is located
as follows:
A.
Applicability. The Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS)
at N.J.A.C. 5:21-7 including the section on stormwater management;
shall govern any site improvements carried out, or intended or required
to be carried out, in connection with any application for residential
subdivision, site plan approval, or variance before the Planning Board
or Zoning Board of Adjustment, or in connection with any other residential
development approval required or issued by the Township or any agency
thereof, except as provided for herein.
B.
Compliance. Construction of all residential improvements not regulated by the RSIS and not regulated by subsection 181-408.14, Parking Requirements, shall conform to the technical requirements of the Township Engineer, and any technical requirements specified in this Ordinance.
A.
Purpose. Security grilles and doors found to be necessary in certain
situations are an important building facade element that should be
given thoughtful consideration. Security grilles and doors devoted
to any retail sales or service establishment must be installed in
a manner that preserves full visual access to a building's unique
design elements.
B.
Nonresidential Uses. Security grilles and doors designed in accordance
with standards set forth in paragraph C may be installed by nonresidential
uses only.
C.
Design Standards. Security grilles and roll-up doors shall be designed
according to the following standards:
1.
Solid "rolling service doors" fabricated of interlocking slats or
panels with no openings are extremely detrimental to an attractive
streetscape and should be avoided.
If a security grille is absolutely necessary, it should be a
least 60% non-solid. The standard curtain pattern is a straight lattice
design with horizontal rods at two inches on center and vertical links
at nine inches on center. For added visual interest, a staggered "brick
pattern" with 4 1/2 inch horizontal spacing may be preferable.
2.
The security grille coil, whether side- or overhead-mounted, should
never be attached to the exterior of the building. When the security
grille is in the closed position it should be located on the interior
side of the windows so as not to degrade the architectural design
features along the streetscape.
3.
Where headroom is limited a folding or accordion grille may be installed
in lieu of the typical roll-up type. Any sliding type security grille
must also be non-solid and situated on the interior side of the windows.
4.
An emergency egress feature should always be incorporated into the
design and installation of any security grille.
A.
Applicability. This subsection shall apply to nonresidential development
in all portions of the Township.
B.
Sidewalks. The following section provides standards for sidewalk
placement and minimum sidewalk widths. The board of jurisdiction may
require wider sidewalk widths where anticipated pedestrian traffic
volumes would necessitate additional capacity. Calculations of required
sidewalk widths that differ from the standards as set forth herein
shall be made using the Highway Capacity Manual, latest edition, published
by the Transportation Research Board.
1.
Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the street for all major
arterials, minor arterial roads, collector roads and local roads in
association with nonresidential development.
2.
All lots shall have private walkway access to a public sidewalk in
the right-of-way. Such access shall be designed for the safety, control,
efficient movement, convenience and encouragement of pedestrian traffic
into and out of the site and to promote pedestrian circulation generally
within the Township.
3.
In general, sidewalks shall be placed in the right-of-way, parallel
to the street unless an exception has been permitted to preserve topographical
or natural features, or to provide visual interest, or unless the
applicant shows that an alternative pedestrian system provides equally
safe and convenient circulation. Sidewalks may be placed in a public
access easement adjoining the right-of-way in order to provide sufficient
room for various functions within the right-of-way, as follows:
a.
In commercial areas, the sidewalk area may abut the curb incorporating
additional width for street furniture such as bus stops and shelters,
planters, signage, benches, street tree planting holes and grates,
newspaper vending machines, traffic control devices, light poles and
similar items, provided that such items may not be set back more than
four feet from the curbline. A continuous clear pedestrian passageway
of 7 1/2 feet in width is to be maintained when such items are
utilized.
4.
In addition to required sidewalks along streets, commercial developments
shall provide internal sidewalks creating convenient linkages between
the commercial development and all surrounding streets, including
residential streets. Internal sidewalks shall be provided linking
such commercial development to adjoining non-residential developments.
Cross-access easements shall be provided for such pedestrian linkages.
5.
Walkways shall be located on a site to facilitate pedestrian access
between the public sidewalk, buildings, parking lots and other facilities
and to provide for pedestrian circulation generally within a site.
Where walkways abut the ends of parking spaces and wheel stops are
not provided, the minimum width of such walkways shall be a minimum
of five feet in order to provide for the front ends of vehicles to
overhang onto such walkways with appropriate space remaining for the
passage of pedestrians.
6.
In commercial or industrial developments, sidewalks shall be provided
to link streets, buildings within a complex, and on-site activities
such as parking and recreational areas. Such sidewalks shall be linked
to public sidewalks within the right-of-way.
7.
The location and width of sidewalks shall be consistent with the
location and width of existing sidewalks adjacent to or near the site
to be developed, but in no case shall be less than the standards set
forth below.
a.
The following sidewalk widths for office, governmental, educational
and health care uses shall be required:
|
Along nonresidential streets separated from the curb by at least
5 feet:
|
4 feet
|
|
Along nonresidential streets adjacent to the curb:
|
6 feet
|
|
Between a main entrance and its closest parking:
|
8 feet
|
|
Where vehicles overhang the sidewalk:
|
6 feet.
|
|
Within parking areas:
|
4 feet
|
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Between buildings:
|
6 feet
|
b.
The following sidewalk widths for retail development shall be required:
|
Along nonresidential streets separated from the curb by at least
5 feet:
|
6 feet
|
|
Along nonresidential streets adjacent to the curb:
|
8 feet
|
|
Between a main building entrance and its closest parking:
|
10 feet**
|
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Where vehicles overhang the sidewalk:
|
6 feet
|
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Within parking areas:
|
4 feet
|
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Between buildings:
|
6 feet
|
|
**
|
This width may be reduced to 6 feet provided an area of at least
4 feet in width is provided at all building foundations for landscaping.
|
8.
Handicapped Passage. Sidewalks and walkways less than six feet in
width shall provide widened areas at least every 200 lineal feet sufficient
to permit the passage of two wheelchairs in opposite directions. The
widened area shall be at least six feet wide. In general, this requirement
may be met through the intersection of driveway's paved surfaces with
sidewalks.
9.
Sidewalks and graded areas shall be constructed according to the
Engineering Department Standard Details established by the municipality.
10.
All sidewalk and drive apron construction shall be in accordance
with New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications
for Road and Bridge Construction (1989) and amendments thereto.
11.
The concrete to be used for sidewalks and drive aprons shall be Class
'B' 4,000 p.s.i. air entrained. The sidewalks and drive aprons may
require a crushed stone foundation for unusual loads or soil conditions
if directed by the Municipal Engineer. The following minimum thickness
shall apply:
12.
Pre-molded bituminous expansion joint material shall be installed
every 20 feet and half depth contraction joints installed every four
feet.
13.
Monolithic curb and drive apron construction shall be prohibited.
14.
Bikeways.
a.
Separate bicycle lanes and paths shall be required as envisioned
by the Township's Master Plan.
b.
Bicycle lanes, where required, shall be placed in the outside
lane of a roadway, adjacent to the curb or shoulder. When on-street
parking is permitted, the bicycle lane shall be between the parking
lane and the outer lane of moving vehicles. Lanes shall be delineated
with markings, preferably striping. Raised reflectors or curbs shall
not be used. Bicycle lanes shall be considered Type A bikeways and
all other bikeways Type B.
c.
Bikeways shall be constructed in accordance with the bicycle
facility design guidelines published by the New Jersey Department
of Transportation.
15.
Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking areas shall be installed wherever
significant attractors are established, including, but not limited
to food stores, educational uses, and shopping centers. The number
of spaces for bicycles shall equal at least 10% of the total required
number of parking spaces for the first 100 spaces and 2% thereafter.
Bicycle parking areas shall have a minimum capacity of six bicycles
and shall be designed to provide secure anchoring for locking devices.
If located in motorized vehicle parking lots, bicycle parking shall
be primarily located in the one-third of the parking area closest
to the building. If located on sidewalks, the parking should be adjacent
to entrances. Bicycle parking shall be located outside of travel ways
for motorized vehicles and pedestrians.
On all corner lots in all zones there shall be an unobstructed
sight triangle formed by measuring 25 feet along each curb line from
the point of intersecting curb lines at such corner and connecting
such points to form a triangular area. No fences of any type may be
erected within the sight triangle. A sight triangle shall contain
no structures, signs, plantings or any other vision obstructing objects
that are greater than 24 inches in height as measured from the curb
level at the point of intersecting street lines. Trees shall be permitted
whose branches are trimmed away to a height of at least eight feet
above the curb level as measured from the point of intersecting street
lines.
Nothing herein shall permit the parking or storage of any vehicle
on a corner lot property that obstructs, impairs or obscures vision
of motor vehicle traffic at an intersection, as determined by the
Chief of Police.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all site plan applications.
B.
Development Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review any site plan:
1.
Vehicular Access. No public or private roadway shall be located within
25 feet of an existing adjacent residential use or district, except
in such cases where the Board determines that it shall be necessary
for an existing or future roadway connection.
2.
Building Location. A building shall be located to front towards and
relate to a public street, both functionally and visually. In a multiple-building
development, buildings located on the interior of a site shall front
towards and relate to one another, both functionally and visually.
To the greatest extent possible, the development shall divide proposed
buildings into smaller, individualized groupings, utilizing such features
as courtyards, quadrangles and alleys that encourage pedestrian activity
and incidental social interaction among users. Spatial relationships
between buildings shall be geometrically logical and architecturally
formal. No building shall be oriented to front toward a parking lot.
All buildings shall be located to allow for adequate fire and emergency
access.
3.
Pedestrian Circulation. A barrier-free walkway system shall be provided
to allow pedestrian access to a building or use from both a parking
lot within the site and from the Township sidewalk system. Such walkway
system shall promote pedestrian activity both within the site itself
and throughout the community by its integration with the Township
sidewalk system. Walkways shall be separate from motor vehicle circulation
to the greatest extent possible and shall provide a pleasant route
for users that will promote enjoyment of the site and encourage incidental
social interaction among pedestrians.
4.
Decorative Lampposts. The exterior of a site with greater than 100 feet of street frontage shall provide decorative lampposts approximately 10 feet to 12 feet high, spaced at intervals of approximately 40 feet to 60 feet along or near all street lines and driveways. Walkways in the interior of a site shall have decorative lampposts approximately 10 feet to 12 feet high, spaced at intervals of approximately 30 feet to 40 feet. The style, size, color and type of light source of such lampposts shall be determined by the Board based on existing fixtures located in other similar type developments in the Township. Lighting levels from such fixtures shall be provided pursuant to Section 181-509, Lighting.
[Ordinance No. 1421-07 adopted 10-16-2007]
5.
Building Spacing. Separation of buildings in a multiple-building
development shall be based on spacing relationships corresponding
to a multiplier of the highest single wall height of the buildings
involved, as measured from ground level to the height of the top of
the cornice or from ground level to the height of the juncture of
the wall plane and the roof eaves, as follows:
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BUILDING SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE BUILDING
DEVELOPMENTS
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Formula: Wall height x Multiplier = Distance of separation between
buildings
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Building Wall Relationship
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Multiplier
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Minimum Spacing
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Front wall to front wall
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1.5
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30 feet
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Front wall to rear wall
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2.0
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40 feet
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Front wall to side wall
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1.5
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30 feet
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Front wall to windowless side wall
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1.5
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30 feet
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Rear wall to rear wall
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2.0
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40 feet
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Rear wall to side wall
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2.0
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40 feet
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Rear wall to windowless side wall
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1.5
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30 feet
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Side wall to side wall
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1.25
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25 feet
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Side wall to windowless side wall
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0.75
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15 feet
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Windowless side wall to windowless side wall
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0.75
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15 feet
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NOTES: 1. The minimum spacing standards listed above are generally
intended for average two-story buildings and, therefore, may need
to be adjusted for buildings of other heights.
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A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all applications for nonresidential
development.
B.
Design standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare
and review any development plan that involves the construction of
a new street or repair of an existing street: Street design standards
shall be appropriate to the expected use of the street, soil, topographical
and other physical conditions and to the maintenance of the purpose
of this Ordinance, but shall not be less than those set forth in the
paragraph H., Schedule of Street Design Standards.
C.
Nonresidential Streets. The right-of-way width and other standards
for internal roads in commercial and industrial developments shall
be determined on an individual basis and shall in all cases be of
sufficient width and design to safely accommodate the maximum traffic,
parking and loading needs, and maximum access for fire fighting equipment.
D.
Reserve Strips. There shall be no reserve strip or areas controlling
access to streets except where control and disposal of the land comprising
such strips or areas have been placed in the hands of the Township
Committee under conditions approved by the Municipal Agency.
E.
Street Intersections. Shall be designed according to the following
standards.
1.
No more than two streets shall cross the same point. Street intersections
of less than 60° (measured at the centerline of the street) shall
not be permitted.
2.
Streets should not enter the same side of minor collector streets
at intervals of less than 250 feet, major collector streets at intervals
of less than 800 feet or arterials at intervals of less than 1,500
feet. Roads which enter collectors or arterials from opposite sides
shall be directly opposite to each other or they must be separated
by a least 200 feet between their centerline measured along the centerline
of the intersected street.
3.
Approaches of any collector or arterial street to any intersection
of another collector or arterial street shall be tangent or on a curve
of radius greater than 5,000 feet for at least 500 feet from the intersection.
4.
Where a collector or arterial street intersects with another collector
or arterial street, the street right-of-way of each shall be widened
by 20 feet (10 feet from each side) for a distance of 500 feet in
all directions from the intersection of the centerlines.
5.
In addition to right-of-way widths required for the full design of
all streets and the wider intersections as specified in this Ordinance,
sight triangles shall be dedicated to the Township of Hazlet. These
shall be areas bounded by the right-of-way lines and straight lines
collecting points on all street centerlines which are the following
distances from the intersection of the centerlines:
a.
Where a local street intersects another local, 100 feet on each centerline.
b.
Where a local street intersects a minor collector, 100 feet on the
local and 200 feet on the minor collector.
c.
Where a local or minor collector intersects a major collector or
arterial, 100 feet on the local or minor collector and 350 feet on
the major collector or arterial.
d.
Where a major collector or arterial intersects a major collector
or arterial, 350 feet on each centerline.
F.
Street Layout.
1.
Curved local streets are preferred to discourage speed and monotony
wherever possible and practical, the maximum straight-line distance
shall not exceed 100 feet.
2.
The Township may, and in the case of subdivisions having 50 or more
lots, shall require a provision for continuing circulation patterns
onto adjacent properties, and for this purpose, may require the provision
of stub streets abutting adjacent properties.
3.
Subdivisions containing more than 50 lots shall have, whenever possible,
a minimum of two access points from major collector or arterial streets
or the adjoining street system.
G.
Grading of Roadways. To preserve the integrity of pavements, embankments
and excavations for street or roadways the grading shall be provided
with slopes no steeper than one-foot vertical rise for every two feet
of horizontal distance. Such slopes shall be suitably planted with
perennial grasses or other ground cover plantings in accordance with
the landscaping plans approved by the Township Engineer. In areas
where excavations or embankments would extend significantly beyond
the road right-of-way, thereby causing disruption to the natural environment
of the subdivision, the Township Engineer may upon the application
of the sub-diver, consider or may, upon its own initiative, direct
the use of terraces, retaining walls, crib walls or other means of
maintaining roadway slopes. In the event, the entire roadway right-of-way
shall be fully graded and any retaining wall, crib wall or terraces
shall be located outside the roadway right-of-way, and their maintenance
shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property on which
they are constructed. All areas in the roadway right-of-way between
curbs and sidewalks shall be neatly graded, topsoiled and fertilized
and seeded to establish a stand of perennial grasses.
H.
Schedule of Street Design Standards.
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Schedule of Street Design Standards
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Local
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Minor Collector
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Major Collector
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Arterial
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Nominal Traffic Capacity (ADT)
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500
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2,500
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10,000
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-(1)
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Minimum Right-of-way Width
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50
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66
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80
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104
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Minimum Sidewalk Area
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10
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10
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10
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-(1)
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Paving Width:
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Two-way
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30
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46
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46
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-(1)
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Shoulder Width
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7
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-(1)
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Design Speed
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40
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50
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60
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60
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Minimum Radius Horizontal
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Curvature at Centerline
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300
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800
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2,000
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2,000
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Minimum Tangent Between
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Reverse Curves
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100
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200(3)
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400(3)
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-(1)
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Max. Longitudinal Grade
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4%
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8%
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5%
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4%
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Max. Longitudinal Grade Desirable
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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Max. Longitudinal Grade Absolute
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0.5%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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Max. Intersection Grade for 200 feet from each side on intersection
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4%
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3%
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Min. Curb Return Radius at Intersection
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20
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30
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45
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75
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Vertical Curve (4) Crest: Minimum Length = 200 feet Based on
Stopping Sight Distance at Design Speed:
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Sag: Minimum Length = 200 feet, Based on Headlight
Illumination and Stopping Sight Distance at Design Speed
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Max. Superelevation
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Not Required
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6%
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6%
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6%
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Minimum Pavement Cross-Slope
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4%
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2%
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1 1/2%
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-(1)
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Max. Pavement Cross-Slope
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4%
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4%
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3%
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-(1)
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Notes:
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1.
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To be individually designed based on traffic projections and
AASHO design standards. Design to meet at least major collector standards.
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2.
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For sight distance and vertical curve calculations only.
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3.
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Or as required to run out superelevations (1% per sec. of travel
at design speed).
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4.
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Not required if algebraic difference of intersecting grades
does not exceed 1%.
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5.
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Except in superelevation area.
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I.
Lot Access. All lots shall have frontage on and driveway access to
a public street, except that lots in PUD's may have access from a
private street, if specifically approved by the Board, pursuant to
paragraph N., Private Streets, below. In no instance shall access
to a nonresidential use be permitted through or across a lot located
in a residential district.
J.
Construction and Repair Specifications. All streets shall meet the
construction specifications as set forth in applicable Township ordinances
or as approved by the Township Engineer. This shall also apply to
recommendations by the Township Engineer regarding the maintenance,
repair or upgrading of existing streets located in that portion of
the public right-of-way that directly abuts the lot to be developed.
K.
Cul-De-Sacs. Where one end of a street terminates in a dead-end,
a cul-de-sac shall be provided. The maximum length of a street ending
in a cul-de-sac shall be 600 feet from the nearest intersection. A
vehicular turnaround shall be provided at the terminus of the cul-de-sac
with a minimum radius of 40 feet at the curbline. For public streets,
an additional ten-foot-wide utility and planting strip shall be provided
around the entire cul-de-sac for a minimum total right-of-way radius
of 50 feet.
L.
Street Names and Address Numbers. A street name shall not conflict
with or be mistaken for an existing street name in the Township unless
the street is a logical extension of an existing street. The street
address numbering system shall be as approved by the Tax Assessor
and the Township Administrator.
[Amended by Ordinance No. 1311-2004]
M.
Street Name Signs. Street name signs shall be placed at all street
intersections within or abutting the development. Street signs shall
identify all cross streets at all intersections. The type, style and
location of such signs shall be as approved by the Township Engineer.
N.
Private Streets. Where approved as part of a PUD, private streets
may be permitted by the Board with the following conditions:
1.
Design Standards. The design of a private street shall meet all other
applicable design standards of this article for a public street.
2.
Access Control. A development plan involving access to a private
street shall not be approved unless the control and disposal of said
land controlling access has been placed with the Township or unless
a protective deed restriction has been approved by the Board.
3.
Maintenance. The applicant shall establish, prior to final approval
or as a condition thereof, an entity responsible for maintaining such
private street for which the Board shall require a developer's agreement.
This agreement shall include the Township's right to enter the premises
to make repairs and/or conduct other necessary maintenance. The cost
for such repairs and/or maintenance by the Township shall be paid
by the property owner(s) and shall include all legal, administrative,
clerical, planning, engineering, repair and maintenance costs associated
with such work.
O.
Public Streets. All public streets shall be located in a public right-of-way
dedicated to the Township having a minimum width of 50 feet, unless
another width is specifically recommended in an adopted element of
the Master Plan or on the adopted Official Map or Tax Map of the Township.
Developments that adjoin or include existing public streets that do
not conform to the above required right-of-way widths shall dedicate
the required additional width along one or both sides of said street.
If development is proposed along one side of the street only, then
half of the required extra width shall be dedicated. The approval
of any map or plat delineating streets by the governing body of the
Township shall in no way be construed as an acceptance of any street
indicated thereon.
A.
Location. Street trees shall be installed on both sides of all public
and private streets in accordance with an approved landscape plan.
Trees shall be spaced evenly along the street in a location 15 feet
behind the curbline (see Appendix H). In commercial areas with wider
sidewalks that extend to the curb, trees shall be placed in tree wells
with root guard systems. Such tree wells shall have sufficient soil
volume to support tree growth as follows:
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Tree Size at Maturity
(height in feet)
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Soil Volume
(in cubic feet)
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Large trees (45 feet +)
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200
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Medium-sized trees (30 feet - 45 feet)
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150
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Areas under sidewalks may be used to meet the soil volume requirement
provided no more than 50% of the volume is located under such hard
paving.
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B.
Spacing. Trees specified in the Table of Recommended Large Street
Trees shall be planted at a minimum interval of 35 feet along all
streets. Trees specified in the Table of Recommended Medium Street
Trees shall be planted at a minimum interval of 30 feet along all
streets. Trees may be planted closer together in order to avoid interference
with utilities, roadways, sidewalks, sight easements, and street lights.
C.
Minimum Planting Size. All street trees shall have a minimum caliper
of 3 1/2 inches at the time of planting.
D.
Street Tree Type. Tree type may vary depending on overall effect
desired but as a general rule, all trees shall be large deciduous
trees except as needed to achieve special effects. Tree selection
shall be approved by the Board in accordance with the following tables.
Alternate selections may be approved at the discretion of the Board.
1.
Recommended Medium Street Trees.
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
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Northwood Red Maple
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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
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Scanlon Red Maple
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Acer Saccharum 'Goldspire'
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Goldspire Sugar Maple
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Carpinus caroliniana
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American Hornbeam
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Malus baccata 'Manchurin'
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Manchurian Crabapple
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Phellodendron amurense
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Amur Corktree
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Tilia cordata x. 'Whitehouse'
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Whitehouse Linden
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2.
Recommended Large Street Trees.
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
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October glory Red Maple
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Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'
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Red sunset Red Maple
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Ginkgo biloba (male only)
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Ginkgo
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Platanus acerifolia
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London Planetree
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Platanus occidentalis
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Sycamore
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Quercus coccinea
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Scarlet Oak
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Quercus phellos
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Willow Oak
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Quercus rubra
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Red Oak
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Tilia x euchlora
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Crimean Linden
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Tilia tomentosa 'Green Mountain'
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Silver Linden
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Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'
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Japanese Zelkova
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E.
Planting Specifications. Street trees shall be substantially uniform
in size and shape, and have straight trunks. Trees shall be properly
planted and staked in accordance with the Hazlet Township Engineering
Standards. Provision shall be made by the developer for regular watering
and maintenance until they are established. Dead or dying trees shall
be replaced by the developer during the next suitable planting season.
A.
Applicability. This Article shall apply to all subdivision applications.
B.
Standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare any development
plan for a subdivision:
1.
Blocks. The length, width and area of blocks created within bounding roads creating blocks shall be such as to accommodate the lot areas and dimensions required by Article IV of this Ordinance for the specific district in which the block is located and to provide for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic.
2.
Lots. No lot shall be created on which development may be rendered
impracticable due to significant environmental or man-made constraints,
such as steep slopes, wetlands, floodplains, flood hazard areas, drainage
or other natural conditions or lack of sewer capacity, utility service,
vehicular access or other manmade conditions. Where such conditions
occur, the affected land shall be incorporated into the adjoining
lots or contiguous open space. Where there are unanswered questions
as to the suitability of a lot for its intended use due to any of
the above referenced factors or similar circumstances, the Board may,
after adequate investigation, withhold approval of such a lot.
3.
Lot Orientation. Side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight
street lines and radial to curved street lines, wherever practical.
Flag, through, and reverse frontage lots are discouraged.
5.
Setbacks. Where land has been dedicated for a widening or existing
street, lots shall begin at such new street line as may have been
established, and all setbacks shall be measured from such line.
6.
Existing Vegetation. To the greatest extent possible, significant existing vegetation in good health and condition shall be preserved. Subdivision designs should preserve existing stands of trees, as well as and tall shrubs and hedgerows along or near lot lines. Subdivisions shall be subject to the regulations set forth in Section 181-523 on Tree Preservation.
[Ordinance No. 1421-07 adopted 10-16-2007]
7.
Conformance. Where a lot is formed from part of a lot already occupied
by a building, any subdivision shall be executed in such a manner
so as to not create or exacerbate any violation of the requirements
of this Ordinance with respect to the existing building and all yard,
setback, coverage, buffers and open space in connection therewith.
All resulting lots shall have dimensions consistent with the requirements
of the zoning district in which they are located.
A.
Purpose. Indiscriminate, uncontrolled, and excessive destruction,
as well as the removal and cutting of trees on lots and tracts of
land within the Township, may cause:
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Increased drainage control cost;
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Increased soil erosion and sedimentation;
|
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Decreased fertility of the soil;
|
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Degradation of water resources;
|
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Decreased groundwater-recharge;
|
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Increased buildup of atmospheric carbon;
|
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The establishment of a heat island effect;
|
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Increased dust and pollution;
|
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The singular or cumulative effect of any of the foregoing could
adversely impact the character of the Township, decrease property
values, render the land unfit and unsuitable for its most appropriate
use and negatively affect the health, safety and general welfare of
the inhabitants of the Township. The Township desires to regulate
and control indiscriminate and excessive cutting of trees within the
Township. The Township strives to preserve the maximum possible number
of trees in the course of development of a site as well as protect
larger, older specimens of trees. Additionally, the Township seeks
to encourage innovative design and grading, promote the preservation
of existing trees and provide a plan for the replacement of trees.
It is recognized that there is a strong relationship between the integrity
of the Township's water resources, development on steep slopes, tree
removal, soil disturbance, stormwater management and the general use
of land resources. Therefore, the Township finds that the appropriate
management of these resources is an important health, safety and general
welfare concern.
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B.
Establishment of Conservation Officer. There shall be appointed and
designated, an official whose formal title shall be that of Conservation
Officer of the Township of Hazlet. This official shall be charged
with the inspection of sites upon which there is an application for
site plan approval or for subdivision approval in regard to the provisions
of this section, and with inspection and enforcement of the tree removal
and protection requirements of this Ordinance.
C.
Cutting or Removal Restricted. Subject to the exemptions set forth,
no person shall cut or remove, or cause to be cut or removed, any
tree with a diameter at point of measurement (DPM) of four inches
or greater upon any lands within the Township, unless the cutting
or removal is accomplished in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
D.
Tree Removal; Permit Required. No person shall remove or destroy
or cause to be or allow to be removed or destroyed any tree without
first obtaining a tree removal permit. Tree removal permits shall
be issued by the Conservation Officer. A permit is required for the
removal of all trees of four inch caliper or larger.
Existing single family residential property shall be exempt
from the requirements of this Ordinance, provided that said homeowner
is clearing one acre or less of area.
E.
Permit Application. Applications for a permit shall be made to the
Zoning Officer and shall contain the following information:
The name and address of the applicant.
The name and address of the owner of the property from which
the tree(s) are to be removed.
Location on the property of the tree(s) to be removed, indicated
on a plan as follows:
The plan shall indicate all tree(s) to be removed, specifically
by an assigned number, and the caliper of each tree.
The plan shall indicate all tree(s) to remain, specifically
by an assigned number.
The plan shall indicate a limit of disturbance line (i.e., where
the four-foot high standard wood snow fence will be erected if required
by the Conservation Officer).
For any clearing greater than three acres, a representative
5% of the wooded areas proposed to be cleared shall be inventoried.
The representative 5% shall be determined by agreement between the
Conservation Officer and the applicant. Where less than three acres
is proposed to be cleared, all trees to be removed shall be inventoried.
All trees greater than 20 inches in caliper or any specimen
trees (i.e. any unique or remarkable tree or species) to be removed
shall be indicated on the plan. All reasonable efforts shall be made
to preserve such trees, including but not limited to, if feasible,
relocation of infrastructure, roadways, and buildings. Removal of
such trees shall require the specific written approval of the Conservation
Officer.
Any other information that may reasonably be required to enable
the application to be properly evaluated.
F.
Inspection Required. The Conservation Officer or designee shall inspect
the trees that are the subject of the application, the drainage incidental
thereto, other physical conditions existing on the property, and the
impact upon adjacent properties.
G.
Zoning Permit Requirements. Where an application is made in connection
with the construction of a building or other land use improvement,
no zoning permit shall be issued until the tree removal permit has
been granted, or an exemption granted.
H.
Replacement Tree Requirements.
1.
Existing Residential Property. If the application is on behalf of
an existing homeowners association and it is disclosed that the total
number of trees to be removed or destroyed on the property or open
space area in question, which are the subject of the application,
is 10 or less, the permit shall be issued without replacement trees
required. Within a one year period, permits may be used for removal
of no more than 10 trees on the same property without replacement
trees being required. Any tree removal occurring where a homeowners
association exists must obtain formal approval by the ruling body-of
the association prior to obtaining a tree removal permit.
2.
New Residential Development. If the application is for a new residential
development (subdivisions or site plans), up to 50% of the trees may
be removed for the sole purpose of clearing for the building envelope,
driveways and yard space for said building lots only without replacement
trees required.
For new residential development where tree removal is to occur
within public or private roadways or right-of-ways, drainage facilities,
parking areas or proposed open space, all trees are subject to replacement
in accordance with this Ordinance.
I.
Agricultural Operations. Agricultural operations are exempt from
replacement requirements providing the property in question is farmed
for a minimum of five years after the date of clearing. An application
must be submitted prior to clearing. If the property is developed
for any other use before the five years expire, the replacement obligation
shall be enforced according to the new use of the property.
J.
Nonresidential Development. All commercial and industrial developments
are required to replace all trees removed in accordance with this
Ordinance.
K.
Sparse Land/Major Subdivisions and Site Plans. In regard to major
subdivisions and site plans, lots with tree cover less than 30% shall
be required to plant a minimum of 1.5 trees per 10,000 square feet
or less of open field. The owner/applicant shall have a qualified
professional calculate the total required trees to be distributed
in accordance with a landscape plan of the entire project, which shall
be approved by the Conservation Officer.
L.
Tree Escrow Fund Established. Tree Escrow Fund shall be established
by the Township to promote environmental enhancement programs such
as tree planting, tree preservation, park development, landscaping
and/or other related projects on or within municipally owned properties
or facilities. A separate trust account shall be established for this
purpose under the supervision of the Township Treasurer. Appropriations
from the Tree Escrow Fund shall be authorized by the Mayor and Committee
and shall be used for a municipal purpose pursuant to the recommendations
of the Zoning Officer, the-Conservation Officer, the Township Planner
and/or the Shade Tree Commission.
M.
Replacement Tree Value Calculations.
1.
The
replacement value of all trees to be removed where replacement trees
are required by this Ordinance shall be calculated as follows:
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Replacement Tree Calculations
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|---|---|---|---|
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Trees to be Removed: Caliper
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Replacement Trees
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Number
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Caliper
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Dollar Amount
| |
|
Greater than 6 inches & up to 12 inches
|
1
|
2-2-1/2 inches
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$240
|
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Greater than 12 inches & up to 18 inches
|
2
|
2-2-1/2 inches
|
$440
|
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Greater than 18 inches & up to 24 inches
|
2
|
3 inches
|
$840
|
|
Greater than 24 inches
|
4
|
3 inches
|
$1.860
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2.
Dead and diseased trees are not counted as trees
to be replaced.
3.
The applicant will receive a one for one replacement tree credit
should stands of 10 or more trees greater than four inches in caliper
be preserved within tree removal areas.
4.
All replacement trees shall be planted onsite unless one or more
of the following conditions exist: a. The site in question can not
physically accommodate the total replacement amount of trees. The
applicant shall contribute an amount equal to the calculated monetary
value of the removed trees to the Township Tree Escrow Funds, as required
herein; b. The Conservation Officer and applicant agree in writing
that the applicant shall make payment to the Township Tree Escrow
Fund based upon the above chart.
5.
Trees replaced according to the foregoing calculations shall not
be construed to satisfy other street tree and landscaping quantity
requirements contained elsewhere in this Ordinance.
O.
Time Limit. All tree removal permits shall be limited to one year
from date of issuance. If the approved tree removal has not occurred
within one year, a new permit must be applied for and is subject to
the payment of new fees.
P.
Criteria for Tree Removal. The Conservation Officer may approve the
removal of a tree if any of the following criteria apply:
1.
The tree is located in a parcel for which preliminary or final subdivision
approval has been obtained, and it unreasonably restricts the economic
enjoyment of the property and cannot be relocated on the site because
of its age, type or size.
2.
The tree is dead, diseased, injured, in danger of falling, interferes
with existing utility service, created an unsafe condition, or conflicts
with any other ordinances or regulations.
Q.
Enforcement. The requirements of this Ordinance shall be enforced
by the Conservation Officer, who shall inspect or require adequate
inspection of all sites upon which there is an application for site
plan or subdivision, all applicable tree removal or destruction and
soil removal incidental thereto, and for compliance with other pertinent
conditions of approval from the Planning Board/Zoning Board. Upon
ascertaining a violation of this Ordinance, the Conservation officer
shall refer charges in the Municipal Court. In addition to other remedies,
the Director of Code Enforcement and Construction, Zoning Officer
or other proper municipal official may institute any appropriate legal
action to prevent a continuing violation of the terms of this Ordinance.
A.
New Electric, Telephone, Television and Other Communication Facilities.
1.
All electric, telephone, television and other communication facilities,
both main and service lines servicing new developments, shall be provided
by underground wiring within easements and dedicated public rights-of-way,
installed in accordance with the prevailing practices of the utility
or other companies providing such services.
2.
Main electric, telephone, television and other communication facility
lines servicing new developments shall be located within a utility
easement at least 10 feet in width. Said easement shall be located
parallel and adjacent to a public or private right-of-way. This shall
facilitate the location of street trees within a minimum five-foot
wide tree lawn adjacent to the easement.
B.
Existing Supply Lines and Service Connections. Lots that abut existing
easements or public rights-of-way, where overhead electric or telephone
distribution supply lines and service connections have heretofore
been installed, may be supplied with electric and telephone service
from those overhead lines, but the service connections from the utilities'
overhead lines shall be installed underground. In the instance of
an application for development, an applicant shall demonstrate to
the board of jurisdiction whether it is possible to relocate existing
overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines underground.
A.
Policy Statement. Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant
reduction through nonstructural or low impact techniques shall be
explored before relying on structural Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Structural BMPs should be integrated with nonstructural stormwater
management strategies and proper maintenance plans. Nonstructural
strategies include both environmentally sensitive site design and
source controls that prevent pollutants from being placed on the site
or from being exposed to stormwater. Source control plans should be
developed based upon physical site conditions and the origin, nature,
and the anticipated quantity or amount of potential pollutants. Multiple
stormwater management BMPs may be necessary to achieve the established
performance standards for water quality, quantity, and groundwater
recharge.
B.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for "major development," as defined in subsection 181-525.02, Definitions.
C.
D.
Compatibility with Other Permit and Ordinance Requirements. Development
approvals issued for subdivisions and site plans pursuant to this
Ordinance 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 Ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements for
the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. This
Ordinance is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any
other ordinances, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision
of law except that, where any provision of this ordinance 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.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning
they have in common usage and to give this Ordinance its most reasonable
application. The definitions below are the same as or based on the
corresponding definitions in the Stormwater Management Rules at N.J.A.C.
7:8-1.2.
Those areas within boundaries accepted by the Department
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7E-5B.
The geographic depiction of the boundaries for Coastal Planning
Areas, CAFRA Centers, CAFRA Cores and CAFRA Nodes pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:7E-5B.3.
The increase in soil bulk density.
An agency designated by the County Board of Chosen Freeholders
to review municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s).
The County review agency may either be:
A County planning agency, which is the County Planning Board,
of the County of Monmouth as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:27-1 et seq. of
the County in which the land or development is located; or
A County water resource association created under N.J.S.A
58:16A-55.5, if the ordinance or resolution delegates authority to
approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove Municipal stormwater
management plans and implementing ordinances.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
A person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New
Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily
be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development
of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
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,
only for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use
Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
A geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or
dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to
a particular point along a receiving waterbody.
An area or feature, which is of significant environmental
value, including but not limited to: stream corridors; natural heritage
priority sites; habitat 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.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice or gravity.
A surface that has been covered with a layer of material
so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. Any surface
with a C-value exceeding 0.9, as determined by the Township Engineer,
shall be considered an impervious surface.
The process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation.
Any "development" that provides for ultimately disturbing
one or more acres of land or increasing impervious surface by 1/4
acre or more. Disturbance for the purpose of this rule is the placement
of impervious surface or exposure and/or movement of soil or bedrock
or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation. Projects undertaken
by any government agency which otherwise meet the definition of "major
development" but which do not require approval under the Municipal
Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., are also considered "major
development."
The Township of Hazlet.
A chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus,
which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, Township of Hazlet, 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, 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, ground waters or surface waters of the
State, or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both
hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
The amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into
the ground and is not evapotranspired.
Solid material, mineral or organic, that is in suspension,
is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by
air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
The lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur
or has occurred.
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
The geographic application of the State Development and Redevelopment
Plan's goals and statewide policies, and the official map of these
goals and policies.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage
facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.
An excavation or embankment and related areas designed to
retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either
be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration basin),
retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted
mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).
Any structural or nonstructural strategy, practice, technology,
process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater
runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration
or groundwater recharge of stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal
non-stormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.
Water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers,
resulting from precipitation.
A flood hazard area, which may be influenced by stormwater
runoff from inland areas, but which is primarily caused by the Atlantic
Ocean.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams, wetlands,
and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its
jurisdiction.
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or
ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly
known as hydrophytic vegetation.
A.
Design and Performance Standards for Stormwater Management Measures.
1.
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 subsection 181-525.04. 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.
2.
The standards in this Ordinance 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.
A.
The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with subsection 181-525.10.
B.
Stormwater management measures shall avoid adverse impacts of concentrated
flow on habitat for threatened and endangered species as documented
in the Department's Landscape Project or Natural Heritage Database
established under N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.147 through 15.150, particularly
Helonias bullata (swamp pink) and/or Clemmys muhlnebergi (bog turtle).
C.
The following linear development projects are exempt from the groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality
requirements of paragraphs F. and G. below:
1.
The construction of an underground utility line provided that
the disturbed areas are revegetated upon completion;
2.
The construction of an aboveground utility line provided that
the existing conditions are maintained to the maximum extent practicable;
and
3.
The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk
or trail with a maximum width of 14 feet, provided that the access
is made of permeable material.
D.
A waiver from strict compliance from the groundwater recharge, stormwater
runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality requirements of paragraphs
F. and G. may be obtained for the enlargement of an existing public
roadway or railroad; or the construction or enlargement of a public
pedestrian access, provided that the following conditions are met:
1.
The applicant demonstrates that there is a public need for the
project that cannot be accomplished by any other means;
2.
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 paragraphs F. and G. to the maximum extent practicable;
3.
The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements
of paragraphs F. and G., existing structures currently in use, such
as homes and buildings, would need to be condemned; and
4.
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 paragraph 3 above within the upstream drainage
area of the receiving stream, that would provide additional opportunities
to mitigate the requirements of paragraphs F and G that were not achievable
on site.
E.
Nonstructural Stormwater Management Strategies.
1.
To the maximum extent practicable, the standards in paragraphs
F. and G. shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management
strategies set forth in this paragraph 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 paragraph
2 below into the design of a particular project, the applicant shall
identify the strategy considered and provide a basis for the contention.
2.
Nonstructural stormwater management strategies incorporated
into site design shall:
a.
Protect areas that provide water quality benefits or areas particularly
susceptible to erosion and sediment loss;
b.
Minimize impervious surfaces and break up or disconnect the
flow of runoff over impervious surfaces;
c.
Maximize the protection of natural drainage features and vegetation;
d.
Minimize the decrease in the "time of concentration" from preconstruction
to post construction. "Time of concentration" is defined as the time
it takes for runoff to travel from the hydraulically most distant
point of the watershed to the point of interest within a watershed;
e.
Minimize land disturbance including clearing and grading;
f.
Minimize soil compaction;
g.
Provide low-maintenance landscaping that encourages retention
and planting of native vegetation and minimizes the use of lawns,
fertilizers and pesticides;
h.
Provide vegetated open-channel conveyance systems discharging
into and through stable vegetated areas;
i.
Provide other source controls to prevent or minimize the use
or exposure of pollutants at the site, in order to prevent or minimize
the release of those pollutants into stormwater runoff. Such source
controls include, but are not limited to:
(i)
Site design features that help to prevent accumulation
of trash and debris in drainage systems, including features that satisfy
paragraph 3 below;
(ii)
Site design features that help to prevent discharge
of trash and debris from drainage systems;
(iii)
Site design features that help to prevent and/or
contain spills or other harmful accumulations of pollutants at industrial
or commercial developments; and
(iv)
When establishing vegetation after land disturbance,
applying fertilizer in accordance with the requirements established
under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39
et seq., and implementing rules.
3.
Site design features identified under paragraph 2,i(ii) 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 paragraph c below.
a.
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect
stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body
under that grate:
(i)
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
bicycle safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT
Bicycle Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines
(April 1996); or
(ii)
A different grate, if each individual clear space
in that grate has an area of no more than seven square inches, or
is no greater than 0.5 inches across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater basin floors.
b.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear
space in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the
curb opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no
more than seven square inches, or be no greater than two inches across
the smallest dimension.
c.
This standard does not apply:
(i)
Where the review agency determines that this standard
would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably
be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that
meet these standards;
(ii)
Where flows from
the water quality design storm as specified in paragraph G,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:
(iii)
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 paragraph
G,1; or
(iv)
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.
4.
Any land area used as a nonstructural stormwater management
measure to meet the performance standards in paragraphs F. and G.
shall be dedicated to a property owner or property owners association,
subject 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.
5.
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 subsection 181-525.07, or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org.
F.
Erosion Control, Groundwater Recharge
and Runoff Quantity Standards.
1.
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.
a.
The minimum design and performance standards for erosion control
are those established under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq. and implementing rules.
b.
The minimum design and performance standards for groundwater
recharge are as follows:
(i)
The design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge calculations at subsection 181-525.05, either:
(a)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
that the site and its stormwater management measures maintain 100%
of the average annual preconstruction groundwater recharge volume
for the site; or
(b)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
that the increase of stormwater runoff volume from preconstruction
to post-construction for the two-year storm is infiltrated.
(ii)
This groundwater recharge requirement does not
apply to projects within the "urban redevelopment area," or to projects
subject to paragraph (iii) below.
(iii)
The following types of stormwater shall not be
recharged:
(a)
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 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
(b)
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.
(iv)
The design engineer shall assess the hydraulic
impact on the groundwater table and design the site so as to avoid
adverse hydraulic impacts. Potential adverse hydraulic impacts include,
but are not limited to, exacerbating a naturally or seasonally high
water table so as to cause surficial ponding, flooding of basements,
or interference with the proper operation of subsurface sewage disposal
systems and other subsurface structures in the vicinity or downgradient
of the groundwater recharge area.
c.
In order to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts, the design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for stormwater runoff calculations at subsection 181-525.05, complete one of the following:
(i)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
that for stormwater leaving the site, post-construction runoff hydrographs
for the two-, ten-, and 100-year storm events do not exceed, at any
point in time, the preconstruction runoff hydrographs for the same
storm events;
(ii)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
that there is no increase, as compared to the preconstruction condition,
in the peak runoff rates of stormwater leaving the site for the two-,
ten-, and 100-year storm events and that the increased volume or change
in timing of stormwater runoff will not increase flood damage at or
downstream of the site. This analysis shall include the analysis of
impacts of existing land uses and projected land uses assuming full
development under existing zoning and land use ordinances in the drainage
area;
(iii)
Design stormwater management measures so that
the post-construction peak runoff rates for the two-, ten-, and 100-year
storm events are 50%, 75% and 80%, respectively, of the preconstruction
peak runoff rates. The percentages apply only to the post-construction
stormwater runoff that is attributable to the portion of the site
on which the proposed development or project is to be constructed.
The percentages shall not be applied to post-construction stormwater
runoff into tidal flood hazard areas if the increased volume of stormwater
runoff will not increase flood damages below the point of discharge;
or
(iv)
In tidal flood hazard areas, stormwater runoff
quantity analysis in accordance with paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii)
above shall only be applied if the increased volume of stormwater
runoff could increase flood damages below the point of discharge.
2.
Any application for a new agricultural development that meets the definition of major development at subsection 181-525.02 shall be submitted to the Freehold Soil Conservation District (FSCD) for review and approval in accordance with the requirements of this section and any applicable Freehold Soil Conservation District guidelines for stormwater runoff quantity and erosion control. For the purposes of this section, "agricultural development" means land uses normally associated with the production of food, fiber and livestock for sale. Such uses do not include the development of land for the processing or sale of food and the manufacturing of agriculturally related products.
G.
Stormwater Runoff Quality Standards.
1.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to reduce the
post-construction load of total suspended solids (TSS) in stormwater
runoff by 80% of the anticipated load from the developed site, expressed
as an annual average. Stormwater management measures shall only be
required for water quality control if an additional 1/4 acre of impervious
surface is being proposed on a development site. The requirement to
reduce TSS does not apply to any stormwater runoff in a discharge
regulated under a numeric effluent limitation for TSS imposed under
the New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules,
N.J.A.C. 7:14A, or in a discharge specifically exempt under a NJPDES
permit from this requirement. The water quality design storm is 1.25
inches of rainfall in two hours. Water quality calculations shall
take into account the distribution of rain from the water quality
design storm, as reflected in Table 1, Water Quality Design Storm
Distribution, below. The calculation of the volume of runoff may take
into account the implementation of non-structural and structural stormwater
management measures.
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Table 1: Water Quality Design Storm Distribution
| |
|---|---|
|
Time
(minutes)
|
Cumulative Rainfall
(inches)
|
|
0
|
0.0000
|
|
5
|
0.0083
|
|
10
|
0.0166
|
|
15
|
0.0250
|
|
20
|
0.0500
|
|
25
|
0.0750
|
|
30
|
0.1000
|
|
35
|
0.1330
|
|
40
|
0.1660
|
|
45
|
0.2000
|
|
50
|
0.2583
|
|
55
|
0.3583
|
|
60
|
0.6250
|
|
65
|
0.8917
|
|
70
|
0.9917
|
|
75
|
1.0500
|
|
80
|
1.0840
|
|
85
|
1.1170
|
|
90
|
1.1500
|
|
95
|
1.1750
|
|
100
|
1.2000
|
|
105
|
1.2250
|
|
110
|
1.2334
|
|
115
|
1.2417
|
|
120
|
1.2500
|
2.
For purposes of TSS reduction calculations, Table 2, TSS Removal Rates for BMPs, 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 subsection 181-525.07, or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org. The BMP Manual and other sources of technical guidance are listed in subsection 181-525.07. TSS reduction shall be calculated based on the removal rates for the BMPs in Table 2, TSS Removal Rates for BMPs, 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.
3.
If more than one BMP in series is necessary to achieve the required
80% TSS reduction for a site, the applicant shall utilize the following
formula to calculate TSS reduction:
|
R = A + B - (AXB)/100
|
|
Where:
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R
|
=
|
total TSS percent load removal from application of both BMPs,
and
|
|
A
|
=
|
the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the first BMP
|
|
B
|
=
|
the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the second BMP
|
|
Table 2: TSS Removal Rates for BMPs
| |
|---|---|
|
Best Management Practice
|
TSS Percent Removal Rate
|
|
Bioretention Systems
|
90
|
|
Constructed Stormwater Wetland
|
90
|
|
Extended Detention Basin
|
40-60
|
|
Infiltration Structure
|
80
|
|
Manufactured Treatment Device
|
See subsection 181-525.06C
|
|
Sand Filter
|
80
|
|
Vegetative Filter Strip
|
60-80
|
|
Wet Pond
|
50-90
|
4.
If there is more than one on-site drainage area, the 80% TSS
removal rate shall apply to each drainage area, unless the runoff
from the subareas converge on site in which case the removal rate
can be demonstrated through a calculation using a weighted average.
5.
Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce,
to the maximum extent feasible, the post-construction 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 paragraphs F. and G.
6.
Additional information and examples are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, which may be obtained from the address identified in subsection 181-525.07.
7.
In accordance with the definition of FW1 at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4,
stormwater management measures shall be designed to prevent any increase
in stormwater runoff to waters classified as FW1.
8.
Hazlet is not located upstream from any existing Category One
waterways located within the same HUC-14.
A.
Stormwater runoff shall be calculated in accordance with the following:
1.
The design engineer shall calculate runoff using one of the
following methods:
a.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) methodology,
including the NRCS Runoff Equation and Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph,
as described in the NRCS National Engineering Handbook Section 4 —
Hydrology and Technical Release 55 — Urban Hydrology for Small
Watersheds; or
b.
The Rational Method for peak flow and the Modified Rational
Method for hydrograph computations.
2.
For the purpose of calculating runoff coefficients and groundwater
recharge, there is a presumption that the pre-construction condition
of a site or portion thereof is a wooded land use with good hydrologic
condition. The term "runoff coefficient" applies to both the NRCS
methodology at paragraph A,1b above and the Rational and Modified
Rational Methods at paragraph A, 1b above. A runoff coefficient or
a groundwater recharge land cover for an existing condition may be
used on all or a portion of the site if the design engineer verifies
that the hydrologic condition has existed on the site or portion of
the site for at least five years without interruption prior to the
time of application. If more than one land cover have existed on the
site during the five years immediately prior to the time of application,
the land cover with the lowest runoff potential shall be used for
the computations. In addition, there is the presumption that the site
is in good hydrologic condition (if the land use type is pasture,
lawn, or park), with good cover (if the land use type is woods), or
with good hydrologic condition and conservation treatment (if the
land use type is cultivation).
3.
In computing pre-construction stormwater runoff, the design
engineer shall account for all significant land features and structures,
such as ponds, wetlands, depressions, hedgerows, or culverts that
may reduce pre-construction stormwater runoff rates and volumes.
4.
In computing stormwater runoff from all design storms, the design
engineer shall consider the relative stormwater runoff rates and/or
volumes of pervious and impervious surfaces separately to accurately
compute the rates and volume of stormwater runoff from the site. To
calculate runoff from unconnected impervious cover, urban impervious
area modifications as described in the NRCS Technical Release 55 —
Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds and other methods may be employed.
5.
If the invert of the outlet structure of a stormwater management
measure is below the flood hazard design flood elevation as defined
at N.J.A.C. 7:13, the design engineer shall take into account the
effects of tailwater in the design of structural stormwater management
measures.
B.
Groundwater recharge may be calculated in accordance with the following:
1.
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; located on their website at www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/;
or at New Jersey Geological Survey, 29 Arctic Parkway, P.O. Box 427,
Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0427; (609) 984-6587.
A.
Standards for structural stormwater management measures are as follows:
1.
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).
2.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed
to minimize maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure
proper functioning. In order to accomplish these goals, the facility
shall be developed to eliminate avoidable maintenance tasks, minimize
the amount of long term maintenance, facilitate the performance of
required maintenance tasks, and reduce the potential for extensive,
difficult, and costly remedial or emergency maintenance efforts. Standards
for maintenance and repair are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater
Best Management Practices Manual (BMP), dated February 2004, and all
subsequent revisions. These standards shall be followed for the maintenance
and repair of all stormwater management measures.
a.
In order to attain the goals of minimizing the maintenance of
structural stormwater management measures and for the safety of the
public, Hazlet Township discourages the utilization of retention basins
in residential zones or projects associated with residential uses.
3.
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 subsection 181-525.08D.
4.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed,
constructed, and installed to be strong, durable, and corrosion resistant.
Measures that are consistent with the relevant portions of the Residential
Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 shall
be deemed to meet this requirement.
5.
At the intake to the outlet from the stormwater management basin,
the orifice size shall be a minimum of 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
6.
Stormwater management basins shall be designed to meet the minimum safety standards for stormwater management basins at subsection 181-525.08.
B.
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 subsection 181-525.04 of this Ordinance.
C.
Manufactured treatment devices may be used to meet the requirements of subsection 181-525.04 of this Ordinance, provided the pollutant removal rates are verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and certified by the Department.
D.
Prior to design of outlet structures from detention facilities by
manual, electric, or mechanical control, developers must show, as
part of Planning/Zoning Board testimony, that good faith effort has
been made to implement passive means of discharge. Outlet waters shall
be discharged at such locations, with adequate protection, as not
to cause additional erosion or channeling. Please refer to the "NJ
Stormwater BMP Manuals," dated February 2004, and all subsequent revisions,
nine nonstructural stormwater management strategies as shown in Chapter
2 of the manual and "Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control"
for additional measures on passive means of stormwater and sediment
control.
A.
Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found
in the documents listed at paragraph 1 and 2 below, which are available
from Maps and Publications, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, 428 East State Street, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey,
08625; telephone (609) 777-1038.
1.
Guidelines for stormwater management measures are contained
in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as
amended. Information is provided on stormwater management measures
such as: bioretention systems, constructed stormwater wetlands, dry
wells, extended detention basins, infiltration structures, manufactured
treatment devices, pervious paving, sand filters, vegetative filter
strips, and wet ponds.
2.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater
Management Facilities Maintenance Manual, as amended.
B.
Additional technical guidance for stormwater management measures
can be obtained from the following:
1.
The Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension located at
Cook College, Rutgers the State University, 88 Lipman Dr., New Brunswick,
NJ 08901-8525.
2.
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, P.O. Box 330, Trenton,
New Jersey 08625; The Freehold Soil Conservation District serves both
Middlesex and Monmouth Counties reachable at 4000 Kozloski Road —
PO Box 5033, Freehold, NJ, 07728.
A.
This section sets forth requirements to protect public safety through
the proper design and operation of stormwater management basins. This
section applies to any new stormwater management basin.
B.
Requirements for Trash Racks, Overflow Grates and Escape Provisions.
1.
A trash rack is a device designed to catch trash and debris
and prevent the clogging of outlet structures. Trash racks shall be
installed at the intake to the outlet from the stormwater management
basin to ensure proper functioning of the basin outlets in accordance
with the following:
a.
The trash rack shall have parallel bars, with no greater than
six inch spacing between the bars.
b.
The trash rack shall be designed so as not to adversely affect
the hydraulic performance of the outlet pipe or structure.
c.
The average velocity of flow through a clean trash rack is not
to exceed 2.5 feet per second under the full range of stage and discharge.
Velocity is to be computed on the basis of the net area of opening
through the rack.
d.
The trash rack shall be constructed and installed to be rigid,
durable, and corrosion resistant, and shall be designed to withstand
a perpendicular live loading of 300 lbs./ft. sq.
2.
An overflow grate is designed to prevent obstruction of the
overflow structure. If an outlet structure has an overflow grate,
such grate shall meet the following requirements:
a.
The overflow grate shall be secured to the outlet structure
but removable for emergencies and maintenance.
b.
The overflow grate spacing shall be no less than two inches
across the smallest dimension.
c.
The overflow grate shall be constructed and installed to be
rigid, durable, and corrosion resistant, and shall be designed to
withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 lbs./ft. sq.
3.
For purposes of this paragraph 3, escape provisions means the
permanent installation of ladders, steps, rungs, or other features
that provide easily accessible means of egress from stormwater management
basins. Stormwater management basins shall include escape provisions
as follows:
a.
If a stormwater management basin has an outlet structure, escape
provisions shall be incorporated in or on the structure. With the
prior approval of the reviewing agency identified in paragraph C below,
a free-standing outlet structure may be exempted from this requirement.
b.
Safety ledges shall be constructed on the slopes of all new
stormwater management basins having a permanent pool of water deeper
than 2 1/2 feet. Such safety ledges shall be comprised of two
steps. Each step shall be four to six feet in width. One step shall
be located approximately 2 1/2 feet below the permanent water
surface, and the second step shall be located one to 1 1/2 feet
above the permanent water surface. See paragraph D below for an illustration
of safety ledges in a stormwater management basin.
c.
In new stormwater management basins, the maximum interior slope
for an earthen dam, embankment, or berm shall not be steeper than
three horizontal to one vertical.
C.
Variance or Exemption from Safety Standards.
1.
A variance or exemption from the safety standards for stormwater
management basins may be granted only upon a written finding by the
appropriate reviewing agency (municipality, county or Department)
that the variance or exemption will not constitute a threat to public
safety.
D.
Illustration of Safety Ledges in a New Stormwater Management Basin.
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A.
Submission of Site Development Stormwater Plan.
1.
Whenever an applicant seeks municipal approval of a development
subject to this ordinance, the applicant shall submit all of the required
components of the Checklist for the Site Development Stormwater Plan
at paragraph C below as part of the submission of the applicant's
application for subdivision or site plan approval.
2.
The applicant shall demonstrate that the project meets the standards
set forth in this section.
3.
The applicant shall submit 20 copies of the materials listed
in the checklist for site development stormwater plans in accordance
with paragraph C below.
B.
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 which 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
Ordinance. It is not the intention of the Township of Hazlet to burden
the owners of single-family lots that do not fit the definition of
a major development.
C.
Checklist Requirements. The following information shall be required:
1.
Topographic Base Map. The reviewing engineer may require upstream
tributary drainage system information as necessary. It is recommended
that the topographic base map of the site be submitted which extends
a minimum of 200 feet beyond the limits of the proposed development,
at a scale of one feet equals 200 feet or greater, showing two-foot
contour intervals. The map as appropriate may indicate the following:
existing surface water drainage, shorelines, steep slopes, soils,
erodible soils, perennial or intermittent streams that drain into
or upstream of the Category One waters, wetlands and flood plains
along with their appropriate buffer strips, marshlands and other wetlands,
pervious or vegetative surfaces, existing man-made structures, roads,
bearing and distances of property lines, and significant natural and
manmade features not otherwise shown.
2.
Environmental Site Analysis. A written and graphic description
of the natural and man-made features of the site and its environs.
This description should include a discussion of soil conditions, slopes,
wetlands, waterways and vegetation on the site. Particular attention
should be given to unique, unusual, or environmentally sensitive features
and to those that provide particular opportunities or constraints
for development.
3.
Project Description and Site Plan(s). A map (or maps) at the
scale of the topographical base map indicating the location of existing
and proposed buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities, structural
facilities for stormwater management and sediment control, and other
permanent structures. The map(s) shall also clearly show areas where
alterations occur in the natural terrain and cover, including lawns
and other landscaping, and seasonal high ground water elevations.
A written description of the site plan and justification of proposed
changes in natural conditions may also be provided.
4.
Land Use Planning and Source Control Plan. This plan shall provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards of subsection 181-525.03 through subsection 18-525.06 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.
5.
Stormwater Management Facilities Map. The following information,
illustrated on a map of the same scale as the topographic base map,
shall be included:
a.
Total area to be paved or built upon, proposed surface contours,
land area to be occupied by the stormwater management facilities and
the type of vegetation thereon, and details of the proposed plan to
control and dispose of stormwater.
b.
Details of all stormwater management facility designs, during
and after construction, including discharge provisions, discharge
capacity for each outlet at different levels of detention and emergency
spillway provisions with maximum discharge capacity of each spillway.
6.
Calculations.
a.
Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations for the predevelopment and post-development conditions for the design storms specified in subsection 181-525.04.
b.
When the proposed stormwater management control measures (e.g.,
infiltration basins) depends on the hydrologic properties of soils,
then a soils report shall be submitted. The soils report shall be
based on onsite boring logs or soil pit profiles. The number and location
of required soil borings or soil pits shall be determined based on
what is needed to determine the suitability and distribution of soils
present at the location of the control measure.
7.
Maintenance and Repair Plan. The design and planning of the stormwater management facility shall meet the maintenance requirements of subsection 181-525.10.
8.
Waiver from Submission Requirements. The Municipal official or board reviewing an application under this Ordinance may, in consultation with the Municipal Engineer, waive submission of any of the requirements in subsection 181-525.09 paragraphs c,1 through c,6 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.
A.
Applicability.
1.
Projects subject to review as in subsection 181-525.01C shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs B and C below and the goals furthered by the latest Monmouth County approved Municipal Stormwater Management Plan (MSWMP) for the Township of Hazlet.
B.
General Maintenance.
1.
The design engineer shall prepare a maintenance plan for the
stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major
development.
2.
The maintenance plan shall contain specific preventative maintenance
tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment,
debris, or trash removal; and the name, address, and telephone number
of the person or persons responsible for preventative and corrective
maintenance (including replacement). Maintenance guidelines for stormwater
management measures are available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best
Management Practices Manual. The maintenance plan shall identify the
property owners' association or homeowners' association as having
the responsibility for maintenance of all drainage basins and stormwater
facilities. The plan shall include documentation of such person's
agreement to assume this responsibility, or of the developer's obligation
to dedicate a stormwater management facility to such person under
an applicable ordinance or regulation.
3.
Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred
to the owner or tenant of an individual property in a residential
development or project, unless such owner or tenant owns or leases
the entire residential development or project.
4.
No public agency shall be responsible for the maintenance guidelines
identified under paragraph B,2 above; the maintenance plan and any
future revisions based on paragraph B,7 below shall be recorded upon
the deed of record for each property on which the maintenance described
in the maintenance plan must be undertaken.
5.
Preventative and corrective maintenance shall be performed to
maintain the function of the stormwater management measure, including
repairs or replacement to the structure; removal of sediment, debris,
or trash; restoration of eroded areas; snow and ice removal; fence
repair or replacement; restoration of vegetation; and repair or replacement
of nonvegetated linings.
6.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under paragraph
B,2 above shall maintain a detailed log of all preventative and corrective
maintenance for the structural stormwater management measures incorporated
into the design of the development, including a record of all inspections
and copies of all maintenance-related work orders.
7.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under paragraph
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.
8.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under paragraph
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 paragraph B,6 and paragraph B,7 above.
9.
The requirements of paragraph B,3 and B,4 do not apply to stormwater
management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted by the municipality
or another governmental agency.
10.
In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes
a danger to public safety or public health, or if it is in need of
maintenance or repair, the Municipality shall so notify the responsible
person in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person
shall have 14 days, or a time frame deemed appropriate by the Township
Engineer enforced by the Hazlet Police Department if deemed an emergency
to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in a manner that
is approved by the Municipal Engineer or his designee. The Municipality,
in its discretion, may extend the time allowed for effecting maintenance
and repair for good cause. If the responsible person fails or refuses
to perform such maintenance and repair, the Municipality or County
may immediately proceed to do so and shall bill the cost thereof to
the responsible person.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to require dumpsters and
other refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater
to be covered at all times and prohibits the spilling, dumping, leaking,
or otherwise discharge of liquids, semi-liquids or solids from the
containers to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated
by the Township of Hazlet and/or the waters of the State so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
REFUSE CONTAINER
STORMWATER
WATERS OF THE STATE
Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, 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 Hazlet Township or other public body, and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Any waste container that a person controls whether owned,
leased, or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage pails,
and plastic trash bags.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
C.
Prohibited Conduct. Any person who controls, whether owned, leased,
or operated, a refuse container or dumpster must ensure that such
container or dumpster is covered at all times and shall prevent refuse
from spilling out or overflowing.
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise uses a refuse container
or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster does not leak
or otherwise discharge liquids, semi-liquids or solids to the municipal
separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township of Hazlet.
D.
Exceptions to Prohibition.
Permitted temporary demolition containers.
Litter receptacles (other than dumpsters or other bulk containers).
Individual homeowner trash and recycling containers.
Refuse containers at facilities authorized to discharge stormwater
under a valid NJPDES permit.
Large bulky items (e.g., furniture, bound carpet and padding,
white goods placed curbside for pickup).
E.
Enforcement. This Ordinance shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Township of Hazlet.
F.
Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,250.
[Ord. No. 1480-10 §§ 1-6]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance 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(s) operated by the Township
of Hazlet so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and
to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
B.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PERSON
STORM DRAIN INLET
WATERS OF THE STATE
Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, 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 Hazlet Township or other public body, and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
An opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater runoff
and includes, but is not limited to, grate inlet, curb-opening inlet,
slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
C.
Prohibited Conduct. No person in control of private property (except
a residential lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the
repaving, repairing (excluding the repair of individual potholes),
resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion
or a thin base of hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface
that is in direct contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that
property unless the storm drain inlet either:
Already meets the design standard below to control passage of
solid and floatable materials; or
Is retrofitted or replaced to meet the standard in paragraph
D below prior to the completion of the project.
D.
Design Standard. Storm drain inlets identified in paragraph C 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 paragraph D,3 below.
Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever
they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect
stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body
under that grate:
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle
safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle
Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (April
1996); or
A different grate, is each individual clear space in that grate
has an area of no more than seven square inches, or is no greater
than 0.5 inches across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination
inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates,
and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces
include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking
areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels,
and stormwater basin floors.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear
space in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the
curb opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no
more than seven square inches, or be no greater than two inches across
the smallest dimension. This standard does not apply:
Where the Municipal Engineer agrees that this standard would
cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably
be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that
meet these standards;
Where flows 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:
A rectangular space 4 5/8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches
wide (this option does not apply for outfall netting facilities);
or
A bar screen having a bar spacing 0.5 inches. Where flows are
conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars with one inch
spacing between bars; 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.
E.
Enforcement. This Ordinance shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer of the Township of Hazlet.
F.
Penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,250
for each storm drain inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design
standard.
[Ord. No. 1481-10 § 1-6]
[Ord. No. 1481-10]
Any person who erects, constructs, alters, repairs, converts,
maintains, or uses any building, structure or land in violation of
this Ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to a penalty of
$1,250.
A.
Major Subdivisions. In the case of Major Subdivision, there shall
be provided, in conjunction with preliminary review and approval,
a report on prevailing soil and groundwater conditions. The report
shall be generated by a professional engineer who shall be retained
for this purpose by the applicant. The report shall conform to the
following minimum requirements:
1.
The report shall be comprehensive and shall encompass, in suitable
format, all the information required herein.
2.
Test borings or test pits shall be required for the purposes of soil
classification and a soil log shall be prepared for each one.
3.
Observation wells shall be required for water table depth determination.
4.
Information from soil maps, such as maps entitled "Classes of Land
According to Use Capability," by the United States Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Services may be incorporated in the engineer's report
but shall be deemed supplementary and shall not by itself, constitute
sufficient information or a substitute for test pits or borings.
5.
The number of required borings, or test pits and observation wells
shall be determined as follows:
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Tract Size
(acres)
|
# of Test Borings
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# of Observation Wells
|
|---|---|---|
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Less than 3
|
3
|
2
|
|
3 to 20
|
6
|
4
|
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Over 20
|
1 per each 3 acres or part thereof
|
1 per each 5 acres or part thereof
|
6.
All borings and observation pits shall be at locations and times
of the year as approved by the Planning Board.
7.
Borings or test pits shall be at least 12 feet deep, with the last
sample taken at the twelve-foot depth. An appropriate sampling technique,
approved by the Planning Board, shall be used. Wash samples shall
not be allowed, and suitable sampling techniques shall be required
(such as split spoon) to yield a proper disturbed or undisturbed sample.
Samples shall constitute at least 50% of the total running depth of
the boring or pit. Separate samples shall be taken if the soil characteristics
change. Samples shall be properly marked and stored by the applicant's
engineer, for possible future inspection for a period of at least
three years.
8.
Either test borings or test pits may be used; however, minimum sampling
criteria, as specified herein, shall remain in effect in either case.
9.
Water table in observation wells shall be observed at least four
separate times in each well: Each observation shall note the then-depth
water table below existing ground elevation. These four reported observations
shall be made at least four weeks apart between observations, thus
spanning a total period of at least 12 weeks but not more than 36
weeks. Observation wells to be performed during the period of spring
thaw, March thru May to best demonstrate high water table.
10.
Observation wells shall be constructed in accordance with acceptable
standards, with a suitable filter. Perforated pipe (at least two inches
inner diameter) and a cap. Cap shall be lockable to discourage vandalism.
Observation wells shall be approved, by the Planning Board as to their
typical configuration and times of observation.
11.
Observation wells must be perforated, hollow and capable of providing
water-table level readings to a minimum depth of 11 1/2 feet
below ground level.
12.
In the case of subdivisions in which seepage pits or similar water-
retention installations are proposed, the applicant shall furnish,
in addition to the requirements of this subsection, off-tract soil
and groundwater profiles, using additional off tract borings, or test
pits and observation wells, all as approved by the Planning Board.
13.
Nothing in this section shall act to reduce the requirements associated
with on-site sewage disposal systems; similarly, providing the required
test, (e.g. percolation tests) required for on-site sewage disposal
shall not act to reduce the requirements of this subsection.
14.
Groundwater table impact assessments on off-tract properties shall
be required by the Planning Board.
15.
Stormwater Detention Systems; The Detention Basin Floor shall lie
a minimum of two feet above the seasonal high groundwater table.
B.
Site Plans. In the case of Site Plans, there shall be provided, in
conjunction with preliminary review and approval, a report on prevailing
soil and groundwater conditions. The report shall be retained for
this purpose by the Applicant. The report shall conform to the following
minimum requirements:
1.
The report shall be comprehensive and shall encompass, in suitable
format, all the information required herein.
2.
Test borings or test pits shall be required for the purpose of soil
classification, and a soil log shall be prepared for each one.
3.
Observation wells shall be required for water table depth determination.
4.
Information from soil maps, such as maps entitled "Classes of Land
According to Use Capability", by the United States Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Services, may be incorporated in the engineer's
report shall be deemed supplementary and shall not, by itself, constitute
sufficient information or a substitute for test pits or borings.
5.
The number of required borings or test pits, and observation wells
shall be determined as follows:
|
Tract Size
(acres)
|
# of Test Borings
|
# of Observation Wells
|
|---|---|---|
|
Less than 3
|
3
|
2
|
|
3 to 20
|
6
|
4
|
|
Over 20
|
1 per each 3 acres or part thereof
|
1 per each 5 acres or part thereof
|
6.
All borings and observation pits shall be at locations as approved
by the Planning Board.
7.
Borings or test pits shall be at least 12 feet deep, with the last
sample taken at the twelve-foot depth. An appropriate sampling technique,
approved by the Planning Board, shall be used. Wash samples shall
not be allowed, and suitable sampling techniques shall be required
(such as split spoon) to yield a proper disturbed or undisturbed sample.
Samples shall constitute at least 50% of the total running depth of
the boring or pit. Separate samples shall be taken if the soil characteristics
change. Samples shall be properly marked and stored by the applicant's
engineer, for the purpose of future inspection for a period of at
least three years.
8.
Either test borings or test pits may be used; however, minimum sampling
criteria, as specified herein, shall remain in effect in either case.
9.
Water table in observation wells shall be observed at least four
separate times in each well: Each observation shall note the then-depth
water table below existing ground elevation. These four reported observations
shall be made at least four weeks apart between observations, during
the months of March thru May or as approved by the Planning Board
thus spanning a total period of at least 12 weeks but not more than
36 weeks.
10.
Observation wells shall be constructed in accordance with acceptable
standards, with a suitable filter. Perforated pipe (at least two inches
inner diameter) and a cap. Cap shall be lockable to discourage vandalism.
Observation wells shall be approved by the Planning Board as to their
typical configuration.
11.
Observation wells must be perforated, hollow and capable of providing
water-table level readings to a minimum depth of 11 1/2 feet
below ground level.
12.
In the case of subdivisions in which seepage pits or similar water-
retention installations are proposed, the applicant shall furnish,
in addition to the requirements of this section, off-tract soil and
groundwater profiles, using additional off tract borings, or test
pits and observation wells, all as approved by the Planning Board.
13.
Nothing in this section shall act to reduce the requirements associated
with on-site sewage disposal systems; similarly, providing the required
test, (e.g. percolation tests) required for on-site sewage disposal
shall not act to reduce the requirements of this subsection.
14.
Groundwater table impact assessments on off-tract properties shall
be required by the Planning Board.
C.
Stream Setback Requirements. No use other than agricultural use of
land, otherwise permitted by this Ordinance, shall be established
upon land or fill having an elevation lower than the highest elevation
of any known flood plain or minimum floor elevations established for
this flood plain by municipal or State agencies which affects the
property; and no building shall be constructed so as to have any floor
level less than one foot above the highest elevation of an adjacent
known flood plain. NO ACTIVITY SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN 100 FEET
OF THE TOP OF THE BANK OF A STREAM OR OTHER BODY OF WATER except that
individual homeowners, limited to homes constructed prior to the adoption
of this Ordinance, shall be permitted to construct accessory structures
such as pool, deck, patio and shed within the 100 feet and in conformance
with all other zoning bulk requirements. NO ACTIVITY SHALL BE PERMITTED
WITHIN DRAINAGE OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. No building shall be constructed
within the 100-year floodplain of any stream of water course, or on
land subject to periodic overflow, or on land which has a water table
within 1 1/2 feet from the finished grade of slab from the bottom
of utilities (located under the slab), whichever is lowest.
[Ord. No. 9-16-08]
