[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
(now City Council) of the City of Brigantine 8-15-1979 by Ord. No.
19-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In any location in the City of Brigantine where
bulkheads are to be constructed pursuant to any ordinance of the City
or state or federal statute or regulation, such bulkhead shall be
constructed, repaired or reconstructed to the following minimum specifications.
A.
The elevation of the top of the bulkhead shall be
a minimum of 11 feet above mean sea level on property fronting on
the beach adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean north of the stone jetty
on the northerly side of the Atlantic City Inlet and nine feet above
mean sea level in all other areas.
B.
Sheet piling shall have a penetration of solid ground
of 1/2 of the length of the board. Sheet piling shall be a double
row of two-by-ten-inch boards and shall be driven plumb with all joints
tight.
C.
Front piling shall have a minimum of twelve-inch diameter
butts with the center to center spacing not to exceed five feet. Piling
shall have a minimum penetration of five feet more than the sheet
piling.
D.
Wales shall be a minimum of six inches by six inches,
spaced at three feet from center to center with a minimum of three
wales per section. Every wale shall be bolted to each piling with
three-fourths-inch diameter galvanized bolts. Splicing of wales shall
be staggered so that no two joints will be at the same piling.
E.
Back piling and drag planks shall be twenty-pound
treated. Piling shall have twelve-inch diameter butts with the same
penetration as front piling and shall be connected by the use of a
three-by-ten-inch drag plank. Each front piling shall be connected
to an individual back piling with a three-fourths-inch galvanized
tie-rod.
[Amended 7-17-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991]
F.
All lumber and piling, except back piling and drag
planks, shall be pressure-treated to a minimum retention of 25 pounds
of creosote per cubic foot of wood.
[Amended 7-17-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991]
G.
All hardware shall be hot-dipped galvanized. All bolts
and tie rods shall be a minimum of 3/4 inch in diameter, with the
length of the tie rods being at least 16 feet.
H.
A four-by-six-inch fascia board shall be constructed
along the top of the bulkhead and shall be bolted to each pile and
top wale with three-fourths-inch galvanized bolts. The top of the
bulkhead shall be capped with three two-by-twelve-inch boards.
I.
All cuts in treated timber shall be painted with at
least two applications of hot creosote oil and covered with hot roofing
pitch.
J.
Notwithstanding the above, any other described bulkheading
procedure, as approved and contained in the BOCA Code, shall be acceptable
within the City of Brigantine.
[Added 7-17-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991]
K.
All private bulkheads within the City of Brigantine
must be maintained in such a manner so the same are not injurious
or dangerous to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Brigantine.
Said bulkheads shall be kept in such a state of repair so as to maintain
the filling in of land around and about said bulkhead to the grade
above the mean high tide level as established for Brigantine and shall
also be maintained to prevent erosion or damage to abutting, adjacent
or adjoining properties.
[Added 5-19-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
L.
Any person or entity who violates this section of
the Code of the City of Brigantine may be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,000 or jail time not to exceed 90 days, or both, in the
discretion of the Municipal Court Judge of the City of Brigantine.
[Added 5-19-1993 by Ord. No. 16-1993]
M.
No private contractor shall use a City street end or place any material, supplies or equipment on or over bulkheads at a City street end without first receiving specific written approval of the City of Brigantine. Any person or business entity who does not receive such permission and violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Subsection L as well as the cost to repair any and all damage which occurs on the City bulkhead, street or other City property. If any such damage occurs to the City street, bulkhead or other City property by an individual or business entity who has received written permission from the City of Brigantine pursuant to this subsection, said individual or business entity will specifically indemnify and hold harmless the City of Brigantine and be responsible for the cost of repair of any such damage or destruction to said City street, bulkhead or City property. Any individual or business entity who owes money to the City of Brigantine pursuant to this subsection and who has not paid the same can be denied the permission referred in this subsection and, after an appropriate hearing before the governing body of the City of Brigantine, can have the mercantile license of said individual and/or business entity revoked until such time as all costs for any such damage and destruction has been paid in full to the City of Brigantine.
[Added 11-13-2002 by Ord. No. 17-2002]
N.
To the extent that a foreclosure complaint has been filed in any court within the State of New Jersey, § 127-1K as set forth above shall be enforceable against the bank, mortgage company, or other financial institution who is a holder of a mortgage on the property or who has instituted foreclosure proceedings.
[Added 10-17-2012 by Ord. No. 27-2012]
