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ORDINANCE: 01-21
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AMENDING CHAPTER 244 ENTITLED “LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS” SO AS TO DELETE CHAPTER 244-209 ENTITLED “STORMWATER MANAGEMENT” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW CHAPTER 244-209 ENTITLED “STORMWATER CONTROL”
MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 01-21 ON FIRST READING, ADVERTISE THE APPROVAL AND NOTICE OF SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021 BY: SAUICKIE MOTION SECONDED BY: FLEMMING YES: BORRELLI, CHISHOLM, SAUICKIE, FLEMMING, KERN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 244-209 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND NON-PINELANDS REGULATED PORTIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the governing body of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, that Chapter 244-209 of the Township Code of the Township of Jackson be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following. The provisions of this Ordinance shall specifically apply in all non-pinelands regulated portions of the municipality.
Section A. Scope and Purpose:
Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant reduction shall be achieved through the use of stormwater management measures, including green infrastructure Best Management Practices (GI BMPs) and nonstructural stormwater management strategies. GI BMPs and low impact development (LID) should be utilized to meet the goal of maintaining natural hydrology to reduce stormwater runoff volume, reduce erosion, encourage infiltration and groundwater recharge, and reduce pollution. GI BMPs and LID 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.
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for “major development,” as defined below in Section II.
This ordinance shall be applicable to the following major developments:
Non-residential major developments; and
Aspects of residential major developments that are not pre-empted by the Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21.
This ordinance shall also be applicable to all major developments