2870-24 Amending and Supplementing Chapter 25 Section 29 of the Township of West Orange Municipal Code-Stormwater Mgmt-RedLined.pdf

9 § 25-29.3—Design and Performance Standards for Stormwater Management Measures A. Stormwater management measures for major development shall be designed to provide erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity control, and stormwater runoff quality treatment as follows: 1. The minimum standards for erosion control are those established under the Soil and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq., and implementing rules at N.J.A.C. 2:90. 2. The minimum standards for groundwater recharge, stormwater quality, and stormwater runoff quantity shall be met by incorporating green infrastructure. B. 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. Note: Alternative standards shall provide at least as much protection from stormwater-related loss of groundwater recharge, stormwater quantity and water quality impacts of major development projects as would be provided under the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:8-5. § 25-29.4—Stormwater Management Requirements for Major Development A. The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with § 25-29.10. 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 quality, and stormwater runoff quantity requirements of § 25-29.4p, q, and r: 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;

ded 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. Deleted: Section X Deleted: Section IV.P, Q and R