Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 NJ Flood Hazard Area Control Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:13 et seq. The floodway shall be as determined and verified by NJDEP pursuant to these rules. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE means any structure, surface, or improvement that reduces or prevents absorption of storm water into land, and includes porous paving, paver blocks, gravel, crushed stone, decks, patios, elevated structures and other similar structures, surfaces, or improvements. RIDGE LINE shall mean the top of the First and Second Watchung Mountains as determined by analysis of topographic maps. RIPARIAN ZONE shall mean the buffer adjacent to State open waters/regulated waters as determined in accordance with the methodologies included in the NJ Flood Hazard Area Control Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:13 et seq. The extent of the riparian zone shall be as determined by NJDEP in a Flood Hazard Area Verification pursuant to these rules. ROCK CUT shall mean nearly vertical wall of rock created by or adjacent to roadway construction. ROCK WASTE shall mean the material comprising the talus slope of sliderock. STATE OPEN WATER shall mean streams, rivers, lakes and ponds as defined in the NJ Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A. The location and extent of State open water shall be as determined by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection in a Letter of Interpretation. STEEP SLOPE means any slope equal to or greater than 10 percent as measured over any minimum run of 10 feet. Steep slopes are determined based on contour intervals of two feet or less. TALUS SLOPE shall mean the apron, cone, or embankment of the rock waste sloping outward from the base of the cliff face that is the course of the rock waste. TOP OF CLIFF shall mean the portion of a hill located above the cliff face. WETLAND TRANSITION AREA shall mean wetland transition area as defined in the NJ Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A. The location and extent of wetland transition areas on a lot shall be as determined by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection in a Letter of Interpretation. WETLANDS shall mean wetlands as defined in the NJ Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A. The location and extent of wetland s on a lot shall be as determined by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection in a Letter of

in the NJ Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A. The location and extent of wetland s on a lot shall be as determined by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection in a Letter of Interpretation. 25-28.4 Applicability. a. This section shall apply to all applications for development in the Township of West Orange. b. The Planning Board or Zoning Board shall review all plans submitted under this section as part of any application for site plan or subdivision approval. c. The Township Engineer and the Township Planner, in all cases, shall review all applications for compliance with this section. 25-28.5 Exceptions to Section 28. The terms of this section shall not apply to the following: a. Existing single family homes built before the date of this ordinance's approval, additions to such homes or rebuilding of such homes after a disaster. 153