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Council adopts ordinance redefining 'major development' for stormwater rules
Summary
Long Branch City Council adopted Ordinance 04-26 to amend the city code to define a "major development" as any project that disturbs one acre or more, aligning the city's stormwater definition with state regulations; the ordinance passed on second and final reading with no public speakers.
The Long Branch City Council on April 8 adopted Ordinance 04-26, amending Chapter 300 of the city code to align the local definition of “major development” with state stormwater regulations.
Vice President Dangler, who presented the ordinance, said the measure "amends the definition of a major development as one that creates a disturbance of 1 acre or more." The council opened a public hearing on the ordinance; no members of the public spoke, and the hearing was closed.
The council then voted to adopt Ordinance 04-26 on second and final reading. The roll call recorded all present members voting in favor; one member, Mister Viera, was recorded as absent. The ordinance was introduced previously on March 25.
City officials said the change is intended to bring Long Branch’s stormwater code into conformity with state standards; the ordinance text as read focuses on the trigger (one acre of disturbance) that requires state-aligned review and controls.
The council did not receive public testimony on the measure at this meeting. Implementation details, such as the administrative process for applying the revised definition to pending or future permits, were not specified during the hearing.
The ordinance will be advertised in accordance with law and will take effect according to the timeline stated in the adopted text.
