Millstone schedules public hearing on updated stormwater ordinance to meet state rules

Millstone Township leaders introduced Ordinance 24-10 on June 5, 2024, a first reading to replace the existing stormwater management ordinance so the township complies with updated New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations.

The committee certified receipt of a resignation from Travis Lamerson, fire subcode inspector, and then moved to introduce the ordinance. A motion to adopt the table for first reading was made and seconded; a roll-call vote recorded Committee person Zabroski, Committee person Davis and Mayor Pharaoh voting yes. The committee scheduled the second reading and public hearing for July 17, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. at the Millstone Township meeting room, 215 Millstone Road, Pineville.

The explanatory statement presented at the meeting said the ordinance will replace the township's existing stormwater management rules to align with the Department of Environmental Protection's updated standards. The committee did not detail substantive changes in the text at the meeting; the ordinance was introduced for public review and a hearing was set to take public comment and consider adoption.

The committee will take public comment and hold a second reading on July 17, 2024. Any additional materials or specifics of the revised standards were not described during the June 5 meeting.