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Lebanon Committee introduces comprehensive Stormwater Management ordinance under NJDEP Tier A rules
Summary
The Township Committee introduced Ordinance No. 05-2026 to replace the stormwater chapter of the municipal code with a Tier A-compliant Stormwater Management ordinance setting standards for green infrastructure, groundwater recharge, runoff quality and quantity, and maintenance requirements; the introduction passed unanimously and will return for later consideration.
Lebanon Township’s Committee introduced Ordinance No. 05-2026 on April 8, 2026, which would repeal and replace Article XXIII of the township code with a comprehensive Stormwater Management ordinance designed to meet New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Tier A requirements.
Mayor Jay Wojcik read the ordinance text and the document was presented in full: it defines “major development,” sets design and performance standards for erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity and quality, and prescribes the use of green infrastructure Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as cisterns, pervious paving and bioretention. The ordinance addresses applicability (including public roadway and railroad projects), exemptions, waiver paths, maintenance and deed-notice requirements, safety standards for basins, submission and site-plan checklist items, and enforcement and penalty provisions.
The ordinance text also incorporates state reference material and technical guidance (New Jersey Stormwater BMP Manual, NRCS hydrology methods, NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation data and County-specific precipitation adjustment factors). The committee moved to introduce the ordinance (motion by Mr. Abe Abuchowski, second by Mayor Wojcik); the motion passed with ayes recorded by all members. The introduction does not enact the ordinance; it will return for further review, public notice and a future vote required for adoption.
Clerks and staff were directed to place the ordinance on the docket for follow-up and public notice. The ordinance’s technical sections specify design thresholds, monitoring and reporting, and that projects reaching certain milestones before March 2, 2021, may be subject to different rules; these details will be reviewed during the ordinance adoption process.
