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EAC reviews draft ordinance on clean fill, erosion and grading modeled on neighboring township
Summary
Council members reviewed a 20-plus page draft ordinance modeled after a neighboring Monroe County township that would expand erosion, clean-fill and grading requirements for large builds; members discussed thresholds (5,000 sq ft / 1-acre disturbances), exemptions for utilities and logging, and agreed to prepare feedback for supervisors' August work session.
Members examined a draft ordinance intended to address dirty fill, erosion control and grading standards for Smithfield Township. Committee member (S4) said the draft was modeled after a neighboring Monroe County township with five years of administration experience; the council discussed which projects would trigger the new requirements, enforcement limits and known exemptions for utilities and certain forestry operations.
Discussion clarified that the draft primarily targets larger projects that already trigger stormwater controls — committee members noted a 5,000-square-foot threshold for new building footprints and cited the 1-acre earth-disturbance threshold that typically prompts DEP involvement. "It complements the stormwater management ordinance," Committee member (S4) said, explaining the draft would require erosion control, direction-of-drainage measures and clean-fill verification for projects that already meet the larger thresholds. Members agreed to read the full draft and to provide formal feedback for the board's August work session.
