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Mountainside introduces DEP-based stormwater control ordinance in first reading
Summary
On Jan. 21 the council introduced Ordinance 1337-2025 to adopt large portions of the NJDEP Model Stormwater Control Ordinance. The measure prescribes green-infrastructure BMPs, groundwater-recharge and TSS removal standards, design and maintenance rules, and deed-notice requirements for major development.
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Borough of Mountainside introduced Ordinance 1337-2025, which incorporates portions of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s model stormwater control ordinance into Chapter XXII of the borough code.
The draft ordinance sets technical standards for ‘‘major development,’’ requires the use of green infrastructure Best Management Practices (GI BMPs) and low-impact-development strategies, and establishes water-quality and groundwater-recharge requirements. Among the specifics: the water-quality design storm is defined as 1.25 inches of rainfall in two hours, the ordinance adopts an 80 percent total suspended solids (TSS) removal target for the water-quality design storm in many cases, and it requires deed-notice recording for stormwater-management measures so future property owners are aware of maintenance obligations. The ordinance references NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation data and the New Jersey Stormwater BMP Manual for design guidance. Councilman Matejek moved introduction and the ordinance was ordered advertised for a Feb. 18 public hearing.
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