LEGAL NOTICE
MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
NOTICE, is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of Health of the Township of Chatham, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, held on September 8, 2009, the following ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading and that said ordinance will be considered for final adoption after public hearing at a meeting of the Board of Health to be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Road, Township of Chatham, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing may be conducted, at which time all persons who may be interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance. During the week prior to and including the date of said meeting copies of the ordinance will be made available at the office of the Board of Health, in the Municipal Building to members of the general public who may request the same.
Dated: September 9, 2009
Joy M. Wiley, Secretary
ORDINANCE BH-2-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHATHAM AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, LOCATION, USE AND DECOMMISSIONING OF INDIVIDUAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING BH-5-67
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Health of the Township of Chatham in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. Chapter 5, Permit and Certificate of Compliance of Ordinance BH-1-05 adopted May 10, 2005 by the Board of Health of the Township of Chatham, in the County of Morris, State of New Jersey, is hereby amended so that chapter shall read in its entirety, as follows:
CHAPTER 5: PERMIT and CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
5.1 PERMITS.
A. Well Permits. No person shall locate, construct, repair, deepen, abandon, decommission or alter any well, or utilize an existing well for any non-essential use, without first receiving a well permit from the Board of Health. All abandoned wells must be decommissioned in accordance with the procedure set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9D, “Well construction; maintenance and sealing of abandoned wells, Subchapter 3.1 General requirements and procedures for the decommissioning of wells.” Inspections shall be scheduled and performed by the Board of Health as part of the permit requirements. Emergency activity due to "no water" may proceed without inspection and prior to the issuance of a permit in order to restore water to a property. However, the Board of Health must be notified of the activity as soon as possible but no later than the next business day. Applicant shall post all appropriate fees for the applicable permit, including fees for non-essential use and non-essential wells.
B. Construction Permits. No construction permit for a new home, new septic system, or other structure shall be issued unless the well intended to serve the home(s) or structure(s) has been drilled, tested and certified by the applicant's engineer or well driller as complying with State Standards for the Construction of Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic Water Systems (N.J.A.C. 7:10-12.1 et seq.), subsections 16-6.6, 16-6.7 and 16-6.8 of this section, and approved by the Local Enforcement Officer.
C. Construction Permits for Additions and Other Structures. No construction permit for an addition or other structure shall be issued unless the new or existing well is a minimum distance of twenty feet from the addition or other structure, including decks, patios or other improvements.
D. Reports on the repair, replacement or abandonment of all wells and well pumps shall be submitted no later than thirty (30) days upon completion of the permitted activity.
E. Permits Required. It shall be the responsibility of the Developer to obtain a permit prior to drilling. However, the Developer may carry out this responsibility through the owner or applicant.
F. Expiration of Permits. Every Permit issued pursuant to this ordinance shall expire twelve (12) months after the date of issuance, unless prior to such time construction of the realty improvement with respect to which the Permit was issued shall have been commenced, in which event the Permit shall remain valid and in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance.
2. BH-5-67 is hereby repealed.
3. This Ordinance shall take effect after final publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Introduced: September 8, 2009 BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
CHATHAM, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS
Adopted:
By______________________________
Attest: James M. Brown, President
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Joy M. Wiley, Secretary