The requirements set forth herein shall apply to the development of all lots within the Township of East Greenwich whether for residential or commercial purposes. Expressly excluded from the requirements set forth herein is the construction of proposed additions and/or buildings having, at grade or floor level, a total area of one thousand (1,000) square feet or less. The applicant may request a waiver from this section if it is determined by the Construction Official and/or Township Engineer that the intended construction will clearly not infringe on surrounding properties or disrupt natural stormwater flow paths as a result of the proposed construction.

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The developer of a tract of land in the township must provide grading plans for each lot proposed to be developed. The grading plans shall contain all the information required below in the grading plan checklist, which shall be made available to all applicants in the form that follows. The developer must submit a completed grading plan checklist with the application for development.

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The following shall be the grading plan checklist. The applicant must complete this checklist prior to issuance of a building permit, and supply the required information.

Grading Plan Checklist:

Please check each applicable box. Indicate "N/A" if not applicable. An explanation may be required as to why items listed below were not provided.

1.

Title block indicating the address of the site, lot and block numbers, name and address of the applicant and the title "Grading Plan."

2.

Four copies of the plan must be signed and sealed (embossed) by a professional land surveyor, professional engineer or architect licensed in the state of New Jersey. The plan must also include the address of the person preparing the plan.

3.

The plan must be legibly drawn at a scale of one inch equals thirty (30) feet, or greater, indicate a north arrow and refer to the vertical datum on which the plan is based.

4.

The plan must indicate all property lines, easements and required setback lines. All property lines must indicate bearings and dimensions, and the width of all easements must be shown on the plan.

5.

The distances between all existing and proposed structures and adjoining property lines must be indicated on the plan.

6.

The plan must indicate the right-of-way and cartway widths of all adjoining streets as well as the location of all existing and proposed curbs, sidewalks and driveway aprons along the entire frontage of the subject property.

7.

Plan must indicate the existing and proposed contours, at one foot intervals, a minimum of fifty (50) feet beyond the limit of grading. Spot elevations should also be provided at all inlets, catch basins, outfalls, culverts and other hydraulic structures.

8.

The plan must indicate existing and proposed spot elevations at all property corners.

9.

The plan must also indicate existing topography fifty (50) feet beyond all property lines and spot elevations for all adjacent building corners.

10.

The plan must also indicate the location and dimensions of all structures and site improvements including buildings, sheds, decks, swimming pools, fences and any drainage facilities.

11.

The plan must indicate all stream encroachment, wetlands and wetland buffer lines and floodplains.

12.

The plan must indicate all trees over eight inches in diameter, including type and condition and limits of clearing.

Additional Requirements for Grading Plans for New Structures and Additions.

13.

The plan must indicate the first-floor, garage and basement elevations for all proposed structures. Spot elevations for all building corners must be indicated. If a basement is planned, certified soil boring(s) will be necessary showing soil types and the depth to seasonal high water table.

14.

The plan must indicate the location of all existing and proposed utility services, including vents and cleanouts.

Additional Requirements for Grading Plans for Swimming Pools.

15.

The plan must indicate swimming pool finished elevations, deck elevations, first-floor elevations for all dwellings and the type, height and location of fencing.

16.

The plan must indicate limits of land disturbances as well as cut/fill areas.

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The grading plan must conform to the following standards:

1.

All grading shall be done in such a way as to not result in any adverse impacts to adjacent properties. The plan shall not increase the amount of water that drains onto adjoining lots. For properties where a drainage problem already exists, the drainage plan shall reduce the impact on adjoining tracts to the greatest extent possible by causing the surface water to drain to nearby streets, into approved drainage facilities or into other accepted devices. All lots shall be graded to direct surface water runoff away from structures and towards the frontage road or other defined drainage paths.

2.

Lawn areas shall be sloped away from buildings and structures. A minimum slope of two percent should be maintained in all lawn areas. A minimum slope of one and one-half percent should be maintained for all yard swales. A six-inch fall is required to be provided within the first ten (10) feet of the foundation grade of a dwelling.

3.

All slopes shall be no greater than three to one.

4.

Driveway grades shall not exceed twelve (12) percent.

5.

No grading shall occur within five feet of a property line unless necessary to direct drainage off the site and into acceptable drainage facilities in accordance with these standards. When an applicant proposes to grade over an adjoining property line, written permission/agreement from the adjoining property owner must be obtained and a waiver from the minimum requirements must be obtained.

6.

Top of excavation or toe of slope shall be no closer than five feet to an adjoining property line.

7.

If a retaining wall is proposed within ten (10) feet of a right-of-way or adjoining property line, construction details must be provided. In cases where the retaining wall is also higher than thirty (30) inches, calculations, prepared by a licensed professional engineer, must be submitted, certifying the stability of the structure.

8.

For swimming pool construction, finished deck elevations shall be set above the natural grade occurring on the lot to prevent the surface runoff from flowing into the pool.

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The grading plans shall show compliance with Section 16.18.080 of the township's code.

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Each person to whom this section applies must obtain approval of his/her grading plan in the following manner:

1.

The township engineer will review and report on the grading plan within five business days of receipt of a grading plan accompanying a building permit application. The report will indicate any plan deficiencies and any required revisions.

2.

The township engineer will oversee the grading operation during normal site inspections. The applicant is required to notify the Township Engineer forty-eight (48) hours prior to rough grading.

3.

Following completion of all grading and drainage work, the applicant must submit two copies of an asbuilt survey, prepared by a New Jersey licensed land surveyor, with final grades and request a final inspection. If any discrepancy exists between the grading plan and actual construction, the developer will be required to perform any necessary site work to correct the deficiency. All as-built site work must be in conformity with the approved grading plans. Any deviations may be approved only by the relevant approving agency.

4.

Following completion of all work, the township engineer shall conduct the final inspection and notify the construction official, in writing, whether the final construction is in compliance with the approved grading plan and that a certificate of occupancy may be issued. The construction officer shall issue the certificate of occupancy only if all conditions for the approved grading plan have been satisfied.

5.

All grading work must be completed within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the issuance of the grading permit. The approving review board of the township may grant extension of the time limit when conditions or circumstances so warrant. If approval from a review board is not required, the construction code official and township engineer shall have discretion in granting extension of the time limit when conditions or circumstances so warrant.

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The person to whom this section applies must pay the following fees for application, review and inspection of the site:

1.

Grading plan review fees shall be as follows:

a.

Application fee: seventy-five dollars ($75.00).

b.

Escrow: three hundred dollars ($300.00) at time of application and seventy-five dollars ($75.00) upon submission of a revised grading plan. In the event that the escrow set forth herein is insufficient to cover vouchers submitted by the professionals, the applicant shall submit additional sums.

c.

Inspection fees: an inspection fee of up to two hundred dollars ($200.00) per lot for subdivisions shall be submitted by the applicant to be utilized for the payment towards the township engineer's inspection of the site in accordance with this section. In the event that the escrow set forth herein is insufficient to cover the reasonable voucher submitted by a professional inspector, then the applicant must submit additional sums as may be required to fully reimburse the municipality for the engineer's fees in making and completing such inspections.

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