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Fair Haven City Zoning Code

§ 30-9.3

Construction Specifications.

[2002 Code § 16.36.030]
Where there is a question as to a specific requirement, the Standard Specifications of NJDOT Road and Bridge Construction shall apply.
a. 
Curbs.
1. 
The standard curb section used shall be 20 feet in length. All concrete used for curbs shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements by class concrete of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (latest edition). The 28 ay comprehensive strength of the concrete used shall be not less than the following:
Type of Concrete
Average Strength
(pounds per square inch)
Class P
6,500
Class A
5,500
Class B, B-1
5,000
Class C, C-1
4,500
2. 
Curbs and/or combination curbs and gutters shall be constructed of Class B concrete, air-entrained (5,000 p.s.i.).
3. 
Where drainage inlets are constructed, but curbs are not required, curbing must be provided at least 10 feet on each side of the inlet, set back one foot from the extension of the pavement edge.
4. 
Open joints shall be provided every 10 feet. One-half inch bituminous expansion joints shall be provided every 20 feet.
b. 
Sidewalks and Bikeways.
1. 
Sidewalks and Graded Areas.
(a) 
Sidewalks shall be four inches thick except at points of vehicular crossing where they shall be at least six inches thick. AT vehicular crossings, sidewalks shall be reinforced with welded wire fabric mesh or an equivalent.
(b) 
Concrete sidewalks shall be Class C concrete, having a twenty-eight day compressive strength of 4,500 p.s.i. Other paving materials may be permitted depending on the design of the development.
(c) 
Graded areas shall be planted with grass or treated with other suitable ground cover and their width shall correspond to that of sidewalks.
2. 
Bikeways.
(a) 
Bicycle Paths. Dimensions and construction specifications of bicycle paths shall be determined by the number and type of users and the location and purpose of the bicycle path. A minimum eight-foot paved width should be provided for two-way bicycle traffic and a five-foot width for one-way traffic.
(1) 
Choice of surface materials, including bituminous mixes, concrete, gravel, soil cement, stabilized earth and wood planking, shall depend on use and users of the path.
(2) 
Gradients of bike paths should generally not exceed a grade of 5%, except for short distances.
(b) 
Bicycle Lanes. Lanes shall be four feet wide, or wide enough to allow safe passage of bicycles and motorists.
(c) 
Bicycle-safe drainage grates shall be used in the construction of all residential streets.
c. 
Street Grade, Intersections, Pavement, and Lighting.
1. 
Street Grade.
(a) 
Minimum street grade permitted for all streets shall be one-half 0.5%; but streets constructed at this grade shall be closely monitored and strict attention paid to construction techniques to avoid ponding. Where topographical conditions permit, a minimum grade of 0.75% shall be used.
(b) 
Maximum street grade shall be 8%.
2. 
Intersections.
(a) 
Minimum Intersection Angle. Street intersections shall be as nearly at right angles as possible and in no case shall be less than 75°.
(b) 
Minimum Center-line Offset of Adjacent Intersections. New intersections along one side of an existing street shall, if possible, coincide with any existing intersections on the opposite side of each street. Use of "T" intersections in subdivisions shall be encouraged. To avoid corner-cutting when inadequate offsets exist between adjacent intersections, offsets shall be at least between 175 to 200 feet between center lines.
(c) 
Minimum Curb Radius. Intersections shall be rounded at the curbline, with the street having the highest radius requirement as shown in Exhibit A, set out at the end of this subsection, determining the minimum standard for all curblines.
(d) 
Grade. Intersections shall be designed with a flat grade wherever practical. Maximum grade within intersections shall be 5% except for collectors which shall be 3%.
(e) 
Minimum Center-line Radius — Minimum Tangent Length Between Reverse Curves and Curb Radii. Requirements shall be as shown in Exhibit A, set out at the end of this subsection.
(f) 
Sight Triangles. Sight triangle easements shall be required and shall include the area on each street corner is bounded by the line which connects the sight of "connecting" points located on each of the right-of-way lines of the intersecting street. The planting of trees or other plantings or the location of structures exceeding 30 inches in height that would obstruct the clear sight across the area of the easements shall be prohibited; and a public right-of-entry shall be reserved for the purpose of removing any object, material or otherwise, that obstructs the clear sight.
The distances shown in Exhibit B, set out at the end of this subsection, between the connecting points and the intersection of the right-of-way lines shall be required.
3. 
Pavement.
(a) 
Pavement design for local and collector streets and parking areas shall adhere to the specifications for their full paved area as shown on Exhibit C, set out at the end of this subsection.
4. 
Lighting. Lighting shall be designed in accordance with a plan designed by the utility company; or the standards recommended in the IES Lighting Handbook, shown in Exhibit D, set out at the end of this subsection, shall be used as a guideline.
d. 
Water Supply — System Design and Placement.
1. 
System design and placement shall comply with all applicable New Jersey American Water Company, NJDEP, and AWWA standards, with the strictest standards governing.
2. 
Fire Hydrants.
(a) 
Size, type, and installation of hydrants shall be in accordance with local practice, or shall conform to the American Water Works Association standard for dry barrel fire hydrants (AWWA C-502). Hydrants shall have at least three outlets; one outlet shall be a bumper outlet and other outlets shall be a least 2.5 inch nominal size. Street main connections should be not less than six inches in diameter. Hose threads on outlets shall conform to national standard dimensions. A valve shall be provided on connections between hydrants and street mains. All pipe, fittings, and appurtenances supplying fire hydrants shall be AWWA- or ASTM-approved.
(b) 
All fire hydrants shall conform to the color code system as shown in Exhibit E set out at the end of this subsection.
e. 
Sanitary Sewers — System Design and Placement.
1. 
Plans for sanitary systems shall reflect New Jersey State regulations and guidelines which implement the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq.) and the New Jersey Water Quality Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 58:11A-1 et seq.).
2. 
The most desirable location for sanitary sewer mains shall be within the municipal right-of-way at or near the center line of the paved cartway. The minimum size shall be eight inches in diameter.
3. 
Curved sewers shall be approved by the engineer only under special conditions. The minimum diameter shall be eight inches; the minimum radius of curvature shall be 100 feet; and manhole spacing shall not exceed 300 feet. Approval shall be limited to areas where curved streets comprise the general layout, or where the use of curved sewers would permit substantial savings in cost, or avoid very deep cuts, rock or obstructions of a serious nature.
4. 
Easements, which shall be in a form approved by the Municipal Engineer and Attorney, shall be required for all sanitary sewer lines which are not within a public right-of-way. Easements shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide for sanitary sewers up to 15 feet deep; for sewers more than 15 feet deep, easements shall be 30 feet wide. (Depth of sewer shall be measured from the design invert of the pipe to the surface of the proposed final grading.)
5. 
Minimum Slope.
(a) 
All sewers shall be designed to meet NJDEP slope standards as shown in Exhibit F, set out at the end of this subsection.
(b) 
All sewers shall be designed to flow with a minimum velocity of two feet per second and a maximum velocity of 10 feet per second at full flow based on Manning's formula with n = 0.013. When PVC pipe is used, an n factor of 0.010 may be used. Inverted siphons shall be designed for minimum velocity of six feet per second.
6. 
Pipe Materials.
(a) 
The applicant shall submit details of the planned pipes, joints, fittings, etc., for approval. All materials used for sanitary sewer systems shall be manufactured in the United States, wherever available, as governed by Chapter 107, Laws 1982 of the State of New Jersey, effective date October 3, 1982. Specifications referred to below, such as ASA, ASTM, AWWA, etc., shall be the latest revision.
(b) 
Materials used in the construction of sewers, force mains, and outfalls shall be as follows:
Gravity sewers shall be constructed of reinforced concrete, ductile iron, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) plastic pipe. Reinforced concrete pipe shall be used only in sizes 24 inches and larger. The type of pipe selected shall be suitable for any manual design or installation conditions. Other pipe types may be required if compatibility with the existing system is an important consideration. The applicant shall obtain the Municipal Engineer's approval of the type of pipe to be used.
(c) 
Inverted siphons, force mains, and outfalls shall be constructed of ductile iron pipe unless otherwise permitted by the municipality. Inverted siphons shall consist of two pipes with provisions for flushing. Flow control gates shall be provided in the chambers.
(d) 
Any sewer within 100 feet of a water supply well or a below-grade reservoir shall be of steel, reinforced concrete, cast iron or other suitable material shall be properly protected by completely watertight construction and shall be tested for watertightness after installation.
(e) 
Reinforced concrete pipe shall meet all the requirements of ASTM Specification C-76. All pipe should be Class IV strength except where stronger pipe is required.
(1) 
For depths less than three feet, measured from the top of the pipe installed under traffic areas, Marston Class V pipe shall be required.
(2) 
The trench depths shown in Exhibit G, set out at the end of this subsection, shall be maximum for the pipe classes noted, installed when site conditions allow with Class C, ordinary bedding.
(3) 
The existence of clay soils and other unusual loading conditions should be given special consideration.
(4) 
All concrete sewer pipes will utilize rubber O-ring joints suitable for sewer service and conforming to ASTM C-443 and ASTM C-361.
(f) 
Polyvinyl chloride sewer pipe (PVC) shall have bell and spigot ends and O-ring rubber gasketed joints. PVC pipe and fittings shall conform to ASTM D-3034, with a minimum wall thickness designation of SDR 35. Thicker walls shall be provided if directed by the Municipal Engineer.
(1) 
The plastic material from which the pipe and fittings are extruded shall be impact types of PVC, unplasticized, having high mechanical strength and maximum chemical resistance conforming to Type I, Grade 1, of the specification for rigid polyvinyl chloride compounds, ASTM D-1784.
(2) 
Pipe shall be free from defects, bubbles, and other imperfections in accordance with accepted commercial practice. The adequacy of the pipe shall be demonstrated, if required, by a test at the manufacturing plant in accordance with ASTM D-2444 for impact and ASTM C-2412 for deflection and pipe stiffness, latest revisions.
(3) 
Joints shall conform to ASTM D-3212. Rubber ring gaskets shall conform to ASDTM F-477. The gasket shall be the sole element depended upon to make the joint watertight.
(4) 
The pipe shall be installed as specified in ASTM D-2321, latest revision. In no case shall less than a Class III material be used for bedding and haunching material unless approved in writing by the Municipal Engineer. Particular attention shall be given to the special requirements for installing pipe in unstable soil or excessive ground-water. Any additional cost for materials used under these trench conditions shall be borne by the applicant.
(5) 
Plastic riser pipe for cleanouts shall be polyvinyl chloride sewer pipe (PVC) as above specified, or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). All joints shall have flexible elastomeric seals.
(g) 
Ductile iron pipe shall be centrifugally cast in metal or sand-lined molds to AWWA C151. The joint shall be of a type that employs a single elongated grooved gasket to effect the joint seal, such as United States Cast Iron Pipe Company's Tyton Joint, James B. Clow and Songs, Inc., "Bell-Tite," or approved equal. Pipe should be furnished with flanges where connections to flange fittings are required. Pipe shall be Class 52 (minimum). The outside of the pipe shall be coated with a uniform thickness of hot applied coal-tar coating and the inside lined with cement in accordance with AWWA C104. Ductile iron pipe shall be installed with Class C, ordinary bedding, when site conditions allow.
(h) 
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe and fittings shall conform to ASTM D-2751 and be installed in accordance with ASTM D-2321 as herein modified. All joints shall be made in accordance with ASTM D3212 using flexible rubber gaskets conforming to ASTM F-477.
7. 
Pipe Bedding.
(a) 
Pipe bedding shall be provided as specified in Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers, ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 37, prepared by A Joint Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Pollution Control Federation, New York, 1969.
8. 
Manholes.
(a) 
Manholes shall be provided at ends of sewer lines, at intersections, and at changes of grade or alignment.
(b) 
Spacing intervals between manholes shall not exceed 400 feet for eighteen-inch pipe or less or 500 feet for larger pipe sizes.
(c) 
Where sewers enter manholes and the difference in crown elevation between the incoming and outgoing pipes is equal to or greater than two feet, exterior drop pipes shall be provided.
(d) 
Manholes can be precast concrete or concrete block coated with two coats of portland cement mortar and a seal coating of an acceptable waterproofing tar, asphalt or polyplastic alloy, with enough time allowed for proper bond between seal coats. All manholes shall be set on twelve-inch thick Class I stone bedding.
(e) 
If precast manhole barrels and cones are used, they shall conform to ASTM specification C-478, with round rubber gasketed joints, conforming to ASTM specification C-923. Maximum absorption shall be 9% in accordance with ASTM specification C-478, method A. The entire outside surface of the manhole shall be coated with a bituminous waterproofing material acceptable to the Municipal Engineer. Cracked manholes shall not be used. The top riser section of precast manholes shall terminate less than one foot below the finished grade to provide for proper adjustment.
(f) 
Manhole frames and covers shall be of cast iron conforming to specification ASTM A-48 Class 30 and be suitable for H-20 loading capacity. All manhole covers in unpaved rights-of-way or in remote areas shall be provided with a locking device. In order to allow the municipality to plan better for system management, the name of the municipality, and the word "SEWER" shall be cast integrally in the cover. Manhole frames and grates shall be Campbell Foundry Pattern No. 1203B or approved equal.
(g) 
Watercraft and low-profile frames and covers shall be utilized where applicable and should conform to the applicable ASTM specifications.
(h) 
Manholes shall be supplied with suitable adapters (inserts or gaskets) for the various pipe materials used.
9. 
Laterals/Cleanouts.
(a) 
The house connection or lateral from the street main to the cleanout shall be considered an integral part of the sanitary sewer system. The type of material used for the house connection shall be the material used for the main line sewer construction and may be as follows:
(1) 
Four-inch cast iron soil pipe, extra heavy;
(2) 
PVC plastic pipe, Schedule 40;
(3) 
ABS plastic pipe, SDR 35.
(b) 
Unless connection is made to an existing sewer main utilizing a saddle, wye connections shall be the same as the material used at the junction of the house connection and the sewer main.
(c) 
Bends in house connection lines shall be made using standard fittings. A riser with a cleanout at grade shall be used at the point terminating municipal jurisdiction. This inspection cleanout or observation tee shall be fitted with a metallic cap (brass) placed two feet from the outside face of the curb between the curb and sidewalk if installed. If curbs are not required, the cleanout shall be placed one foot beyond the property line in the municipal right-of-way.
(d) 
Connections beyond the cleanout are under the jurisdiction of the Borough through the Sanitary Sewer Department, the Construction Official and/or the Plumbing Subcode Official and the pipe size and specifications shall meet their regulations and requirements.
f. 
Stormwater Management — System Demand, Strategy, and Design.[1]
1. 
Stormwater Management — System Demand.
(a) 
Watershed stormwater management requires the determination of two runoff parameters: runoff peak rates of discharge and runoff volume. Both parameters shall be used in the comparison of predevelopment and post-development conditions.
(b) 
Peak rates of discharge calculations shall be used to determine the configurations and sizes of pipes, channels, and other routing or flow control structures. Runoff volume calculations shall be used to determine the necessity for, and sizing of, detention and retention facilities.
(c) 
Runoff Peak Rate of Discharge Calculation. The peak rate of runoff for areas of up to 0.5 of a square mile shall be calculated by the rational method or derivatives. The equation of the rational method is:
Qp = CIA
Where:
Qp
=
The peak runoff rate in the cubic feet per second (CFS)
C
=
The runoff coefficient
I
=
The average rainfall intensity in inches per hour (in./hr.), occurring at the time of concentration tc (minutes)
tc
=
The time of concentration in minutes (min.)
A
=
The size of the drainage area
(1) 
Typical C values for storms of five to 10 years between periods are provided in Exhibit H, set out at the end of this subsection. Runoff coefficients in the following sources may also be used: United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads, May 1965, Design of Roadside Channels — Hydraulic Design Series No. 4 as supplemented or amended; and Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, July 1970, AC150/5320-5B, Airport Drainage, as supplemented or amended.
(2) 
The time of concentration (tc) shall be estimated from Exhibit I, set out at the end of this subsection. The analysis shall also consider the procedure outlined in Sections 3.12(c) for Technical Release (TR) No. 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Series, as supplemented and amended (SCS method).
(3) 
Rainfall intensity as a function of duration and storm recurrence frequency shall be based upon geographically appropriate data as depicted in the plates in Technical Paper No. 25, Rainfall Intensity Duration — Frequency Curves, United States Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, as supplemented and amended. Rainfall intensity values may also be estimated from Exhibit J, set out at the end of this subsection. Intensity curves may be based on local rainfall frequency data, where available. In all instances, a minimum time of concentration of five minutes should be used. For storm sewer design, use the following:
i. 
Ten years up to 21 inches.
ii. 
Twenty-five years over 21 inches.
iii. 
Fifty years over 48 inches.
iv. 
Fifty years from low points (SAGS).
v. 
Fifty years for culverts.
(4) 
The size of the drainage area shall include on-site and off-site lands contributing to the design point.
(5) 
Computer software adaptations of the rational method calculations are acceptable provided that their data and graphic printout allow review and evaluation.
(6) 
The peak rate of runoff for areas greater than 0.5 square mile shall be calculated by the hydrograph analysis method as outlined in TR No. 55 (SCS method), as supplemented and amended.
(d) 
Runoff Volume Calculation.
(1) 
Runoff volume shall be calculated by the hydrograph analysis method as outlined in TR No. 55 (SCS method). This method shall be used for watersheds with drainage areas of less than five square miles. For drainage areas of less than 20 acres, the universal rational method hydrograph approximation may be used as an alternative.
(2) 
Runoff volume for drainage areas of greater than five square miles shall be calculated by Special Report No. 38, Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in New Jersey with Effects of Urbanization, State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources (Stankowski method).
(3) 
Computer software adaptations of these runoff value calculations are acceptable provided that their data and graphic printout allow review and evaluation.
2. 
Stormwater Management — System Strategy.
(a) 
A system emphasizing a natural as opposed to an engineered drainage strategy shall be encouraged.
(b) 
The applicability of a natural approach depends on such factors as site storage capacity, open channel hydraulic capacity, and maintenance needs and resources.
(c) 
Hydraulic capacity for open channel or closed conduit flow shall be determined by the Manning equation, or charts/monographs based on the Manning equation. The hydraulic capacity is termed Q and is expressed as discharge in cubic feet per second. The Manning equation is as follows:
Q = 1.486\n AR 2/3 S1/2
Where:
n
=
Manning's roughness coefficient
A
=
Cross-sectional area of flow in square feet
R
=
Hydraulic radius in feet (R = A/P, where P is equal to the wetted perimeter)
S
=
Slope of conduit in feet per foot
The Manning roughness coefficients to be utilized are shown in Exhibit K, set out at the end of this subsection.
(d) 
Velocities in open channels at design flow shall not be less than 0.5 foot per second and not greater than that velocity which will begin to cause erosion or scouring of the channel. Permissible velocities for swales, open channels and ditches are shown in Exhibit L, set out at the end of this subsection.
(e) 
Velocities in closed conduits at design flow shall be at least two feet per second but not more than the velocity which will cause erosion damage to the conduit.
3. 
Stormwater Management — System Design — Pipe Capacity, Materials, and Placement.
(a) 
Pipe size shall be dictated by design runoff and hydraulic capacity.
(b) 
Hydraulic capacity shall be determined by the Manning equation, except where appropriate capacity shall be based on tailwater analysis and one-year high tide.
(c) 
In general, no pipe size in the storm drainage system shall be less than fifteen-inch diameter. A twelve-inch diameter pipe will be permitted as a cross-drain to a single inlet.
(d) 
All discharge pipes shall terminate with a precast concrete or corrugated metal and section or a cast-in-place concrete headwall with or without wingwalls as conditions require. In normal circumstances, a cast-in-place concrete headwall is preferred. Use of other types shall be justified by the designer and approved by the Borough Engineer.
(e) 
Materials used in the construction of storm sewers shall be constructed of reinforced concrete, ductile iron, corrugated aluminum, or corrugated steel. In normal circumstances, reinforced concrete pipe is preferred. Use of other types shall be justified by the designer and approved by the Borough Engineer. Specifications referred to, such as ASA, ASTM, AWWA, etc., should be the latest revision.
(1) 
Reinforced Concrete Pipe.
i. 
Circular reinforced concrete pipe and fittings shall meet the requirements of ASTM C-76.
ii. 
Elliptical reinforced concrete pipe shall meet the requirements of ASTM C-507.
iii. 
Joint design and joint material for circular pipe shall conform to ASTM C-443.
iv. 
Joints for elliptical pipe shall be bell and spigot or tongue and groove sealed with butyl, rubber tape, or external sealing bands conforming to ASTM C-877.
v. 
All pipe shall be Class II unless a stronger pipe (i.e., higher class) is indicated to be necessary.
vi. 
The minimum depth of cover over the concrete pipe shall be designated by the American Concrete Pipe Association, as follows:
Pipe Diameter
(inches)
STM Class Pipe
Minimum Cover (surface to top of pipe)
Pipe Diameter
(inches)
ASTM Class Pipe
Minimum Cover (surface to top of pipe)
12 inches
III
17 inches
24 inches
III
15 inches
IV
12 inches
IV
6 inches
V
7 inches
V
6 inches
15 inches
III
16 inches
30 inches
III
10 inches
IV
11 inches
IV
6 inches
V
7 inches
V
6 inches
18 inches
III
16 inches
36 inches & above
III
6 inches
IV
10 inches
IV
6 inches
V
6 inches
(2) 
Ductile iron pipe shall be centrifugally cast in metal or sand-lined molds to ANSI A21.51-1976 (AWWA C151-76). The joints shall conform to AWWA C111. Pipe shall be furnished with flanges where connections to flange fittings are required. Pipe should be Class 50 (minimum). The outside of the pipe should be coated with a uniform thickness of hot applied coal tar coating and the inside lined cement in accordance with AWWA C104. Ductile iron pipe shall be installed with Class C, ordinary bedding.
(3) 
Corrugated Aluminum Pipe. Within the public right-of-way and where severe topographic conditions or the desire to minimize the destruction of trees and vegetation exists, corrugated aluminum pipe, pipe arch or helical corrugated pipe may be used. The material used shall comply with the standard specifications for corrugated aluminum alloy culvert and under drains AASHTO designation M196 or the standard specification for aluminum alloy helical pipe AASHTO designation M-211. The minimum thickness of the aluminum pipe to be used shall be: less than twenty-four inch diameter or equivalent, 0.075 inch (14 gauge); twenty-four-inch diameter and less than forty-eight-inch diameter or equivalent, 0.105 inch (12 gauge); forty-eight inch but less than seventy-two-inch diameter or equivalent, 0.135 inch (10 gauge); and seventy-two-inch diameter or equivalent and larger, 0.164 inch (eight gauge).
(4) 
Corrugated steel pipe may be used in place of corrugated aluminum and shall meet the requirements of AASHTO Specification M-36. Coupling bands and special sections shall also conform to AASHTO M-36. All corrugated steel pipe shall be bituminous coated in accordance with AASHTO M-190, Type A minimum.
(f) 
Pipe bedding shall be provided as specified in Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers, ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 37, prepared by A Joint Committee of the Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Pollution Control Federation, New York, 1969.
(g) 
Maintenance easements shall be provided around stormwater facilities where such facilities are located outside of the public right-of-way. The size of the easement shall be dictated by working needs.
4. 
Stormwater Management-System Design-Inlets, Catch Basins, and Manholes.
(a) 
Inlets, catch basins and manholes shall be designed in accordance with New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Plans and Specifications. Frame and grates shall be one of the following Campbell Foundry Company Patterns or equal, as approved by the engineer:
Inlet Type
Inlet Size
(interior)
Campbell Foundry No.
(or Approved Equal)
"A"
24" x 42"
3405
"B"
48" x 42"
2618
"D"
24" x 42"
2617
"E"
48" x 42"
3425
(b) 
Inlet spacing shall be designed to limit gutter flow width to six feet but shall not be more than 400 feet.
(c) 
Manhole spacing shall be increased with pipe size.
Pipe Size
Manhole Spacing
15" or less
500'
18" — 36"
600'
42" — 60"
700'
60"+
700'+
(d) 
Manholes shall be precast concrete, brick or concrete block coated with two coats of portland cement mortar.
(e) 
If precast manhole barrels and cones are used, they shall conform to ASTM Specification C-473 with round rubber gaskets joints, conforming to ASTM Specification C-923. Maximum absorption shall be 8% in accordance with ASTM Specification C-478, Method A.
(f) 
If precast manholes are utilized, the top riser section shall terminate less than one foot below the finished grade and the manhole cover shall be flush with the finished grade.
(g) 
Manhole frames and covers shall be of cast iron conforming to ASTM Specification A-48 Class 30 and be suitable for H-20 loading capacity. All manhole covers in rights-of-way or in remote areas shall be provided with a locking device. The letters "Year 20" and the words "FAIR HAVEN STORM SEWER" shall be cast integrally in the cover.
5. 
Stormwater Management-System Design-Detention Facilities.
(a) 
Development shall use the best available technology to accommodate stormwater management by natural drainage strategies as indicated in this chapter.
(b) 
Nonstructural management practices, such as open space acquisition, stream encroachment and flood hazard controls shall be coordinated with detention requirements. Changes in land use can often reduce the scope and cost of detention provisions required by means of appropriate change in runoff coefficients.
(c) 
Detention and all other stormwater management facilities shall conform to the standards under the New Jersey Stormwater Management Act, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
(d) 
Where detention facilities are deemed necessary, they shall accommodate site runoff generated from two-, ten-, and 100-year storms considered individually, unless the detention basin is classified as a dam, in which case the facility must also comply with the dam safety standards, N.J.A.C. 7:20. These design storms shall be defined as either a twenty-four hour storm using the rainfall distribution recommended by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service when using Soil Conservation Service procedures (such as United States Soil Conservation Service, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, Technical Release No. 55) or as the estimated maximum rainfall for the estimated time of concentration of runoff at the site when using a design method such as the rational method. Runoff greater than that occurring from the 100-year, twenty-four hour storm will be passed over an emergency spillway. Detention will be provided such that after development the peak rate of flow from the site will not exceed the corresponding flow which would have been created by similar storms prior to development. For purposes of computing runoff, lands in the site shall be assumed, prior to development, to be in good condition (if the lands are pastures, lawns or parks), with good cover (if the lands are woods), or with conservation treatment (if the land is cultivated), regardless of conditions existing at the time of computation.
(e) 
In calculating the site runoff to be accommodated by a detention facility, the method to be used is a tabular hydrograph method as presented in TR No. 55 (SCS method) as supplemented and amended.
(f) 
Detention facilities shall be located as far horizontally from surface water and as far vertically from groundwater as is practicable.
(g) 
Detention facilities shall not intercept the post-development groundwater table, where practicable.
(h) 
The following list of general structural criteria shall be used to design stormwater detention basins. Due to the uniqueness of each stormwater detention basin and the variability of soil and other site conditions, these criteria may be modified or appended at the discretion of the Municipal Engineer if reasons for the variance are indicated in writing.
6. 
Detention Components-Principal Outlets (Quantity Control).
(a) 
To minimize the chance of clogging and to facilitate cleaning, outlet pipes shall be at least six inches in diameter. Similarly, riser pipes, if utilized, shall be at least eight inches in diameter. All pipe joints are to be watertight, reinforced concrete pipe. In addition, trash racks, and/or anti-vortex devices shall be required where necessary.
(b) 
Eight-inch thick anti-seep collars are to be installed along outlet pipes. Reinforcement steel shall be No. 5 bars at 12 inches both ways with two inches of cover on both faces (minimum).
(c) 
Where necessary, a concrete cradle shall be provided for outlet pipes.
(d) 
All principal outlet structures shall be concrete block or reinforced concrete. All construction joints are to be watertight.
(e) 
Suitable lining shall be placed upstream and downstream of principal outlets as necessary to prevent scour and erosion. Such lining shall conform to the criteria contained in Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 15, Design of Stable Channels with Flexible Linings, published by the Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation or Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee.
7. 
Detention Components — Principal Outlets (Quality Control).
(a) 
Based upon the requirement limiting the size of the outlet to a minimum of six inches in diameter, water quality control shall be maintained by providing an amount of storage equal to the total amount of runoff which will be produced by the one-inch frequency SCS Type III twenty-four hour storm, or a 1.25-inch, two-hour rainfall at the bottom of the proposed detention basin along with a minimum three-inch diameter outlet.
(b) 
The invert(s) of the principal outlet(s) used to control the larger storms for flood control purposes would then be located at the resultant water surface elevation required to produce this storage volume. Therefore, the principal outlets would only be utilized for storms in excess of 1.25-inch, two-hour event which, in turn, would be completely controlled by the lower, three inch outlet. If the above requirements would result in a pipe smaller than three inches in diameter, the period of retention shall be waived so that three inches will be the minimum pipe size used. It should be remembered that, in all cases, the basin should be considered initially empty (i.e., the storage provided for the quality requirements and the discharge capacity of its outlet should be utilized during the routing of the larger flood control storms).
8. 
Detention Components — Emergency Spillways.
(a) 
Vegetated emergency spillways shall have side slopes not exceeding three horizontal to one vertical.
(b) 
Emergency spillways not excavated from non-compacted soil, shall be suitably lined and shall comply with criteria contained in Hydraulic Circular No. 15 or Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.
(c) 
Maximum velocities in emergency spillways shall be checked based on the velocity of the peak flow in the spillway resulting from the routed emergency spillway hydrograph. Where maximum velocities exceed those contained in Exhibit L, set out at the end of this subsection, suitable lining shall be provided.
9. 
Detention Components — Dams and Embankments.
(a) 
The minimum top widths of all dams and embankments are listed below. These values have been adopted from the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey published by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee.
MINIMUM TOP WIDTHS
Height
(Feet)
Top Width
(Feet)
0 — 15
10
15 — 20
12
20 — 35
14
(b) 
The design top elevation of all dams and embankments after all settlement has taken place, shall be equal to or greater than the maximum water surface elevation in the basin resulting from the routed freeboard hydrograph. Therefore, the design height of the dam or embankment, defined as the vertical distance from the top down to the bottom of the deepest cu shall be increased by the amount needed to insure that the design top elevation will be maintained following all settlement. This increase shall not be less than 5%. Where necessary, the Borough Engineer shall require consolidation tests of the undisturbed foundation soil to more accurately determine the necessary increase.
(c) 
Maximum side slopes for all dams and embankments are three horizontal to one vertical.
(d) 
All earth filled shall be free from brush roots and other organic material subject to decomposition.
(e) 
Cutoff trenches are to be excavated along the dam or embankment center line to impervious subsoil or bedrock.
(f) 
Safety ledges shall be constructed on the side slopes of all detention basins having a permanent pool of water. The ledges shall be four to six feet in width and located approximately 2.5 to three feet below and one to 1 1/2 feet above the permanent water surface.
(g) 
The fill material in all earth dams and embankments shall be compacted to at least 95% of the maximum density obtained from compaction tests performed by the appropriate method in ASTM D698.
10. 
Detention Facilities in Flood Hazard Areas.
(a) 
There will be no detention basins in the floodway except for those on-stream.
(b) 
Whenever practicable, developments and their stormwater detention facilities should be beyond the extent of the flood hazard area of a stream. When that is not feasible and detention facilities are proposed to be located partially or wholly within the flood hazard area (as defined by the New Jersey Division of Water Resources), or other areas which are frequently flooded, some storm conditions will make the facility ineffective at providing retention of site runoff. This will happen if the stream is already overflowing its banks and the detention basin, causing the basin to be filled prior to the time it is needed. In such cases, the standards established in these regulations will be modified in order to give only partial credit to detention capabilities located within a flood hazard area. The credit will vary in a ratio intended to reflect the probability that storage in a detention basin will be available at the time a storm occurs at the site.
(c) 
In addition, detention development must be in compliance with all applicable regulations under the Flood Hazard Area Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:15A-50 et seq.
(d) 
Detention storage provided below the elevation of the edge of the flood hazard area will be credited as effective storage at a reduced proportion as indicated in the table below:
SIZE OF STORAGE AREA*
Elevation
Less than 15 square miles
15 — 100 square miles
Greater than 100 square miles
Less than 2 feet below
40%
65%
90%
Between 2 feet and 4 feet below
25%
50%
75%
Over 4 feet below
10%
25%
50%
Notes:
* Area contributing floodwaters to the flood hazard area at the site in question. This effective detention storage will be required to provide for drainage of the developed land in accordance with the criteria already established in these regulations. However, the gross storage considered for crediting will not exceed that which would be filled by runoff of a 100-year storm from the site.
(e) 
As an alternative to the approach outlined in paragraph f2(b) of this subsection, if the developer can demonstrate that the detention provided would be effective, during runoff from the 100-year, twenty-four hour Type 11 storm, peaking simultaneously at the site and on the flood hazard area, the developer's plan will be accepted as complying with the provisions of paragraph f2(b) of this subsection.
(f) 
In making computations under paragraph f2(b) or f(e) of this subsection, the volume of net fill added to the flood hazard area portion of the project's site will be subtracted from the capacity of effective detention storage provided. Net fill is defined as the total amount of fill created by the project less than the amount of material excavated during the construction of the project, both measured below the excavation of the 100-year flood but above the elevation of low water in the stream.
(g) 
Where detention basins are proposed to be located in areas which are frequently flooded but have not been mapped as flood hazard areas, the provisions of either paragraph f2(b) or f3(e) of this subsection will be applied substituting the elevation of a computed 100-year flood for the elevation of the flood hazard area in paragraph f2(b) of this subsection.
11. 
Detention Facilities — Maintenance and Repair.
(a) 
Responsibility for operation and maintenance of detention facilities, including periodic removal and disposal of accumulated particulate material and debris, shall remain with the owner or owners of the property with permanent arrangements that it shall pass to any successive owner, unless assumed by a governmental agency. If portions of the land are to be sold, legally binding arrangements shall be made to pass the basic responsibility to successors in title. These arrangements shall designate for each project the property owner, governmental agency or other legally established entity to be permanently responsible for maintenance, hereinafter in this section referred to as the responsible person.
(b) 
Prior to granting approval to any project subject to review under this chapter, the applicant shall enter into an agreement with the municipality (or County) to ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the detention facility. This agreement shall be in a form satisfactory to the Municipal Attorney, and may include, but may not necessarily be limited to, personal guarantees, deed restrictions, covenants, and bonds. In cases where property is subdivided and sold separately, a homeowners' association or similar permanent entity should be established as the responsible entity, absent an agreement by a governmental agency to assume responsibility.
(c) 
In the event that the detention facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health, or if it is in need of maintenance, the municipality shall so notify in writing the responsible person. From that notice, the responsible person shall have 14 days to effect such maintenance and repair of the facility in a manner that is approved by the Municipal Engineer or his designee. If the responsible person fails or refuses to perform such maintenance and repair, the municipality may immediately proceed to do so and shall bill the cost thereof to the responsible person.
12. 
Stormwater Management — System Design — Protecting Water Quality.
(a) 
In addition to addressing water quantity generated by development, a stormwater management system shall also enhance the water quality of stormwater runoff.
(b) 
In order to enhance the water quality of stormwater runoff, stormwater management shall provide for the control of a water quality design storm. The water quality design storm shall be defined as the one-year frequency SCS Type III twenty-four hour storm or a 1.25-inch two-hour rainfall.
(c) 
The water quality design storm shall be controlled by best management practices. These include but are not limited to the following.
(1) 
In "dry" detention basins, provisions shall be made to ensure that the runoff from the water quality design storm is retained such that not more than 90% will be evacuated prior to 36 hours for all nonresidential projects or 18 hours for all residential projects. The retention time shall be considered a brim-drawdown time, and therefore shall begin at the time of peak storage. The retention time shall be reduced in any case which would require an outlet size diameter of three or less. Therefore, three inch diameter orifices shall be the minimum allowed.
(2) 
In permanent ponds or wet" basins, the water quality requirements of this chapter shall be satisfied where the volume of permanent water is at least three times the volume of runoff produced by the water quality design storm.
(3) 
Infiltration practices such as dry wells, infiltration basins, infiltration trenches, buffer strips, etc., are encouraged as supplements to a positive outlet system. They may not be used alone unless there is no feasible alternative and, if used they must produce zero runoff from the water quality design storm and allow for complete infiltration within 72 hours. The normally required storage volume must be doubled.
(4) 
Other suitable best management practices, contained in New Jersey Stormwater Quantity/Quality Management Manual (State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, February 1981) shall be consulted.
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Editor's Note: See subsection 30-7.33, Stormwater Management and Control.