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Union Beach City Zoning Code

§ 13-2.6

Definitions Pertaining to Dune Crossovers.

[Added 4-18-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-336]
BEACH AREA
That area between the mean high waterline of the Raritan Bay and the bayward edge of the dune.
CROSSOVER or WALKWAY
A constructed means of crossing the dune area in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Borough's administrative officer.
DUNE
A wind or wave deposited or man-made formation of vegetated or drifting windblown sand.
DUNE AREA
Shall mean that area between the bayward edge of the dune as exists or as established by the USACE Beachfill and Dune Project or as may advance northerly through natural accretion from that initial point and the landward edge of the dune as exists, is constructed as part of the USACE Beachfill and Dune Project or as may be created by natural migration of the dune to the south. The Dune area is generally contained completely within a sand fence.
NATURAL VEGETATION
Includes the terms "native vegetation" or indigenous vegetation." Specifically, it shall include, but not be limited to, Cape American Beach Grass and Seaside Goldenrod, which normally grow or may be planted on the slopes of dunes, no distinction being made as to how such plants are introduced into their location.
SAND FENCE
Shall include the term "snow fence" or "dune fence" of a barricade type established in a line or a pattern to accumulate sand and aid in the formation of a dune, such as picket construction consisting of wooden lath held together by wire an affixed to wooden posts. Alternate types of "sand fence" may be utilized if approved by the Borough.
WALKWAY or CROSSOVER
A constructed means of crossing the dune area in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Borough's administrative officer.