Upper Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-5.19
Bulkheads.
[Ord. #004-2015 § 3]
a.
The Township of Upper desires to create uniform regulations for the construction, reconstruction, repair or renovation of existing or new bulkheads within the Township of Upper along any waterway or beach of Upper Township. It is the purpose of this section to promote public health, safety and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions. Bulkheads are an integral component for Flood Damage Control and are designed to:
1.
Protect human life and health.
2.
Protect public and private infrastructure.
3.
Minimize expenditure of public and private money for costly repairs from flood damage.
4.
Minimize prolonged interruptions to business and residential activities due to street flooding.
5.
Reduce the extent of flood waters that may flow across public and private property which may cause flood damage.
6.
Reduce flood wave velocities.
b.
A bulkhead shall be provided for all new development and existing development which is being substantially improved in accordance with the standards of Chapter 18 - Flood Damage Control which is located on a waterfront property as follows:
1.
Non-Oceanfront Bulkheads.
(a)
Along Strathmere Bay (Tax Blocks 750, 756, 757, 825, 826, 841, 842, 849 and 850 as shown on the current official Tax Map)
(b)
Along Great Egg Harbor (Tax Blocks 479, 682 and 735 as shown on the current official Tax Map)
(c)
Along Tuckahoe River (Tax Blocks 12, 15, 19, 310 and 348 as shown on the current official Tax Map)
c.
The bulkhead shall obtain a permit, be designed and constructed in accordance with Chapter 17- Construction of Bulkheads.