East Orange, NJ Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Section 51-199, in Part 4 (Performance Standards and Conditions) of the Land Use chapter, states plainly that soil erosion and sediment control devices, of a permanent nature or of a temporary nature during construction, must be installed according to New Jersey Soil Conservation Service requirements. It sits alongside section 51-198, Stormwater management, which requires that surface runoff calculations be submitted with every site plan so that flooding and erosion of the property and of neighboring property is prevented, and that any drainage enlargement made necessary by a development is paid for by that development at its pro rata share.

Article XXX, Stormwater Control, added February 14, 2022 by Ordinance No. 1-2022 (repealing a 2012 predecessor), layers on additional requirements for any project meeting the code's definition of a major development at section 51-201. Its stated policy is to control flooding, recharge groundwater and cut pollution using green infrastructure best management practices and low-impact development so as to reduce stormwater runoff volume and reduce erosion. The article applies to nonresidential major developments citywide and to aspects of residential major developments not already preempted by the state's Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C.

5:21, and it also binds every major development the City of East Orange itself undertakes. All drainage facilities built to satisfy these sections must meet the requirements of the Director of Public Works, and no drainage may be directed across a public walk into the roadway.