Long Branch, NJ Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Article II of Chapter 300, Subdivision of Land, added in 2007 and last amended in 2021, sets Long Branch's stormwater and erosion-control framework. Section 300-24 defines MAJOR DEVELOPMENT as any individual or combined development that disturbs one acre or more of land since February 2, 2004, creates a quarter acre or more of regulated impervious surface, creates a quarter acre or more of regulated motor vehicle surface since March 2, 2021, or reaches a quarter acre through a combination of the two surface types. Section 300-25A requires that stormwater management measures for major development meet erosion control, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity and stormwater runoff quality standards, and specifies that the minimum standards for erosion control are those established under the state Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act and its implementing rules.

Groundwater recharge and water-quality standards must instead be met through green infrastructure incorporated into the site design, reviewed under § 300-26's maintenance-plan requirement. Beyond major development, the code applies a lower, specific threshold in at least one use: § 312-4H requires that any tennis court project disturbing more than 5,000 square feet of surface area obtain certification from the County Soil Conservation Committee before construction may begin, referencing Chapter 290, Soil Removal, for the underlying standard. Site plan applicants seeking an extension of approval under § 345-16 must also submit a current soil-sediment control plan alongside their site, grading, drainage and lighting plans, tying erosion control directly into ongoing land-use review rather than treating it as a one-time filing.