Old Bridge, NJ Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Old Bridge Township Code § 250-78 establishes minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for what the ordinance defines as 'major development.' The section applies to nonresidential major developments, to the aspects of residential major developments not already preempted by the state's Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21, and to all major developments undertaken by Old Bridge Township itself. A project is 'major development' if it disturbs one or more acres of land, creates a quarter acre or more of regulated impervious surface, creates a quarter acre or more of regulated motor vehicle surface, or reaches that quarter-acre threshold through a combination of impervious and motor vehicle surface, all measured against conditions existing since February 2, 2004 for impervious surface and March 2, 2021 for motor vehicle surface.

Multiple developments that are part of a common plan, such as a phased residential project, are combined for this test. Qualifying projects must incorporate green infrastructure best management practices and low-impact development techniques to control groundwater recharge, runoff quantity, and runoff quality, following the design storms and BMP tables the section adopts from the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Applicants submit a site development stormwater plan under § 250-78I, including a land use and source control plan and a maintenance and repair plan under § 250-78J, to the Township's Department of Community Development for review before construction begins.

The maintenance plan and any future revisions must be recorded on the deed of the property, and the party responsible for maintenance must retain records of upkeep for inspection.