Toms River, NJ Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Major development projects
- Standard used
- NJDEP green infrastructure BMPs
- Reviewed by
- Township Engineer
- State rule
- N.J.A.C. 7:8 Stormwater Rules
Summary
Major development in Toms River Township must control flooding, groundwater recharge and pollution through green infrastructure and low-impact-development stormwater practices under the Township's stormwater management ordinance, reviewed by the Township Engineer.
Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant reduction shall be achieved through the use of stormwater management measures, including green infrastructure best management practices (GI BMPs) and nonstructural stormwater management strategies. GI BMPs and low-impact development (LID) should be utilized to meet the goal of maintaining natural hydrology to reduce stormwater runoff volume, reduce erosion, encourage infiltration and groundwater recharge, and reduce pollution. GI BMPs and LID should be developed based upon physical site conditions and the origin, nature and the anticipated quantity, or amount, of potential pollutants. Multiple stormwater management BMPs may be necessary to achieve the established performance standards for water quality, quantity, and groundwater recharge.
(2) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls for major development, as defined below in Section II. It is also the purpose of this section to provide for the incorporation of nonstructural and/or low-impact techniques for improvements requiring site plan approval for development in an urban redevelopment area involving disturbance of less than one acre (not major development as defined in Subsection B.
(3) Applicability.
(a) This section shall be applicable to the following major developments: [1] Nonresidential major developments; and [2]
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 348's stormwater management section applies to nonresidential major development and to the aspects of residential major development not preempted by the state's Residential Site Improvement Standards, plus certain Township-run projects. It requires green infrastructure best-management practices and low-impact development techniques built around New Jersey's own Stormwater Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8, to maintain natural hydrology, cut runoff volume, limit erosion, and encourage groundwater recharge. The ordinance layers on top of, and does not replace, any other permit an applicant needs.
Violations & Fines
Major development that proceeds without a stormwater management plan meeting these GI BMP and LID standards can be denied site plan approval by the Planning Board or ordered corrected by the Township Engineer.
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