Essex County, NJ Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee
- $400 per connection
- Applies to
- site plan/subdivision review
- Authority
- Essex County Planning Board
- Chapter
- 44, § 44-7
Summary
Connecting a development to Essex County's stormwater system during site plan or subdivision review requires a county license and a flat $400 per-connection fee under the Planning Board's fee schedule.
License to connect to County's stormwater system ... $400/connection
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4440876; v14 updated 2025-08-13; through 08-13-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 44's site plan and subdivision review fee schedule, the Essex County Planning Board charges a separate 'License to connect to County's stormwater system' fee of $400 per connection, on top of the base preliminary/final site plan or subdivision review fee. The charge applies whether the project is residential, nonresidential, mixed-use or a subdivision, and is billed alongside other application fees such as appeal or waiver charges. This is a licensing fee tied to development review, not a stand-alone drainage-design ordinance: the chapter sets no separate numeric stormwater engineering standards.
Violations & Fines
No stated penalty in this fee schedule; an unlicensed or unpaid stormwater connection would block final site plan or subdivision approval by the Essex County Planning Board.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Essex County set stormwater design standards?
Who charges the stormwater connection fee?
Sources & Official References
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