276 W Commerce Ext, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Waterfront District

It is the specific intent of these regulations to establish controls for the use of waterfront property which includes floodplains, wetlands and adjacent uplands and to protect areas subject to and necessary for floodwaters and tidewaters in order to: Combine, with present zoning requirements, certain uses and restrictions to promote the general health, welfare and safety of the community; Prevent the erection of structures in areas unfit for human usage by reason of danger from flooding, unsanitary conditions or other hazard; Minimize danger to public health by protecting the water supply and promoting safe and sanitary drainage; Reduce the financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental units and its individuals by frequent and periodic floods and overflow of lands; Permit certain uses which can be appropriately located in the waterfront as herein defined and which will not impede the flow of floodwaters, or otherwise cause danger to life and property at or above or below their locations within the floodplains; Permit only those uses in the waterfront compatible with the preservation of natural conditions which are conducive to the maintenance of constant rates of water flow and improvement of water quality throughout the year by: Withholding rapid water runoff contributing to downstream flooding; Providing area for groundwater absorption for maintenance of the subsurface water supply; and Assuring that the uses by right do not contribute to the reduction of water quality, including improper wastewater runoff from farms and pastures to downstream water bodies; Provide sufficient drainage courses to carry abnormal flows of stormwater in periods of heavy precipitation; Permit watercourse improvement as approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.