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model stormwater control ordinance for pinelands Area municipalities New Jersey Pinelands Commission PO Box 7 New Lisbon, NJ 08064 and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Watershed Management PO Box 418 Trenton, NJ 08625 October 19, 2005 Updated July 19, 2006 Model Stormwater Control Ordinance for Pinelands Portions of Municipalities Important note: This sample ordinance is provided to assist Pinelands municipalities in the development of municipal stormwater control ordinances and the incorporation of design and performance standards into municipal stormwater management plans. It is provided for information purposes only. It is important that current regulations are carefully reviewed before any portion of this draft ordinance is adopted. This model ordinance does not include a section on fees. The Department expects that the review of development applications under this ordinance would be an integral part of the municipal review of subdivisions and site plans. As a result, the costs to municipalities of reviewing development applications under this ordinance can be defrayed by fees charged for review of subdivisions and site plans under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8.b. Notes are provided in italics throughout this model stormwater control ordinance, and are not intended to be adopted as part of the ordinance. An editable Word version of this model ordinance is available at . TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I Scope and Purpose Section II Requirements for a Site Development Stormwater Plan Section III Methodologies for the Calculation of Stormwater Runoff Rate and Volume, Stormwater Runoff Quality, and Groundwater Recharge Section IV Stormwater Management Performance Standards for Major Development Section V Design, Construction, and Safety Standards for Structural Stormwater Management Measures Section VI Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Stormwater Management Measures Section VII Definitions Se