Borough of Saddle River, NJ Chapter 215 General Provisions, Board of Health

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Saddle River as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I Adoption of Code by Board of Health

[An ordinance adopting Part III of the Code of the Borough of Saddle River and making certain substantive changes to existing ordinances of the Borough is presently proposed before the Board of Health. Upon final adoption, it will be included here as Article I of this chapter.]

§ 215-1 through § 215-13. (Reserved)

Article II Health Regulations

[Adopted 7-8-1974 as Ch. 7, Arts. 1 and 2, of the 1974 Code]

§ 215-14 Title; authority.

This Part III and any ordinance supplementary to and amendatory hereof may be known and cited as the "Sanitary Code of the Board of Health of the Borough" or as the "Health Code of the Borough." The authority of the Board of Health to issue any license or permit under this Part III shall be subject to and restricted by the provisions of Chapter 210, Zoning.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: This section formerly contained definitions pertaining to various Health regulations. The definitions were distributed among the individual chapters to which they pertained.

§ 215-15 Nuisances.

The following specific acts or omissions, or the maintenance or allowing of any of the following conditions, are hereby prohibited and are declared to constitute nuisances:

A. Depositing, littering, maintaining or allowing any papers or any foul or offensive matter in or upon any lot, yard, street, house, building, sidewalk or other premises or public or private place.

B. Maintaining any excavation or any cans, barrels or other receptacles where water may stagnate or mosquitoe larvae may breed or constitute a menace to life, limb or health.

C. Throwing or overflowing or permitting the throwing or overflowing of any water slops, stable drainage, liquid filth, septic tank or privy contents upon any public or private property.

D. Polluting any well, spring, stream or supply of drinking water.

E. Taking any dog in or allowing any dog to enter any store where food is sold.

F. Maintaining any chimney, smokestack, pipe or flue, or any part thereof, that is out of repair and so defective as to allow coal gas or other noxious fumes to escape into the building where it is situated or into any adjacent building.

G. Allowing to exist any unclean or unsanitary conditions in any cellar, room or building, any imperfect plumbing or sewer appliances or connection from which any foul or noxious odors or liquids may escape.

H. Keeping cattle, poultry or small animals in any building used as a human habitation, except as to small animals or fowl commonly used as pets.

I. Expectorating upon the steps, halls, floors or other parts of any public building or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, street, park, playground, public conveyance or other public place.

J. Maintaining any vehicle used for hire or for a public conveyance in a dirty or unsanitary condition.

K. Permitting the emission of dense smoke, dust, gases or cinders in sufficient quantities to cause injury to health.

L. Maintaining, permitting or causing the maintenance or existence of any offensive matter, foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors and all causes of disease which are injurious to the health of the inhabitants of the Borough.

M. Permitting any dog or other animal to commit any nuisance on any sidewalk or upon any shrubbery, fence or building in the Borough.

N. Any other unsanitary condition affecting health or any other condition defined as a nuisance by this article or by the State Board of Health, the State Sanitary Code or state laws.

§ 215-16 Ice regulations.

A. No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or deliver any ice in the Borough without first having obtained a license therefor from the Board so to do and covering each premises or place from or on which ice is to be sold, offered for sale, delivered or manufactured. Such license shall be in addition to any other license which may be required by the Borough. License fees shall be paid to the Board. No such license shall be issued unless there is an application therefor, in writing, signed by the applicant, setting forth the source of his ice supply and the source of the water from which the ice is made or intended to be made.

B. A separate application shall be made and a separate license shall be required for each wagon, truck, vehicle, ice depot or plant, place or premises used or to be used in the sale, delivery or manufacture of ice.

C. No ice shall be sold, delivered or manufactured if the source of supply of such ice or the source of the water used in the manufacture thereof shall be changed or shall be different than that set forth in the application for the license. The Board, upon notice of such change, may authorize the manufacture, sale and delivery of such ice under the then-existing license.

D. No person shall manufacture, sell or deliver ice which has been cut from or made from any impure or polluted water or which has been obtained or made from a source not approved by the Board or which has otherwise become unfit for use.

E. Every licensee shall, at all times and upon request of any authorized representative of the Board, make available samples of the ice manufactured, sold or delivered and, in the case of manufacturers of ice, of the water from which it is manufactured.

F. The transportation of ice in wagons, trucks or vehicles used for any purpose other than the transportation of ice is prohibited.

§ 215-17 Camps.

A. No person shall establish, construct or maintain any construction camp, labor camp or other temporary living quarters for working men or any other camp or place intended to be occupied by five or more persons for a period of three or more days without a permit therefor. The applicant for a permit shall notify the Health Officer or the Board, in writing, of his intention so to do and shall set forth in such writing the exact location of such camp or temporary living quarters, the approximate number of occupants and the purpose for which such camp or living quarters is intended to be used. There is no fee for such permit.

B. Every such camp or temporary living quarters shall, at all times, be kept clean and free from refuse and accumulation and, when vacated, shall be left clean and free from any refuse, accumulation or other condition detrimental to health.

C. At least three days before any such construction camp, labor camp or temporary living quarters for workmen or any other camp shall be vacated, the owner, manager or person in charge thereof shall notify, in writing, the Health Officer or the Board and in such notice shall specify the time such place is intended to be vacated.

§ 215-18 Public places.

A. The owner, tenant, manager and all the other persons maintaining, operating or in charge or control of any public place shall, at all times, keep and maintain every such public place and all parts thereof in a clean and sanitary condition and open to inspection by the Board, its officers or any employees of the Board.

B. Every public place shall contain the following:

(1) Proper lavatory facilities for the use of persons patronizing the place.

(2) A washroom, comfort station or other place of a like nature.

(3) A sufficient quantity of toilet tissue.

(4) A sanitary waste receptacle for towels customarily discarded after usage.

(5) Separate toilets for male and female patrons.

(6) Provision for the thorough cleansing, boiling and sterilizing of cloth towels, if used.

(7) A mechanical dispenser for liquid or powdered soap of a type approved by the Board.

C. In all public places, the use of cake soap in common, the use of any drinking cup in common and the use of towels in common is prohibited.

§ 215-19 Public recreational bathing facilities.

[Added 10-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-738-C]

A. Recognition of state provisions. The provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.1 et seq., which is entitled "Public Recreational Bathing," are hereby recognized as being in full force and effect in the Borough of Saddle River.

B. License required. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, body corporate or similar entity to operate a public bathing place as defined by N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.3 without first having obtained a license from the Saddle River Board of Health.

C. License fee. License fees for swimming pools and public spas shall be $600 for the initial license and $300 for the annual license renewal. Licenses expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually by January 1.

D. Nuisances. Any public bathing place as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.3 that is constructed, altered or operated in violation of N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.1 et seq. is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the public health.

E. Violations and penalties. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association found to be in violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, § 1-21, of the Saddle River Code.

§ 215-20 Personal grooming establishments.

[Added 7-15-2013 by Ord. No. 13-878-C]

A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

PERSONAL GROOMING ESTABLISHMENT

A barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or similar type of personal grooming establishment that is operating or proposed for operation within the Borough of Saddle River.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE

Any personal grooming establishment in violation of this Code is hereby declared a public health nuisance.

B. N.J.A.C. 13:28-1.1 et seq., "Board of Cosmetology and Hair Styling," is hereby recognized as being in full force and effect in the Borough.

C. Plans and specifications.

(1) Submission of plans. Without impinging upon or substituting for any jurisdiction of the Planning Board, Zoning Board or Construction Office, whenever a barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or other similar personal grooming establishment is constructed or renovated, and whenever a structure is converted for such use or alterations are made that will significantly change the nature of the operation, plans and specifications pertaining to the health and sanitary aspects of the operation shall be submitted to the health authority for review and approval before construction, renovations or conversion is begun. The health authority shall review these plans and respond accordingly within 30 days of the date of submission. No barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or similar establishment shall be constructed, renovated or converted except in accordance with plans and specifications previously submitted to and approved by the appropriate health and construction authorities.

(2) Preoperational inspection. Whenever plans and specifications are required by a 3-A to be submitted to the regulatory authority, the regulatory authority shall inspect the establishment prior to the start of operations to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

D. License required; inspection fee.

(1) No person shall operate any barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or similar type of personal grooming establishment or hire or permit any other person to work in any such establishment without first securing a license for that purpose from the Saddle River Board of Health.

(2) Applications. All applications shall be made on forms provided by the Saddle River Board of Health.

(3) The applicant for such license shall pay a fee in the amount of $200 for an initial license and $100 for renewals, which fee shall be for the purpose of sanitary inspections.

(4) No person shall operate any barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or any similar type of personal grooming establishment without first securing any and all applicable licenses from the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.

(5) No person shall provide barbering, cosmetology and/or hairstyling services in a barbershop, beauty parlor, nail salon or similar establishment without holding the individual license or permit required by the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling for the particular specialty or service said person is providing.

(6) All licenses and permits must be posted in public view.

(7) Licenses are not transferable.

E. License expiration date. Licenses issued under this section shall expire on December 31 of every year.

F. Sanitary requirements. All barbershops, beauty parlors, nail salons and similar types of personal grooming establishments shall comply with and operate in compliance with N.J.A.C. 13:28-3, et seq., "Safety and Sanitation." Violation of any of these referenced standards shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

G. Inspections.

(1) Frequency. Authorized agents of the Saddle River Board of Health shall inspect personal grooming establishments as often as is deemed necessary.

(2) Access. The person operating a personal grooming establishment shall permit access by authorized representatives of the Board of Health to all parts of the establishment.

H. Enforcement. This section shall be enforced and administered by the Board of Health and its duly designated officers.

I. Violations and penalties. Any person, firm partnership or corporation found in violation of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 1-21 of Article III, Chapter 1, General Provisions, of the Code of the Borough of Saddle River.