[Amended 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 883]
The Property Maintenance Officer of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus
is hereby designated as the officer charged with the enforcement of
this code and is hereby referred to as the "enforcement officer."
[Amended 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 883]
Whenever the enforcement officer determines that there is or
has been a violation of any provision of this code, he shall give
notice of such violation to the person or persons or entities responsible
therefor under this code. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
include a concise statement of the reasons for its issuance. Such
notice shall be deemed to be properly and sufficiently served if a
copy thereof is sent, by registered or certified mail, to the last
known address of the person or entity upon which the same is served,
as shown by the most recent tax lists of the municipality; or a copy
thereof handed to said person or persons; or a copy thereof left at
the usual place of abode or office of said persons or entities. Notice
shall be given as aforesaid within or without the municipality. The
notice shall also state that unless the violation is abated, removed,
cured, prevented or desisted from within 10 days of the date of service
of such notice, exclusive of the date of service, a summons shall
be issued for such violation. The enforcement officer may, at the
time he issued the notice, extend the period for compliance, with
the violation stated in the notice, for a period in excess of the
aforesaid 10 days if, in his judgment, the abatement, removal, prevention,
cessation or cure of the condition violated cannot reasonably be effected
within the ten-day period; and, in such cases, the enforcement officer
shall state such reasonably required extended period in the notice,
which shall then be applicable instead of the aforesaid 10 days. In
the event the violation is not abated, removed, cured, prevented or
desisted from or otherwise fully remedied within said ten-day period
or within such extended period as set forth in the notice, pursuant
to the foregoing, a summons shall then be issued against the person,
persons, entity or entities so notified.
Whenever the enforcement officer finds that an emergency condition in violation of the code exists, which condition requires immediate attention in order to protect the public health or safety, he may issue an order by service of notice as set forth in § 47-15 reciting the existence of such an emergency condition and requiring that such action be taken by the violator as soon as it is reasonably necessary to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but, upon objection in writing to the enforcement officer, any such person shall be afforded a hearing before the governing body of the Borough as soon as is reasonably possible. After such a hearing and decision by the governing body as to the existence or nonexistence of the emergency conditions, the governing body may continue such order in effect, or modify it or withdraw it, subject to issuance of a summons for violation thereof, if such order is continued.
