[Adopted 5-1-1978 by Ord. No. 78:2; amended in its entirety 1-28-1988 by Ord. No. 1-1988 (Ch. 49 of the 1976 Code)]
A. 
There is hereby established in the Township of Berlin a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, to be known as the "Township of Berlin Construction Code Office," consisting of a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Fire Subcode Official and Electrical Subcode Official and such other subcode officials for such additional subcodes as the Construction Commission of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall hereinafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code. The Construction Official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing agency.
B. 
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, provided that, in lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant to the aforementioned regulations. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is promulgated thereunder to hold each such position.
C. 
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing agency at one office location, except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
The Mayor and Council of the Township of Berlin establishes the Camden County Board of Appeals to hear all appeals from decisions of the enforcing agencies.
[Amended 11-13-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-26; 8-13-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-12; 6-10-1991 by Ord. No. 91-14; 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-10; 7-26-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-19; 10-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94:22; 1-14-2002 by Ord. No. 2001-18; 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-3; 4-29-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-3]
The fee(s) payable hereunder shall be as set forth in Chapter 156, Fees.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Berlin, biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating expenses of the agency and any other expenses of the municipality fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each violation of the provisions of this article and each day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.