[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Seaside Heights 10-19-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-23. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
.A document issued by an insurance company licensed to do
business in the State of New Jersey, including the policy holder's
name, the address of the covered property, the policy effective and
expiration dates, the type of coverage, the policy limits and the
policy carrier.
The owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units
located in the Borough of Seaside Heights shall be required to register
a certificate of insurance annually by January 1 of each year with
the Municipal Clerk as follows:
A.
The owner
of any business located in the Borough of Seaside Heights shall file
a certificate of insurance in an amount no less than $500,000 for
combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more
persons in any accident or occurrence.
B.
The owner
of a rental unit or units located in the Borough of Seaside Heights
shall file a certificate of insurance in an amount no less than $500,000
for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one
or more persons in any accident or occurrence.
C.
The owner
of a multifamily home containing four or fewer units, one of which
is owner-occupied, located in the Borough of Seaside Heights shall
file a certificate of insurance in an amount no less than $300,000
for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one
or more persons in any accident or occurrence.
Registration of a certificate of insurance is subject to an
administrative fee of $50 annually.
A.
Any person
violating or failing to comply with any other provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of no less
than $500 and no more than $5,000, as determined in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for
each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
B.
The violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to abatement summarily
by a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
