The public officer that is designated is the Township Administrator or their designee (both collectively referred to hereafter simply as the "Township Administrator"), and they are hereby directed to identify abandoned properties within the municipality, place said properties on an abandoned property list established as provided in Section 36 of P.L. 1996, c. 62 (N.J.S.A. 55:19-55), as amended by Section 28 of P.L. 2003, c. 210, and provide such notices and carry out such other tasks as are required to effectuate an abandoned property list as provided by law.
The abandoned property list shall apply to the Township of Bloomfield as a whole.
The public officer shall provide a report to the Township Administrator and governing body every six months, with respect to the number and location of properties on the abandoned property list, the status of those properties, and any actions taken by the municipality or by any qualified rehabilitation entity designated pursuant to the authority granted the public officer with respect to any property on the list or any other abandoned property within the Township of Bloomfield.
No provision hereof shall be construed as restricting or otherwise abrogating the enforcement and other powers of the Township Construction Code Official under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, including, without limitation, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123, et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq. (collectively, the "code"). The provisions hereof shall be construed as consistent with the enforcement and other powers of the Township's Construction Code Official under the code.