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.