[Adopted 12-31-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-37 as § 12-1 of the 2001 Code; amended in its entirety 11-28-2022 by Ord. No.
2022-42]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the Township of Robbinsville, Mercer County, New Jersey, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code 2018," as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018, except as amended by § 187-2, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part thereof, as if fully set out in this article.
A.
Section PM-101.1 of the International Property Maintenance
Code 2018 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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PM-101.1 Title. These regulations
shall be known as the "Property Maintenance Code of the Township of
Robbinsville, Mercer County," hereinafter referred to as the "Property
Maintenance Code" or "this code."
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B.
Section PM-103.5 of the International Property Maintenance
Code 2018 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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PM-103.5 Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the Department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as indicated in Chapter 109, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Robbinsville.
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C.
Section
PM-106.4 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM-106.4 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Robbinsville. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.
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D.
Section
PM-111 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
deleted in its entirety and shall read as follows:
E.
Section
PM-112.4 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM-112.4 Failure to comply. Any
person who shall continue any work after having been served with a
stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform
to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine
of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000.
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F.
Section
PM-202 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to add the following definition:
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PM-202 FIRE HAZARD. Any thing or
act increasing or causing an increase of the hazard or menace of fire
to a greater degree than that customarily recognized by persons in
the public service who are regularly engaged in preventing, suppressing
or extinguishing a fire; or which may obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere
with the operations of the Fire Department or the egress of occupants
in the event of a fire.
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G.
Section
PM-302.4 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM-302.4 Weeds. Premises and exterior property
shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 10
inches. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined
as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or
shrubs; provided, however, this term shall not include cultivated
flowers and gardens.
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Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of a property
to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of violation, they
shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Section 106.3 and
as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction. Upon failure to
comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized employee
of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction shall
be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut and
destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the costs of such removal shall
be paid by the owner or agent responsible for the property.
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H.
Section
PM-304.14 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM-304.14 Insect screens. During
the period from May 1 to October 1, every door, window and other outside
opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation
areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included
or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured,
packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting
screens of minimum 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every
screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device
in good working condition.
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Exception: Screens shall not be required where
other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellent fans,
are employed.
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I.
Section
PM-602.3 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM-602.3 Heat supply. Every owner
and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more
dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied,
to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during
the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain a minimum temperature
of 68º F. (20º C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and
toilet rooms.
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Exceptions:
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1. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor
design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room
temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system
is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design
temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of
the International Plumbing Code.
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2. In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30º
F. (-1º C.), a minimum temperature of 65º F. (18º C.)
shall be maintained.
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J.
Section
PM-602.4 of the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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PM 602.4 Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable
work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October
1 to May 1 to maintain a minimum temperature of 65º F. (18º
C.) during the period the spaces are being occupied.
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Exceptions:
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1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
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2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous
physical activities.
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Nothing in this article or in the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 187-2 nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
