[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council
of the Town of Boonton 3-21-2022 by Ord. No. 03-22.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 214,
Property Maintenance, adopted 3-1-2021 by Ord. No. 04-21, as amended.
The Town of Boonton hereby adopts the provisions of the attached
Town of Boonton Property Maintenance Code, herein also referred to
as "the Property Maintenance Code." This chapter, along with the Property
Maintenance Code, shall be made available online to the public in
an electronic format, and as a term-searchable document (eCode 360),
and in addition, shall also be available for review and to remain
on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the Town of Boonton,
and be marked and designated as "Ch. 214" and the "Property Maintenance
Code." This chapter and Property Maintenance Code are hereby adopted
for the control of buildings and structures, as therein provided,
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of said Property Maintenance Code.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Property Maintenance Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding
impending 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or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or
remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
A.Â
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to one or more of
the following: a fine not exceeding $1,250, a term of imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days.
B.Â
Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter within one
year of the date of a previous violation of this chapter, and who
was fined for the previous violation, shall be sentenced to an additional
fine as a repeat violator. The additional fine imposed by the court
upon a person for a repeated offense shall not be less than the minimum
nor exceed the maximum fine fixed for a violation of this chapter,
but shall be calculated separately for the fine imposed for the violation
of this chapter.
C.Â
The Mayor and Town Council may waive the imposition of an additional
fine upon a person for a repeated violation of the provisions of this
chapter by a duly adopted resolution of the Mayor and Town Council.
The Property Maintenance Code of the Town of Boonton is hereby
adopted, and attached as Exhibit A.
