The New Jersey State Housing Code (1980 Revision),
(N.J.A.C. 5:28-1.1 et seq.), as approved by the Department of Community
Affairs and filed in the Secretary of State's Office, is hereby accepted,
adopted and established in and for the Township of Burlington in the
County of Burlington, New Jersey, as a standard to be used as a guide
in determining the fitness of a building for human habitation or occupancy
or use. A copy of the New Jersey State Housing Code (1980 Revision)
is annexed to this chapter, and three copies of the same have been
placed on file in the office of the Clerk of the Township of Burlington
and are available to all persons desiring to used the same pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1.
This chapter, together with the New Jersey State
Housing Code, shall be known as the "Housing Code of the Township
of Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey," and they are hereinafter
referred to as "the Code."
The provisions of this chapter shall apply in
all buildings and structures that are specifically provided for in
the New Jersey State Housing Code but not limited thereto.
Whenever the term "enforcement official" is
used within the purview of this chapter, it shall refer to the Office
of Licensing and Inspections within the Department of Administration
of the government of the Township of Burlington and the officers,
agents or personnel therein contained.
