[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Manalapan 7-25-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-2. Further amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any individual, individuals, firm, partnership, corporation,
agent, agency, broker, representative or other entity owning, in possession
of or in control of a building or unit thereof in the Township of
Manalapan.
[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. BH:2002-05; 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. BH:2014-01; 7-28-2015by BH:2015-01; 8-30-2022 by Ord. No. BH:2022-01]
No person shall permit a change of occupancy of any building
or unit thereof relying on a nonpublic water system as defined in
N.J.A.C. 7:10-12.1 et seq., or an individual subsurface sewage disposal
system as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:9A, without first having obtained
from the Board of Health of the Township of Manalapan a certificate
of health for continued occupancy. The certificate of health for continued
occupancy for the residence or building unit in question shall be
issued upon:
A.Â
Submission of written results from a state certified laboratory that
the well water from the water system was sampled and tested by such
laboratory that meets parameters tested for, and written results as
received by the Board of Health are satisfactory as specified by the
New Jersey Private Well Testing Act (N.J.S.A. 58:12A-26 et seq.),
and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 40 CFR 141; and
B.Â
Submission of an on-site septic inspection to the Board of Health
in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9A-12.6.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed
to relieve the owner of any building or unit thereof from any responsibility
imposed upon said owner for providing a safe, sanitary and structurally
sound place of habitation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 252-4, Fees, as amended,
was repealed 8-30-2022 by Ord. No. BH:2022-01.
[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. BH:2002-05]
The certificate of health for continued occupancy shall be granted or denied by the Health Officer, or such other designated agent, employee or official of the Board of Health of the Township of Manalapan, upon complying with § 252-2 of this chapter.
[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. BH:2002-05; 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. BH:2014-01]
Water testing results that satisfy the requirements of § 252-2 of this chapter shall be valid and satisfactory for changes in occupancy for up to six months from the date of the total coliform parameter or as specified by the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act (N.J.S.A. 58:12A-26 et seq.), whichever occurs earlier. Receipts provided pursuant to § 252-2B of this chapter shall be valid and satisfactory for changes in occupancy for up to two years from the date of the receipt.
[Amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. BH:2002-05; 8-30-2022 by Ord. No. BH:2022-01]
Any person not able to comply with the provisions of this Chapter 252 prior to a change of occupancy as set forth in Chapter 252 may apply for a conditional certificate of health for continued occupancy. The Health Officer, in his discretion or in the discretion of such other designated agent, employee or official of the Board of Health, may grant such approval, which shall be evidenced by a written conditional certificate of health for continued occupancy, which shall expire 30 days from the date of issuance unless all conditions set forth therein shall have been satisfied.
