[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Hamburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 215.
[Adopted 8-1-1983]
No owner, agent, landlord, tenant, corporation
or partnership shall allow a new tenant to occupy a dwelling unit
until a new certificate of occupancy has been issued for the premises
by the Construction Official of the Borough.
Upon an application, the Construction Official
shall grant a certificate after inspection of the dwelling to determine
that there are no hazardous, unsanitary or dangerous conditions on
the premises. In addition, the Construction Official shall determine
that the dwelling unit is served by an adequate sewage disposal system
and potable water. The New Jersey State Housing Code shall be utilized
by the Construction Official as the standard to be used in determining
whether a dwelling unit has hazardous, unsanitary or dangerous conditions.
The Construction Official or his/her designated
representative shall conduct the inspection within five business days
after receipt of the written application and fee from the applicant.
If the inspection is not performed within such time, the applicant
shall consider himself/herself the recipient of a temporary certificate
of occupancy until such time as the inspection has been completed.
[Amended 12-3-2001; 1-22-2004; 11-6-2006 by Ord. No. 6-2006]
The fee for a certificate of occupancy and inspection
shall be as set forth in the Construction Code Fee Schedule.[1]
[Adopted 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 05-2023]
It is the intention of this article to comply with the requirements
imposed upon the Borough by P.L. 2022, c. 92, which provides for the
annual registration of certificates of insurance by business owners
and the owners of rental units located in the Borough.
A.
As required by the aforesaid statute and except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of not less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
B.
The owner of a multifamily home which contains four or fewer units,
one of which is owner-occupied, shall maintain liability insurance
for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of not less than $300,000
for a combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one
or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
A.
The owner of a business, the owner of a rental unit or units, and
the owner of a multifamily home of four or fewer units, one of which
is owner-occupied, shall annually file a copy of a certificate of
insurance demonstrating compliance with P.L. 2022, c. 92, with the
Borough Clerk.
B.
A copy of the certificate of insurance shall be filed with the Borough
Clerk as follows:
Any person or entity offering and/or engaged in buying, selling,
storing, and/or transferring merchandise, goods, real property, personal
property, moneys, services and/or other items who do so for a fee,
price, retainer, commission, percentage and/or other means of compensation
for the purpose, stated or otherwise, of realizing a profit or other
gain.
The filing fee to be paid for each certificate of insurance
filed with the Borough Clerk shall be the sum of $50.
If the owner of a business or rental unit(s) subject to the
registration requirements provided herein is found to be in violation
of these provisions, a fine of not less than $5,000 may be assessed
against same through a summary proceeding in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.
