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Township of Hanover, NJ
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2023-12-14
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 218 Property Maintenance
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Code of Ethics
Ch 5
Board Meeting Attendance; Removal From Office for Nonexcused Absences
Ch 9
Claims Approval
Ch 13
Community Development Revenue Sharing
Ch 14
Contracts
Ch 15
Cooperative Pricing
Ch 17
Municipal Court and Violations Bureau
Ch 19
Cultural Arts Committee
Ch 20
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 21
Economic Development Advisory Committee
Ch 22
Environmental Commission
Ch 27
Health, Board of
Ch 31
Landmark Commission
Ch 35
Local Assistance Board
Ch 39
Municipal Utilities Authority
Ch 43
Notices, Service of
Ch 47
Officers and Employees
Ch 50
Open Space, Parkland and Facilities Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee
Ch 53
Police Department
Ch 54
Police Officers, Off-Duty Employment of
Ch 57
Public Works, Buildings and Grounds and Park Maintenance Department
Ch 59
Recreation Commissioners, Board of
Ch 61
Salaries and Compensation; Personnel Policies
Ch 62
Senior Citizens Club
Ch 63
Stoney Brook Community Farm and Garden Advisory Committee
Ch 65
Sewerage Authority
Ch 67
Substance Awareness Council
Ch 69
Whippanong Garden Club
Ch 70
Whippanong Library
General Legislation
Ch 72
Affordable Housing
Ch 74
Aircraft
Ch 78
Alarm Systems
Ch 82
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 86
Amusement Devices
Ch 90
Autowreckers
Ch 92
Background Checks
Ch 94
Buildings and Structures
Ch 99
Carnivals
Ch 102
Checks, Fraudulent
Ch 105
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 109
Curfew
Ch 113
Dance Halls
Ch 115
Developers' Disclosure
Ch 117
Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 120
Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
Ch 121
Dry-Cleaning and Laundering Establishments
Ch 122
Filming
Ch 125
Fees
Ch 126
Fertilizer Application
Ch 129
Firearms and Weapons
Ch 133
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 137
Fire Prevention
Ch 141
Floodplain Management
Ch 146
Games of Chance
Ch 150
Garage Sales and Flea Markets
Ch 154
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 155
(Reserved)
Ch 158
Grading
Ch 161
Hazardous Substance Discharge and Recovery Costs
Ch 162
Hazardous Substances
Ch 165
Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
Ch 166
Land Use and Development
Ch 171
Littering
Ch 176
Minibikes
Ch 179
Motels
Ch 179A
Municipal Buildings, Restricted Areas to Safeguard Records
Ch 180
Nuisance Properties
Ch 183
News Vending Machines
Ch 184
Noise
Ch 187
Oil-Water Separators and Water Quality Basins
Ch 189
Parental Responsibility
Ch 193
Parking and Traffic in Semipublic Places
Ch 198
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 200
Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)
Ch 202
(Reserved)
Ch 210
Pesticides
Ch 214
Poolrooms
Ch 218
Property Maintenance
Ch 218 Art I
General Provisions
§ 218-1
Title.
§ 218-2
Findings and declaration of policy.
§ 218-3
Purposes.
§ 218-4
Definitions and word usage.
Ch 218 Art II
Applicability
§ 218-5
Compliance required; minimum standards; mixed occupancy.
§ 218-6
Higher standard to prevail.
§ 218-7
Existing remedies.
Ch 218 Art III
Enforcement
§ 218-8
Enforcement authority.
§ 218-9
Identification and conduct of inspectors.
§ 218-10
Coordination of inspections.
§ 218-11
Administrative liability.
§ 218-12
Inspections; right of entry; denial of entry.
§ 218-13
Issuance of search warrant when entry refused.
§ 218-14
Access to structure by owner or operator.
Ch 218 Art IV
Condemnation Procedures
§ 218-15
Applicability.
§ 218-16
Dangerous structures.
§ 218-17
Declaration of structure as unfit.
§ 218-18
Service of notice.
§ 218-19
Placarding of unfit structures.
§ 218-20
Form of notice and placard.
§ 218-21
Service of notice to vacate.
§ 218-22
Removal of placard.
§ 218-23
Vacating of unfit structure required.
§ 218-24
Reoccupancy of structure.
§ 218-25
Copies of notices.
Ch 218 Art V
Violations
§ 218-26
Service of notice of violation.
§ 218-27
Notice requirements.
§ 218-28
Prosecution of violations.
§ 218-29
Violations and penalties.
Ch 218 Art VI
Hearings
§ 218-30
Right to appeal; applications; decision.
§ 218-31
Time limit.
Ch 218 Art VII
Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
§ 218-32
Owner and operator.
§ 218-33
Occupant.
§ 218-34
Contract not to alter responsibility.
§ 218-34.1
Certificate of habitability.
Ch 218 Art VIII
Exterior Maintenance
§ 218-35
Compliance required.
§ 218-36
Maintenance required; hazards enumerated.
§ 218-37
Maintenance of sidewalks and curbs.
§ 218-38
Runoff drains required.
§ 218-39
Inoperable vehicles.
§ 218-40
Landscaping; bamboo restrictions.
§ 218-41
Parking of motor vehicles.
§ 218-42
Signs and billboards.
§ 218-43
Awnings and marquees.
§ 218-44
Display windows.
§ 218-45
Interior signs.
§ 218-46
Storefronts.
§ 218-47
Reconstruction of walls and siding.
§ 218-48
General exterior maintenance.
§ 218-49
Maintenance of structural soundness.
§ 218-50
Weather- and watertightness.
§ 218-51
Infestation to be prevented; screens.
§ 218-52
General sanitation and safety.
§ 218-53
Accumulation of refuse; storage of flammables.
Ch 218 Art IX
Interior of Nonresidential Buildings
§ 218-54
Floors, walls and ceilings.
§ 218-55
Structural soundness of floors.
§ 218-56
Bathroom, water closet and kitchen floors.
§ 218-57
Cellars and basements.
§ 218-58
Supporting structural members.
§ 218-59
Stairs.
Ch 218 Art X
Rental Dwellings
§ 218-60
Adequate water supply required.
§ 218-61
Maintenance of plumbing fixtures.
§ 218-62
Heating facilities and duty to supply heat.
§ 218-63
Central heating required.
§ 218-64
Alternative modes of heating.
§ 218-65
Portable heating units prohibited.
§ 218-66
Storage of fuel.
§ 218-67
Side-arm gas water heaters prohibited.
§ 218-68
Installation and maintenance of heating facilities.
§ 218-69
Electrical service.
§ 218-70
Wiring and cables.
§ 218-71
Fuses and fuse boxes.
§ 218-72
Overloading of circuits.
Ch 218 Art XA
Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Requirements for Dwelling Units
§ 218-72.1
General.
§ 218-72.2
Light.
§ 218-72.3
Ventilation.
§ 218-72.4
Occupancy limitations.
Ch 218 Art XI
Municipal Intervention
§ 218-73
Filing of report with governing body.
§ 218-74
Hearing; resolution to abate; expenditure of municipal funds.
§ 218-75
Appointment of custodian of building.
§ 218-76
Records regarding costs of abatement.
§ 218-77
Appointment of receiver.
§ 218-78
Designation of mortgagee as receiver's agent.
Ch 218 Art XII
Review
§ 218-79
Items to be reviewed annually.
Ch 220
Retail Establishments Hours of Operation
Ch 223
School Property, Use of
Ch 225
Scooters
Ch 228
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 229
Security
Ch 230
Separate Storm Sewer System
Ch 232
Sewers
Ch 235
Short-Term Rentals
Ch 237
Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 241
Soil Removal
Ch 243
Solicitors, Canvassers and Itinerant Vendors
Ch 248
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 250
Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 253
Tennis Courts
Ch 255
Towing and Road Service
Ch 257
Traffic Control Regulations
Ch 258
Trees
Ch 260
Vacant and Abandoned Properties
Ch 263
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 266
Vehicle Statutes Applicable to Private Property
Ch 267
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 277
Water
Board of Health Legislation
Ch 281
General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch 282
Alternate Members to Board of Health
Ch 284
Fees
Ch 288
Ice Delivery
Ch 289
(Reserved)
Ch 290
Milk and Milk Products
Ch 292
Mink Ranches
Ch 296
Notices, Service of
Ch 300
Nuisances
Ch 304
Odors, Offensive
Ch 308
Officers and Employees
Ch 312
Pigs
Ch 318
Retail Food-Handling Establishments
Ch 323
Sewage Disposal
Ch 327
Smoke
Ch 331
Swimming Pools
Ch 335
Vending Machines
Ch 336
Tobacco, Sale of
Ch 337
Electronic Smoking Devices
Appendix
Ch A343
Cable Television Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 218
Property Maintenance
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover
6-8-1978
by
Ord. No. 10-78
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 218-1
Title.
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§ 218-2
Findings and declaration of policy.
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§ 218-3
Purposes.
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§ 218-4
Definitions and word usage.
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Article II
Applicability
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§ 218-5
Compliance required; minimum standards; mixed occupancy.
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§ 218-6
Higher standard to prevail.
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§ 218-7
Existing remedies.
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Article III
Enforcement
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§ 218-8
Enforcement authority.
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§ 218-9
Identification and conduct of inspectors.
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§ 218-10
Coordination of inspections.
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§ 218-11
Administrative liability.
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§ 218-12
Inspections; right of entry; denial of entry.
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§ 218-13
Issuance of search warrant when entry refused.
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§ 218-14
Access to structure by owner or operator.
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Article IV
Condemnation Procedures
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§ 218-15
Applicability.
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§ 218-16
Dangerous structures.
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§ 218-17
Declaration of structure as unfit.
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§ 218-18
Service of notice.
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§ 218-19
Placarding of unfit structures.
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§ 218-20
Form of notice and placard.
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§ 218-21
Service of notice to vacate.
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§ 218-22
Removal of placard.
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§ 218-23
Vacating of unfit structure required.
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§ 218-24
Reoccupancy of structure.
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§ 218-25
Copies of notices.
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Article V
Violations
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§ 218-26
Service of notice of violation.
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§ 218-27
Notice requirements.
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§ 218-28
Prosecution of violations.
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§ 218-29
Violations and penalties.
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Article VI
Hearings
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§ 218-30
Right to appeal; applications; decision.
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§ 218-31
Time limit.
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Article VII
Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
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§ 218-32
Owner and operator.
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§ 218-33
Occupant.
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§ 218-34
Contract not to alter responsibility.
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§ 218-34.1
Certificate of habitability.
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Article VIII
Exterior Maintenance
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§ 218-35
Compliance required.
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§ 218-36
Maintenance required; hazards enumerated.
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§ 218-37
Maintenance of sidewalks and curbs.
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§ 218-38
Runoff drains required.
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§ 218-39
Inoperable vehicles.
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§ 218-40
Landscaping; bamboo restrictions.
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§ 218-41
Parking of motor vehicles.
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§ 218-42
Signs and billboards.
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§ 218-43
Awnings and marquees.
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§ 218-44
Display windows.
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§ 218-45
Interior signs.
chevron_right
§ 218-46
Storefronts.
chevron_right
§ 218-47
Reconstruction of walls and siding.
chevron_right
§ 218-48
General exterior maintenance.
chevron_right
§ 218-49
Maintenance of structural soundness.
chevron_right
§ 218-50
Weather- and watertightness.
chevron_right
§ 218-51
Infestation to be prevented; screens.
chevron_right
§ 218-52
General sanitation and safety.
chevron_right
§ 218-53
Accumulation of refuse; storage of flammables.
chevron_right
Article IX
Interior of Nonresidential Buildings
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§ 218-54
Floors, walls and ceilings.
chevron_right
§ 218-55
Structural soundness of floors.
chevron_right
§ 218-56
Bathroom, water closet and kitchen floors.
chevron_right
§ 218-57
Cellars and basements.
chevron_right
§ 218-58
Supporting structural members.
chevron_right
§ 218-59
Stairs.
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Article X
Rental Dwellings
chevron_right
§ 218-60
Adequate water supply required.
chevron_right
§ 218-61
Maintenance of plumbing fixtures.
chevron_right
§ 218-62
Heating facilities and duty to supply heat.
chevron_right
§ 218-63
Central heating required.
chevron_right
§ 218-64
Alternative modes of heating.
chevron_right
§ 218-65
Portable heating units prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 218-66
Storage of fuel.
chevron_right
§ 218-67
Side-arm gas water heaters prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 218-68
Installation and maintenance of heating facilities.
chevron_right
§ 218-69
Electrical service.
chevron_right
§ 218-70
Wiring and cables.
chevron_right
§ 218-71
Fuses and fuse boxes.
chevron_right
§ 218-72
Overloading of circuits.
chevron_right
Article XA
Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Requirements for Dwelling Units
chevron_right
§ 218-72.1
General.
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§ 218-72.2
Light.
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§ 218-72.3
Ventilation.
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§ 218-72.4
Occupancy limitations.
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Article XI
Municipal Intervention
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§ 218-73
Filing of report with governing body.
chevron_right
§ 218-74
Hearing; resolution to abate; expenditure of municipal funds.
chevron_right
§ 218-75
Appointment of custodian of building.
chevron_right
§ 218-76
Records regarding costs of abatement.
chevron_right
§ 218-77
Appointment of receiver.
chevron_right
§ 218-78
Designation of mortgagee as receiver's agent.
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Article XII
Review
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§ 218-79
Items to be reviewed annually.
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