In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1, the New Jersey State Housing Code, as approved by the Departments of Health and Conservation and Economic Development and filed in the Secretary of State's office on January 31, 1962, is hereby adopted as a standard governing supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to make dwellings safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation, occupancy or use and governing the condition of dwellings. A copy of the New Jersey State Housing Code is attached to and made a part of this chapter without the text being included herein.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said copy of the New Jersey State Housing Code is on file in the township offices.
Three copies of the New Jersey State Housing Code have been placed on file in the office of the Clerk for the use and examination of the public.
This chapter shall constitute the standards to guide the Board of Health in determining the fitness of any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit or premises for human habitation, use or occupancy.
The Board of Health may make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter or for the purpose of making the provisions of this chapter more effective. No regulation shall be inconsistent with or alter or amend any provision of this chapter, and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this chapter. Rules and regulations shall be subject to the same penalty as other violations of this chapter.
The Board of Health or its agents may upon affidavit apply to the Judge of the Municipal Court of the township for a search warrant setting forth factually the actual conditions and circumstances that provide a reasonable basis for believing that a nuisance or violation of this chapter exists on the premises, and if the Municipal Judge is satisfied as to the matter set forth in the affidavit, he or she shall authorize the issuance of a search warrant permitting access to and inspection of that part of the premises on which the nuisance or violation may exist. A search warrant may also be obtained in connection with a general program of inspection.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sections 10-3.7, Notice of Violation, and 10-3.8, Hearing Provisions, which immediately followed this chapter, were deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).