105.3 Fees. Fees are set forth in Maplewood Code, Chapter 123.
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106.4 Violation penalties.
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106.4.1
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Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine as follows:
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1.
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First offense: $250.
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2.
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Second offense: $500.
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3.
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Any subsequent offense: an amount not to exceed $2,000.
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106.4.2
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Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
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109-5 Costs of emergency repairs. Costs incurred in the performance of emergency work shall be paid
by the Township of Maplewood (“Township”). The Township
Attorney for the Township shall institute appropriate action against
the owner of the property where the unsafe structure is or is located
for the recovery of such costs.
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In addition to any other remedies available for a violation
of this section, the Township may abate any imminent danger, nuisance,
correct a defect or put a property in proper condition pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.12f. Where abatement of any imminent
danger, as defined, correction of a defect in the property or maintenance
in a proper condition so as to comply with the requirements of any
municipal ordinance or state law requires expending Township monies,
the Code Official shall present a report of the work proposed to be
done to accomplish the abatement to the Township Committee, together
with an estimate of the cost for abatement, along with a summary of
the proceedings undertaken by the Code Official to secure compliance,
including notices served upon the owners, operators, lessors or agents.
The Township may, by resolution, authorize the abatement necessary
to place the property in proper condition and in compliance with the
ordinances of the Township and the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The Code Official may thereafter proceed to have the work performed
in accordance with the resolution at the Township’s expense,
not to exceed the amount specified in the resolution, and shall, upon
completion of the work, submit a report of the monies expended to
the Township Committee. After review, the Township Committee may approve
the expenses and costs, and the expenses and costs shall become a
lien against the property and shall be added to and form a portion
of the taxes to be assessed and levied upon the property, the same
to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected
and enforced in the same manner as are taxes. A copy of the resolution
approving the expenses and costs shall be certified by the Township
Clerk and filed with the Tax Collector.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any instance where the Code Official
determines the need for property maintenance of a property to conform
to the Municipal Code, the cost of which does not exceed $200 in any
one instance, the Code Official may direct the property maintenance
be completed, and the cost of same shall become a lien against the
property and shall be added to and form a portion of the taxes to
be assessed and levied upon the property, the same to bear interest
at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced in
the same manner as are taxes.
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201.3 Terms defined in other codes. All terms shall have the meaning ascribed within the State of New
Jersey Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23 (NJUCC). Any terms otherwise
not defined in the NJUCC shall have the meaning ascribed in the IPMC,
the International Building Code, International Fire Code, International
Zoning Code, International Planning Code, International Mechanical
Code or the ICC Electrical Code.
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BEDROOM. Any bedroom located on
the lower floor or level of a dwelling must have an egress-sized window
and a height from the floor of the bedroom to the window sill of not
more than 42 inches. The surrounding grade at the exterior shall be
such that the use of the egress windows permits its use without restrictions
or obstructions.
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INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE. Including
but not limited to being unlicensed, inspection out of date, wrecked
and/or abandoned.
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301.3 Structures and land. All structures and premises
thereon or vacant land located within the Township of Maplewood shall
be maintained in a clean, safe, secure and sanitary condition as provided
herein, so as not to cause a blighting problem or adversely affect
the public health or safety.
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302.8 Motor vehicles. Except as
provided for in other regulations, no currently unregistered or uninspected
motor vehicles shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and
no vehicle shall, at any time, be in a state of major disassembly,
disrepair or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Exceptions:
No more than one vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo a major
overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed
inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved
for such purposes.
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Rubbish and garbage shall be placed or kept on the property within the building located thereon or not nearer to the street line than the face of the building, whichever distance from the street line is greater, except during any day designated for pickup during any cleanup week proclaimed by the Township Committee or recycling pickup in accordance with § 235-16 of the Code of the Township of Maplewood.
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Containers. The owner and/or operator of every
commercial property shall provide, at all times cause to be utilized,
leakproof-approved containers provided with close-fitting covers for
the storage of garbage and/or rubbish until removed from the premises
for disposal. All such containers shall be screened to be obscured
from view from adjacent property, parking areas, streets and residences.
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All such containers shall be screened to be
obscured from view from adjacent property, parking areas, streets
and residences.
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Supplement. A room located below
the level of the ground but with the floor level less than 3 1/2
feet below the average grade of the ground adjacent to and within
15 feet of the exterior walls of the room may be used for sleeping
purposes, provided that the walls and floor thereof in contact with
the earth have been damp-proofed in accordance with a method approved
by the administrative authority.
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