[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Riverton 3-8-1951 by Ord. No. 196. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
PREVIOUSLY INVALIDATED BY ORDER OF THE BURLINGTON COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT
The owner or owners of land along the Delaware
River in the Borough of Riverton in front of or along which any bulkhead,
riverwall or other work or structure has been or hereafter may be
built, constructed, erected or maintained shall maintain, rebuild,
repair and keep in repair any such bulkhead, riverwall or other work
or structure, including the filling in of the land around and about
the same, at the cost and expense of said owner or owners of said
lands.
[Amended 8-11-1994 by Ord. No. 10-94; 9-14-1995 by Ord. No.
10-95]
The maintenance, rebuilding and repairing of
any such bulkhead, riverwall or other work for a structure, including
the filling in of the land around and about the same, shall be done
and performed in accordance with either Plan No. 33-8336 and specifications
relating thereto prepared by Sherman and Sleeper, Borough Engineers,
dated February 7, 1951, or Project No. C-510-011 entitled "Riverfront
Wall Rehabilitation Alternate Wall Section A," dated May 1994, Richard
A. Alaimo, Association of Engineers, or Project No. C-510-011 entitled
"Riverfront Wall Rehabilitation Alternate Wall Section B," dated August
1995, prepared by Richard A. Alaimo, Association of Engineers, which
plans and specifications are hereby approved and adopted for the purpose
aforesaid in order to be filed with the Borough Clerk of the borough
and kept on file for reference and public inspection.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 8-98]
All building or rebuilding of any such bulkhead,
riverwall or other work or structure other than maintenance and repairs
shall be performed under the supervision of a Borough Engineer or
consulting engineer who shall prescribe the proper grade and who shall
endeavor to maintain conformity of construction and appearance with
existing construction on the particular lot.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 8-98]
Whenever any bulkhead, riverwall or other work
or structure as aforesaid shall be or become in a state of disrepair
or, in the opinion of a Borough Engineer or consulting engineer, Construction
Code Official or Code Enforcement Officer, in an unsafe or dangerous
condition, the owner or owners of the land in front of and along which
such bulkhead, riverwall or other work or structure shall have been
erected, constructed, maintained or built shall be notified in writing
by the Borough Construction Code Official or Code Enforcement Officer
of the existence of said condition, of the work required to be done
to remedy said condition and of the requirement that said work be
performed in accordance with the plans and specifications hereinbefore
approved and adopted and in a manner consistent with the provisions
of this chapter. Said written notice of the required work shall be
sent to such owner or owners by mailing said, postage prepaid, to
their post office address if the same be known, and, if said address
be not known, then by posting such notice upon the property affected
thereby or by leaving the same with any occupant thereof or by personal
service if the owners shall be a resident within said borough. Said
written notice shall allow the owner or owners of such lands not less
than 180 days' time (not counting the months of November through February),
in which to perform the work required thereby.
[Amended 8-13-1998 by Ord. No. 8-98]
A.
If the owner or owners of the lands in front of and along which such bulkhead, riverwall or other work or structure shall have been erected, maintained, constructed or built shall fail to maintain, rebuild, repair or keep in repair such bulkhead; riverwall or other work or structure, including the filling in of the land around and about the same, according to the requirements of this chapter, the borough, after giving written notice and the expiration of the time as provided in the § 61-4, shall cause the work required to be done, to said bulkhead, riverwall or other work or structure to be performed and the cost thereof with interest shall, by resolution of the Borough Council, be assessed upon the land in front of and along such bulkhead, riverwall or other work or structure, which shall have been constructed in a manner consistent with N.J.S.A. 40:56-1 et seq. Any owner or owners who wish to appeal a notice to repair in any material respect may do so by filing a written request for a hearing before the Mayor and Council, provided that the request for hearing is received in the Borough Clerk's office no later than 30 days following the date of the notice to repair.
B.
In addition to the foregoing, any person who violates
any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$50 per week with a maximum of $800 per year. No fine shall accrue
during the months of November through February.
