[Adopted 9-13-1990 by Ord. No. 15-1990; amended 3-25-2004 by Ord. No. 9-2004]
A certain document, three copies of which are
on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Somers Point,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1 et seq., being marked and designated
as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2000 Edition," be
and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City
of Somers Point, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, for the
control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each of
the regulations, provisions, penalties, and conditions of said Code
are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in
this article.
A.Â
Ordinance No. 7-1988 of the City of Somers Point and
any amendments thereto, which currently constitute Chapter 160, § § 160-1
to 160-3, of the Code of the City of Somers Point, New Jersey, are
hereby repealed and are to be replaced by this article.
B.Â
Nothing in this article or in the Property Maintenance Code adopted hereby shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Subsection A of this section; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
The City of Somers Point may adopt any amendments,
revisions or additions to the International Codes as may hereinafter
be adopted by the entities formulating the same, and such amendments
may be adopted and shall become effective upon the passage of an appropriate
resolution of this governing body setting forth and adopting by reference
such changes.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent
the City of Somers Point from adopting more-stringent standards for
the maintenance of property, buildings and structures as may be deemed
to be prudent and in the best interests of the citizens of the City
of Somers Point.
The International Property Maintenance Code,
2000 Edition, is amended and revised in the following respects:
A.Â
Section PM-106.4, Penalty, shall be amended to read
as follows: "Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any
provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 90 days or community service for a period not to exceed 90
days, or any combination of the foregoing, at the discretion of the
court. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall
be deemed a separate offense."
