[Adopted 8-28-1984 by Ord. No. 84-49]
[Amended 6-18-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-17]
The ownership of real estate shall not be transferred unless prior thereto there has been obtained from the Construction Official a resale certificate.
[Amended 12-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-65; 2-1-1994 by Ord. No. 94-18; 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-36; 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-46; 3-2-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-08; 6-18-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-17]
A. 
Such resale certificate shall certify that such dwelling unit is fit for human habitation and that any commercial unit is in compliance with all requirements promulgated by ordinance, the New Jersey State Uniform Construction Code, the provisions of N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 55:13B-1 et seq. and the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021.
B. 
Prior to the issuance of a resale certificate, a chimney cap must be placed on all fireplaces in order to prevent any animals from entering the chimney.
C. 
Prior to the issuance of a resale certificate, all new or substantially renovated nonresidential structures must have a Rapid Entry Knox-Box® located on the outside of the building as directed by the Fire Official/Fire Inspector, accessible to emergency personnel. Said Rapid Entry Knox-Box® must be of a design acceptable to the Fire Official/Fire Inspector.
[Added 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-46]
The following provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code, 1998, adopted herein by reference pursuant to § 81-2.1, shall be revised and/or modified as follows:
A. 
Chapter 1 entitled, "Administration" is hereby deleted in its entirety.
B. 
Section 301.3 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
C. 
Sections 302.1, 302.2, 302.3, 302.4 and 302.8 are hereby deleted in their entireties.
D. 
Section 303.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
E. 
Section 303.7, the last sentence that reads, "Roof water shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a public nuisance" shall be deleted.
F. 
Section 303.15, the phrase "during the period from [date] to [date]" shall be deleted.
G. 
Section 303.18 shall be deleted in its entirety.
H. 
Section 304.2 shall be deleted in its entirety.
I. 
Section 305 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
J. 
Section 502.4, the phrase "and one drinking facility", shall be deleted.
K. 
Section 505.2 shall be deleted in its entirety.
L. 
Section 505.4, the following sentence shall be added: "All relief valve discharge pipes are to be metallic with no threaded ends and are to terminate six inches above the finish floor."
M. 
Section 507 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
N. 
Section 602.3, the phrase "during the period from [date] to [date]" is hereby deleted and the exception listed therein is deleted in its entirety.
O. 
Section 602.4, the phrase "during the period from [date] to [date]" is hereby deleted.
P. 
Section 605.2 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Q. 
Section 606 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
R. 
Section 702.9, the phrase "and having more than four risers” shall be revised to read "and having more than three risers."
S. 
Section 705.5.2, the following sentence shall be added: "AC primary power source smoke detectors are to be replaced with the same power source with or without battery backup."
[Amended 12-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-65; 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-46; 6-18-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-17]
A. 
Within 10 days of the receipt of the application and application fee, the Construction Official shall either issue a resale certificate pursuant to § 81-11 or issue a denial of the request for the certificate specifying the necessary corrections or repairs which must be made in order to cause the premises to comply with all ordinances adopted by the Township of Stafford or standards contained in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code and the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021.
B. 
The Construction Official may issue a temporary resale certificate for a period not to exceed 90 days if the structure substantially complies with the criteria set forth in Subsection A above. In such event, the temporary resale certificate shall be conditioned upon the completion of such items specified by the Construction Official and within the time period established by said Official.
[1]
Editor's Note: For additional regulations on issuance of certificates, see Ch. 134, Licensing, Art. II.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL
The Township Construction Official, his designee or an agency authorized to perform inspections on behalf of the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 81-14, Fees, was repealed 12-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-65. Said ordinance also redesignated former §§ 81-15 and 81-16 as §§ 81-14 and 81-15.
[Added 10-29-1985 by Ord. No. 85-82]
A. 
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service as determined by the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22]
B. 
Notwithstanding any of the aforementioned and not in limitation thereof, in case any violation order is not promptly complied with, the Code Official may request the jurisdiction's legal representative to institute an appropriate action or proceeding at law or equity to exact the penalty provided as indicated above or may ask the legal representative to proceed at law or in equity against the persons responsible for the violation for the following purposes:
(1) 
To restrain, correct or remove the violation or refrain from any further execution of work.
(2) 
To restrain or correct the erection, installation or alteration of each structure.
(3) 
To require the removal of work in violation.
(4) 
To prevent the occupation or use of the structure or part thereof erected, constructed, installed or altered in violation of or not in compliance with the provisions of this article or in violation of a plan or specification under which an approval, permit or certificate was issued.