The National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, together with any
subsequent amendment, change or supplement thereto as may be adopted
by the DCA, is hereby adopted in and for the Township of Toms River.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein provided, the
provisions of the International Building Code, NJ Edition, Ordinance
No. 1236 and amendments thereto, shall govern in any conflict between
the provisions thereof and those herein contained.
No certificate of occupancy shall issue for any building, structure
or use included within the requirements of the code unless an inspection
has been made and approval received from any inspection authority
authorized to make such inspections by the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners of the State of New Jersey (PUC). However, nothing contained
herein shall preclude the Code Enforcement Officer from having concurrent
jurisdiction for inspections to be made and enforcement of this chapter.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more
than 90 days, or both. Such penalties shall not be exclusive, and
in addition thereto any violation may be abated by a civil action
instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Three copies of the said code entitled the "National Electrical
Code, 2005 Edition," as prepared and published by the National Fire
Protection Association, marked with the amendments and deletions hereinabove
set forth, are to be filed in the office of the Township Clerk of
the Township of Toms River and shall remain on file there for use
and examination by the public.