[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wanaque 5-17-1994 as Ord. No. 9-0-94. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 67A.
Dwellings unfit for human habitation — See Ch. 71.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 73.
Housing — See Ch. 75.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 88.
Zoning — See Ch. 114.
Each time there is a transfer of ownership of property within the Borough of Wanaque, a purchaser of such property must obtain from the Construction Official of the Borough of Wanaque a certificate of continued occupancy certifying that the property may be continued to be used as it is currently being used and certifying that the use of the property is a permitted use in the zone in which the property is located, by virtue either of the fact that the use is a permitted use in the zone or by virtue of the fact that the use is a nonconforming use in the zone which was established prior to the adoption of an ordinance which prohibited said use in the zone.
The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy shall be $25.
Before a certificate of continued occupancy shall be issued, the Construction Official shall make an inspection of the premises to determine whether the certificate may or may not be issued.
Applications for a certificate of continued occupancy shall be submitted to the Construction Official of the Borough of Wanaque, and once the application has been received by the Construction Official, the certificate indicating whether the present use may or may not be continued shall be issued within six business days of the receipt of said application.
In the event that a purchaser of property in the Borough of Wanaque fails to obtain a certificate of continued occupancy, the purchaser shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100.