For the specific purposes of this chapter, the
following terms, whenever used herein or referred to in this chapter,
shall have the respective meanings assigned to them hereunder unless
a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Those portions of a building or structure which are exposed
to public view or are visible from adjoining or adjacent lots, including
all outside surfaces and appurtenances thereto; and the open land
space of any premises outside of any building or structure erected
thereon.
Any public or private condition that would constitute
a nuisance according to the statutes, laws and regulations of the
State of New Jersey, its governmental agencies or the ordinances of
the borough;
Any physical condition existing in or on the
exterior of any premises which is potentially dangerous, detrimental
or hazardous to the life, health or safety of persons on, near or
passing within the proximity of premises where such condition exists;
Any physical condition, use or occupancy of
any premises or its appurtenances considered an attractive nuisance
to children, including but not limited to abandoned wells, shafts,
basements, excavations and unsafe fences or structures;
Any premises which are manifestly capable of
being a fire hazard or are manifestly unsafe or unsecure as to endanger
life, limb or property;
Any premises which are unsanitary, or which
are littered with rubbish or garbage, or which have an uncontrolled
growth of weeds; or
Any structure or building that is in a state
of dilapidation, deterioration or decay; faulty construction; overcrowded;
open, vacant or abandoned; damaged by fire to an extent as not to
provide shelter; in danger of collapse or failure; and is dangerous
to anyone on or near the premises.
Any person residing, living or sleeping in or on the premises
or having actual possession, use or occupancy of a dwelling, premises
or rooming unit, or any person or entity in possession of or using
any premises, or part thereof, whether or not the owner thereof and
regardless of the duration of time of such possession, use or occupancy.
Any person, persons or entity not the owner, who has charge,
care or control of a dwelling or premises or a part thereof, with
or without the knowledge, consent or authority of the owner.
Any person, persons or entity who shall have legal or equitable
title in any form whatsoever to any premises or part thereof with
or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or who shall have
charge, care or control of any lot, premises, building, structure
or part thereof, as owner or agent of the owner, or as a fiduciary,
trustee, receiver, guardian, lessee or mortgagee in possession, regardless
of how such possession was obtained. Any person, group of persons
or entity who is a lessee, sub-lessee or assignee of a lessee of any
part or all of any building, structure or land shall be deemed to
be a co-owner with the lessor for the purposes of this chapter and
shall have responsibility over the portion of the premises so sublet,
leased or assigned.
A lot, plot or parcel of land, right-of-way or multiples
thereof, including the buildings or structures thereon.
All discarded, useless, unusable, unused or worthless solid
waste matter or materials, combustible or noncombustible, including
but not limited to garbage; trash; ashes; paper; paper goods and products;
wrappings; cans; bottles; containers; yard clippings; garden waste;
debris; junk; glass; boxes; crockery; wood; mineral matter; plastic;
rubber; leather; furniture; household goods; appliances; bedding;
scrap lumber; scrap metal; construction material; inoperable machinery
or parts thereof; garden or farming implements and supplies; dead
or rotting vegetation; tires; abandoned, inoperative or unusable automobiles
and vehicles;[1] and solid commercial or industrial waste.
