[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Oceanport as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 851]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, the ordinances of the Borough of Oceanport of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Oceanport, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, LLC, and consisting of Chapters
1 through
390, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Borough of Oceanport," hereinafter known and referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede
the 1970 Code of the Borough of Oceanport and all other general and
permanent ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code,
except such ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal
or continued in force.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage and publication according to law.
A copy of the Code in loose-leaf form has been
filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and shall remain there for
use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this
ordinance; and, if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall
be certified to by the Clerk of the Borough of Oceanport by impressing
thereon the Seal of the Borough, as provided by law, and such certified
copy shall remain on file in the office of the Clerk of the Borough,
to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during
all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements
to the Code, when passed and adopted in such form as to indicate the
intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall be
deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the
"Code of the Borough of Oceanport" shall be understood and intended
to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions,
amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall
thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the
loose-leaf book containing said Code as amendments and supplements
thereto.
The Clerk of the Borough of Oceanport, pursuant
to law, shall cause this Adopting Ordinance to be published, in the
manner required, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough.
Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of
the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular
office hours. The enactment and publication of this Adopting Ordinance,
coupled with availability of copies of the Code for inspection by
the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal
publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk or someone
authorized and directed by the Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified
copy of the book containing the Code required to be filed in his or
her office for the use of the public. All changes in said Code and
all ordinances adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification
which shall be adopted specifically as part of the Code shall, when
finally adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes
or new ordinances are printed as supplements to said Code book, at
which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion
of it, may be purchased from the Clerk, or an authorized agent of
the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee authorized by the Borough. The
Clerk shall also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation
of the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly
change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of
the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever
which will cause the law of the Borough of Oceanport to be misrepresented
thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance
shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following:
a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the
discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
Each section of the Code and every part of each
section is an independent section or part of a section, and the holding
of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective
for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality
of any other sections or parts thereof.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent
section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance
are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall only
be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation
of the Borough of Oceanport which is not in conflict with the provisions
of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
The following ordinances, and any amendments
thereto, are specifically repealed:
Ord. No.
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Adoption Date
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Subject
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1970 Code Ch./Art.
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11
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7-6-1922
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Autobus licensing
|
|
14
|
1-4-1923
|
Billposting
|
Ch. 21
|
27
|
2-19-1925
|
Autobuses stopping near intersections
|
Ch. 24, Art. II
|
101
|
6-3-1943
|
Taxicabs
|
Ch. 59
|
109
|
9-7-1944
|
Board of Assessors
|
Ch. 3
|
121
|
6-6-1946
|
Registration of criminals
|
Ch. 32
|
154
|
9-7-1950
|
Trailer and camp cars
|
|
237
|
9-3-1964
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1964 Building Code
|
Ch. 28, Part 2
|
259
|
12-7-1967
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BOCA Building Codes
|
Ch. 28, Part 1
|
280A
|
8-7-1969
|
Lot maintenance
|
Ch. 43
|
308
|
3-2-1972
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Parking lots and garages
|
Ch. 44
|
352
|
6-20-1974
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Plumbing Code
|
Ch. 46
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353
|
7-2-1974
|
Electrical standards
|
Ch. 34A
|
367
|
3-6-1975
|
Unsolicited literature
|
Ch. 42
|
391
|
12-2-1976
|
Claims approval
|
Ch. 12
|
428
|
4-19-1979
|
Fire operation zones
|
Ch. 36A
|
500
|
2-7-1985
|
Property Maintenance Code
|
Ch. 40
|
519
|
3-20-1986
|
Festival Committee
|
Ch. 7C
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586
|
2-16-1989
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Chief Financial Officer
|
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634
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6-3-1993
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Smoking in certain areas
|
Ch. 49B
|
BOH*
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3-11-1927
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Sewage disposal
|
Ch. 77
|
BOH*
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7-27-1944
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Sanitary standards
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Ch. 76
|
BOH*
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12-1-1967
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Plumbing standards
|
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* Board of Health ordinance.
|
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in §
1-12 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A. Any ordinance adopted subsequent to 6-5-2008.
B. Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred
under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of this
ordinance or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement
of such right or liability.
C. Any offense or act committed or done before the effective
date of this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or
any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D. Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other
proceeding pending or any judgment rendered, prior to the effective
date of this ordinance, brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E. Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege
heretofore granted or conferred.
F. Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening,
altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing of grade,
changing of name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way,
easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place or any
portion thereof.
G. Any ordinance or resolution appropriating money or
transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money
or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond or other instruments
or evidence of the Borough's indebtedness.
H. Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or
transfer of property or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
I. The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges
or the approval of the municipal budget.
J. The dedication of property or approval of preliminary
or final subdivision plats.
K. All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the
rate and manner of payment of salaries and compensation of officers
and employees.
L. Any ordinance adopting or amending the Zoning Map.
M. Any ordinance relating to or establishing a pension
plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
N. Ordinance No. 778, An Ordinance Amending the Fines
and Penalties For Various Municipal Offenses.
A. In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption
and revision as part of the Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, certain
grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more
of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Mayor and Council that
all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances
so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. Statutory references. Throughout the Code, outdated,
incorrect and obsolete statutory references have been updated to the
current citation.
C. Violations and penalties: Throughout the Code, the following penalty sections have been revised to refer to the general penalty in §
1-15 of this ordinance: §§
84-6,
115-4, 115-11A,
115-14,
121-11,
121-19B,
127-9,
127-15,
127-21,
127-29,
140-4,
154-6,
158-12,
183-4,
210-3; 223-4, 223-13C, 223-14C, 229-8, 261-13, 267-5A, 279-4, 281-3, 284-4, 284-8, 295-38A, 301-5, 306-6, 306-10, 306-15, 306-21, 311-7, 315-10, 320-12, 325-4, 325-18, 325-23, 328-11, 331-15, 336-27A, 361-21, 371-3, 384-3A, 390-27A(4)(b)[6] and 390-60.
D. Nomenclature. Throughout the Code, any references
to the following agencies or officials are updated as indicated:
(1) "Building Inspector" and "Building Official" to "Construction
Official."
(3) "PortauPeck," "Port-au-peck," and similar variations to "Port-Au-Peck," except as cited in specific map titles in Ch.
A450.
(4) "Zoning Board of Adjustment" to "Planning Board" (except in those sections of Ch.
390, Zoning, where the context requires retention of "Zoning Board of Adjustment").
E. In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions
as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof
are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of
this ordinance. (Chapter and section number references are to the
ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)
Unless otherwise provided by law, any person,
firm or corporation who violates any provision of this Code or any
other ordinance of the Borough where no specific penalty is provided
shall, upon conviction, be subject to one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $2,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding
90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or
any combination thereof.