[Adopted 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-6]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
Any person who is required by this article to obtain a certificate
of compliance and pursuant to this article submits a request for an
inspection of a dwelling unit to the Township Housing Official.
DWELLING UNIT
Any structure or building and any part thereof, whether furnished
or unfurnished, which is occupied or intended to be occupied, arranged
or designed to be occupied for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one
or more persons.
OCCUPANT
Any person or persons in actual possession of and living
in the dwelling unit.
OWNER
Any person or persons who own, purport to own or are properly
authorized to exercise powers of or for an owner of property used
as a dwelling unit.
PERSON
Includes any natural person or persons, firm, partnership,
corporation or association, or any combination thereof.
RENT
Includes the leasing, rental or other granting of occupancy
for any period of time where title to the dwelling unit is not transferred
to the actual occupant at the time such occupancy commences.
SALE
Includes any conveyance or transfer of title, whether voluntary
or involuntary, and also includes conveyances or transfer by gift
of residential real estate.
TOWNSHIP HOUSING OFFICIAL
The Chesterfield Township Construction Code Officer, Township
Building Inspector, Housing Inspector, Code Enforcement Official,
their designated representatives or any other Township officer, agent
or employee duly authorized and appointed by the Township Committee
to perform the duties set forth in this article.
No certificate of compliance shall be issued
for a dwelling unit unless the condition of the same complies with
the requirements of:
B. The 1996 BOCA National Property Maintenance Code.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-15]
C. Applicable state statutes and any rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
D. Any ordinances of the Township of Chesterfield pertaining
to health, sanitation, safety, maintenance and use of any structure
or dwelling unit.
E. Any other codes, rules and regulations established
by the State of New Jersey and/or the Township of Chesterfield.
[Added 7-25-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-15]
The 1996 BOCA National Property Maintenance
Code is hereby amended as follows:
A. Chapter
1, Administration. Section PM-101.1, Title, is hereby modified by inserting the name "the Township of Chesterfield."
B. Chapter
1, Administration. Section PM-106.2, Penalty, is hereby modified by inserting the dollar amounts of "$50" and "$1,000."
C. Chapter
1, Administration. Section PM-106.2, Penalty, is hereby modified by inserting the number "90" as the number of days.
D. Chapter 3, General Requirements. Section PM-304.15,
Insect screens, is hereby modified by inserting the months "April"
and "September."
E. Chapter 6, Mechanical and Electrical Requirements.
Section PM-602.2.1, Heat supply, is modified by inserting the months
"September" and "April."
F. Chapter 6, Mechanical and Electrical Requirements.
Section PM-602.3, Nonresidential structures, is modified by inserting
the months "September" and "April."
A certificate of compliance shall remain in
effect for as long as the owner or occupant of the dwelling unit for
which said certificate has been issued remains unchanged. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing in this article shall operate to prevent any
other duly authorized official or employee of the Township of Chesterfield
or State of New Jersey from properly and legally inspecting any premises
for which a certificate of compliance has been issued or prevent the
same from exercising its power to correct violations of any housing,
zoning or building codes or any other applicable laws or ordinances
and to prosecute any persons for such violations.
If the inspection required herein is not made
by the Township Housing Official and neither a certificate of compliance
nor a notice of violation is issued to the applicant within 15 days
of the application for said certificate, the applicant may permit
the dwelling unit to be occupied, but subject to the right of the
Township Housing Official to inspect said dwelling unit and, if a
violation is found, to require the applicant to correct said violation
within 30 days of receipt of notice thereof.
Any person who violates any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,000 or a jail term in the Burlington County Jail not to
exceed 90 days or a term of community service not to exceed 90 days,
at the discretion of the sentencing magistrate, and each day that
a violation shall continue shall be considered and deemed a separate
violation of this article.