The Township Committee of the Township of Commercial
hereby make the following declarations:
A. The Township Committee has received numerous complaints
from residents as to the enforcement of the Code provisions by the
Department of Community Affairs, and desires to provide for more efficient
and appropriate enforcement and, therefore, desires to create its
own enforcing agency.
B. The Township Committee hereby creates a Construction
Code Enforcement Department headed by a Construction Code Official
for Commercial Township.
C. Certain procedural steps are required to create this
Department, including the adoption of an ordinance and notifying the
Department of Community Affairs with respect thereto and the Township
Committee, therefore, desires to provide for same in accordance with
the New Jersey Administrative Regulations.
The State Uniform Construction Code has been
established by the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Commissioner of
Community Affairs, pursuant to New Jersey State Statutes and has an
effective role in the Township of Commercial. A copy of said Code
shall be on file in the Office of the Township Clerk. The Commissioner
has also adopted subcodes of the State Uniform Construction Code,
and Elevator Code and a Fire Protection Code which also have an effective
role in the Township of Commercial. Copies of same are also on file
in the Office of the Township Clerk. Said Code shall be enforced by
the Commercial Township Construction Code Enforcement Department.
The Construction Code Official, as a Chief Administrator of the enforcing
agency, shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Codes.
Fees shall be established by resolution of the
Township Committee of the Township of Commercial, County of Cumberland,
in accordance with the guidelines established by the State of New
Jersey.