[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Harrington Park 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 478. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes persons, sole proprietorships, associations or other
business entities wherein at least one person is a certified professional
exterminator engaged in rodent elimination or eradication by use of
rodenticides approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection. Wherever in this chapter work is to be conducted by a
professional exterminating firm, the work must be supervised by a
licensed professional exterminator.
Includes persons certified by the State of New Jersey, Department
of Environmental Protection, as competent and authorized to use or
supervise the use of pesticides who is engaged in rodent elimination
or eradication by use of rodenticides.
The act or acts ridding a property of obstructions, entanglements
or obstacles, including tree and other growth, provided that the area
affected is 500 square feet or more.
The erection, alteration or repair of any building or structure
as requires municipal approval or a building permit.
The act or acts of pulling down, tearing down or otherwise
leveling all or part of a building or structure as requires municipal
approval or a building permit.
The act or acts of digging or uncovering or removing soil
or material used as the foundation of a building or a structure as
requires municipal approval or a building permit.
Includes the Sanitarian of the Borough of Harrington Park
or any duly authorized agent or employee of the Board of Health, Borough
of Harrington Park, County of Bergen, New Jersey.
Includes any person, persons, partnership, firm, association,
or corporation and the owner of buildings or properties subject to
demolition, construction or excavation.
Includes any vacant land or structure on land, public or
private, regardless of its use.
Includes the elimination or eradication of rats, mice and
other rodents on said real estate premises such that said real estate
premises is completely freed of such rodents or there is no evidence
of rodent infestation remaining after implementation of accepted measures
such as poisoning and other means approved by the Health Officer.
A.Â
It shall be the duty of any person engaged in the
demolition, construction, excavation or clearance of any real estate
premises in the Borough of Harrington Park to first secure approval
from the Health Officer before commencement of such demolition, construction,
excavation or clearance.
B.Â
Before granting permission for demolition, construction,
excavation or clearance of any real estate premises, a certified professional
exterminator shall inspect the premises and the immediate surrounding
premises to determine whether evidence of rodent infestation exists
in or about said real estate premises.
C.Â
In the event that inspection reveals evidence of rodent
infestation, the Health Officer shall determine whether a program
of rodent extermination should be undertaken and completed by a certified
professional exterminating firm. The program for rodent extermination
in the case of vacant land shall be baiting burrows, approved by the
Health Officer, until results of said baiting indicate to the satisfaction
of the Health Officer that rodent infestation is nonexistent or eliminated.
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
D.Â
Thirty days prior to commencement of demolition, construction,
excavation or clearance, a certificate shall be issued by the Health
Officer.
E.Â
After completion of a rodent extermination program
as required herein, the Health Officer shall reinspect the premises
and, upon determination that the program has been effective, shall
issue a certificate from the Board of Health signifying its approval
of said extermination.
F.Â
Notwithstanding the issuance of a certificate of approval,
in the event that evidence of reinfestation of said real estate premises
is discovered by the Health Officer, then, prior to demolition, construction,
excavation or clearance, the foregoing provisions of this chapter
shall apply, and new requests for permission to demolish, construct,
excavate or clear shall be made by the persons required herein.
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
The Board of Health, upon issuing a certificate
of approval, shall notify the Construction Code Official of the Borough
of Harrington Park of said issuance. The issuance of a certificate
of approval shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of any
permits pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23, the Building Code and the municipal
ordinances.
[Amended 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 658]
A.Â
Upon application to the Construction Department for
a permit for demolition or construction of any premises, the applicant
shall pay, in addition to any other fees, an application fee of $25
to the Health Officer.
B.Â
Upon approval by the Health Officer for the demolition,
construction, excavation or clearance of any real estate premises,
the applicant shall pay a permit fee of $25.
C.Â
Upon any reinspection by the Health Officer pursuant
to this chapter, the applicant shall pay a fee of $25 for each and
every inspection.
