The owner or operator shall have the duty and responsibility of removing garbage wherever a janitor is required for the premises in accordance with § 281-15.
All accumulation of trash, debris, and recyclable matter shall
be removed daily from collection areas and trash chutes, if the trash
compactor is out of order. In dwellings containing four or more dwelling
units, storage areas or storage binds of fireproof construction and
containing fireproof walls and partitions of at least two hours' rating
shall be provided. Outside storage must be within designated areas,
disposal bins/containers or other facilities shall be adequate and
shall be located in accordance with all applicable regulations and
be situate within an enclosure approved by the Construction Code Official.
All such containers shall be sealed with approved covers.
In every dwelling containing three or more dwelling units or
rooming units or a combination thereof, the owner shall provide or
designate a superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper, who
shall at all times maintain the premises in compliance with this code
and keep the premises free from filthy garbage, refuse and rubbish
and who shall be responsible for the daily collection of garbage and
other refuse from the occupants on a regular schedule and at a reasonable
time and place the same out for collection. Said person shall be regularly
available on the premises to perform the foregoing duties and, in
the case of complexes of 50 or more units, shall reside on the premises.
In the event that said superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper
shall not reside in said premises, the owner or operator shall make
his name, address and telephone number known to all tenants and shall
register the same with the public officer and shall also make available
and known to all tenants and public officer the name of an alternative
individual who shall be responsible at all times during the absence
of said superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper. The failure
of any superintendent, janitor, caretaker or housekeeper to comply
with the provisions of this code, even in disobedience of instructions,
shall not relieve the owner or operator from the duties and responsibilities
imposed by this code. Additionally, the owner or operator shall register
the name, address and telephone number of said owner or operator with
the public officer.
[Amended 3-2-2010 by Ord.
No. 10-04]
Premises whose lease or expressed or implied covenants cognizable
at common law or in equity or as provided by the statutes of the State
of New Jersey which so provide shall include air conditioning from
May 2 until September 14 at a temperature of 74°. Central heat
shall be required in all residential and dwelling units from September
15 to May 1 at a temperature of 68°.
All landscaping, artificial lighting, buffer areas, or any other
restrictions/conditions required by a zoning variance and/or site
plan approval shall be installed and maintained in accordance with
said approval for the life of the approved use/structure.
All vacant structures must be secured against unauthorized entry
and maintained so as not to cause a blighting factor for adjoining
properties or adversely affect the public health or safety.
