Township of Clark, NJ Article III Property Maintenance Code

[Adopted by Ord. No. 93-18 (Sec. 17-1 of the 2002 Revised General Ordinances)]

§ 255-11 Adoption of standards.

A. Adoption. The current BOCA National Property Maintenance Code is hereby adopted.

[Amended 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]

B. Incorporation by reference. The BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, current edition, is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as though more fully set forth herein at length.

§ 255-12 Amendments.

[Amended 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]

A. GFI protection. The current BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, adopted and established herein, is further amended at Section PM-605.0, entitled "Electrical Equipment," to require that all buildings and dwellings requiring a certificate of continuing occupancy shall have electrical receptacles installed in any bathroom or laundry room and within six feet of any water facility, such as, for purposes of example, only a kitchen sink or wet bar sink shall have ground fault circuit interrupter (GFI) protection.

B. Minimum one-hundred-amp electrical service. The current BOCA Property Maintenance Code, adopted and established herein, is further amended to require that all buildings and dwellings requiring a certificate of continuing occupancy shall contain an electrical service with a minimum capacity of no less than 100 amperage, as provided by the code of the National Fire Prevention Association.

§ 255-13 Copies on file for public use.

[Amended 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]

Three copies of the current BOCA National Property Maintenance Code have been placed on file in the office of the Construction Code Official for use and examination by the public.