[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of High Bridge 2-9-2006 as Ch. 225 of the 2006 Code of the Borough of High Bridge.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A code defining and prohibiting certain matters, things, conditions
or acts and each of them as a nuisance, prohibiting certain noises
or sounds, requiring the proper heating of apartments, prohibiting
lease or rental of certain buildings, prohibiting spitting in or upon
public buildings, conveyances or sidewalks, authorizing the inspection
of premises by an enforcing official, providing for the removal or
abatement of certain nuisances and recovery of expenses incurred by
the Board of Health in removing or abating such nuisances and prescribing
penalties for violations is hereby established pursuant to Chapter
188, Laws of 1950.[1] A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part
hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq.
The said code established and adopted by this chapter is described
and commonly known as the "Public Health Nuisance Code of New Jersey
(1953)." The aforesaid code is adopted in its entirety, except that
Section 3.1 thereof, entitled "Proper Heating of Apartments," is deleted
therefrom and is not made a part hereof.
Three copies of said Public Health Nuisance Code of New Jersey
(1953) have been placed on file in the office of the Health Officer
of this Board of Health upon the introduction of this chapter and
will remain on file there for use and examination by the public. This
chapter and said code may be printed in composite form for general
use.
The following additional regulations, numbered to conform to
the numbering system of said code, are hereby established and adopted
as a part of said code:
A.
Section 2.1 is amended by the addition of the following subsections:
(1)
The maintenance of any building, room or dwelling in such a state
of uncleanliness or the crowding of persons in any building or room
in such manner as to endanger the health of persons dwelling or working
therein.
(2)
Permitting the plumbing or plumbing fixtures to exist in any filthy
or unhealthful condition.
(3)
The maintenance of or permitting the maintenance of any bus, automobile
or other vehicle for the transportation of the public in an unsanitary
condition.
(4)
The keeping of food or drink intended for human consumption, either
for sale or to be dispensed to the public for consumption on or off
the premises, in such manner as to allow flies, dust, dirt or other
injurious contamination to come in contact therewith.
B.
Section 2.4 is added as follows:
(1)
All owners of property along the line of any sewer constructed for
the purpose of carrying off sewage in the streets of the Borough of
High Bridge shall connect their houses and other buildings with the
sewer in the street adjoining said property upon notice from this
Board to make such connection.
C.
Section 2.5 is added as follows:
(1)
Every building used in any way for occupation by human beings, whether
for business or dwelling purposes, shall be provided with a sufficient
number of water closets and urinal accommodations. When the interests
of the public health require additional water closets or urinal accommodations
in any house, store, apartment, flat or any other building, it shall
be lawful for this Board, by notice to the owner, to direct the installation
of such additional toilets as it shall deem necessary. There shall
be at least one water closet for each separate family.
Any person who violates any provision of or order promulgated
under this chapter or code established herein shall, upon conviction
thereof, be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than
$500 for each violation. Each day a particular violation continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
