[Amended 8-2-2010 by Ord. No. 10-19]
A.
For the purposes of this chapter, a life hazard violation shall be
any violation of this chapter or of any violation of the Uniform Fire
Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, that is incorporated into this chapter by reference,
that presents a hazard to the life safety of occupants of the building
or of the public generally.
B.
Abatement of violations. Whenever any nuisance or any unsanitary
or unhealthy condition in violation of this chapter is found on any
hotel or multifamily dwelling premises within the Township of North
Brunswick, the North Brunswick Department of Community Development
shall order the owner to correct the violation or to remove and abate
the nuisance or condition by notice in writing, which shall be served
on the owner in the following manner:
(1)
Written notice shall be mailed to the owner by certified and regular mail to the address provided under the certificate of registration required under § 196-3C.
(2)
Written notice may also be served by delivering a copy personally
to the agent appointed by said owner in § 196-C(1)(a)[3],
only when said agent is located within the Township of North Brunswick.
C.
Penalties.
(1)
No person shall:
(a)
Violate, or cause to be violated, any of the provisions of this
chapter, Hotels and Multifamily Housing;
(b)
Obstruct, hinder, delay or interfere with, by force or otherwise,
the North Brunswick Department of Community Development in the exercise
of any power or the discharge of any function or duty under the provisions
of this chapter;
(c)
Prepare, utter or render any false statement, report, document,
plans or specifications permitted or required to be prepared, uttered
or rendered under the provisions of this chapter;
(d)
Render ineffective or inoperative any protective equipment installed,
or to be installed, in any hotel or multiple dwelling;
(e)
Refuse or fail to comply with any lawful ruling, action, order
or notice of the North Brunswick Department of Community Development.
(2)
Where any violation of § 196-27B is of a continuing nature, each day during which such continuing violation remains unabated after the date fixed by the Department of Community Development in any order or notice for the correction or termination of such continuing violation shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct violation, except during the time on arbitration or appeal from said order or notice may be taken or is pending.
(3)
Any person who violated, or causes to be violated, any provision of § 196-27B(1) shall be assessed penalties through the North Brunswick Municipal Court for each area in which one or more violations are found. Violation areas shall be:
(4)
Absent any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, the first continuing
violation penalty shall be as follows:
(7)
Absent any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, the fourth and
any subsequent continuing violation penalty shall be in the amount
of $5,000 per violation.
D.
The owner of any building subject to an unsafe building notice and
order issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:10-1.13 who shall fail to comply
with such notice and order after issuance of the first continuing
violation penalty shall be subject to a continuing violation penalty
of $5,000 per day per violation until all life hazard violations are
abated.
E.
The North Brunswick Department of Community Development may cancel and revoke any permit, approval or certificate required or permitted to be granted or issued to any person pursuant to the provisions of this act if the North Brunswick Department of Community Development shall find that any such person has violated, or caused to be violated, any of the provisions of § 196-27B.
