[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of South Hackensack 4-7-1994. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Township Clerk of the Township of South Hackensack being marked and designated as the “2009 International Property Maintenance Code,” as the same may be amended from time to time, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township of South Hackensack for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided. Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said code are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if the same were more fully set forth herein this chapter with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any prescribed in § 167-2 hereinbelow.
[Amended 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
The aforesaid 2009 International Property Maintenance
Code, as the same may be amended from time to time, is amended and
revised in the following particular respect:
A.
The jurisdiction referred to therein is the Township
of South Hackensack.
B.
The penalty provided in Section PM-106.2 shall include
a minimum fine of $50, a maximum fine of $2,000 or a period of community
service not to exceed 90 days or imprisonment for a term not to exceed
90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 2-14-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-02]
C.
The period during which screening and self-closing
doors are required on certain premises under Section PM-304.12 shall
be from June 1 until October 31 of any year.
D.
The periods during which certain heating of premises
is required in Section PM-602.2.1 and Section PM-602.3 shall be the
same as provided in the Health Code of the Township of South Hackensack.
[Added 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-09]
A.
Definition. For purposes of this section, "graffiti"
means any drawing, painting or the making of any mark or inscription
on any public or private real or personal property without the written
permission of the owner of the property.
B.
Removal. The Township may require any owner to remove,
within 90 days of written notification (120 days in the case of the
Department of Transportation), any graffiti as the same is defined
hereinabove.
C.
Form of notice. Said notice shall be in writing and
forwarded to the property owner of record via certified mail or by
personal delivery. Said notice shall contain a provision requiring
that the property owner sign the notification and return the same
within the above-stated time frames indicating that the graffiti has
been removed. Said provision shall state that by signing the same
the owner is certifying under penalty of perjury that the graffiti
has been removed.
D.
Objection to removal. Any owner receiving notice as
described in this section shall also within said notice be advised
that he or she may inform the Township in writing within 30 days that
he or she objects to the removal of the graffiti. Said notice shall
be delivered personally or sent via certified mail. Said owner shall
thereafter have the right to institute an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction within 60 days of said notice objecting to the order
of removal.
E.
Failure to remove. If the property owner fails to
object or remove the graffiti within the time frames set forth above,
then the Township and/or its agents may undertake to remove the same
and assess the costs of said removal against the owner and provide
an itemized bill for the same. If the same is not paid, the Township
may place a municipal lien against the property for said costs together
with any interest and may authorize the institution of an action for
collection of the same.
[Added 5-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-06]
A.
Appointment
and term. The Township Committee may appoint a Property Maintenance
Officer(s) and establish hours for said position. The term of said
appointment(s) shall commence upon appointment by the Township Committee
and shall terminate on December 31 or at such time that their successor(s)
are appointed.
B.
Duties. The Property Maintenance Officer shall be entrusted with the enforcement of the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, as the same may be amended from time to time, as set forth in § 167-1 above.
[Amended 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-11]
C.
Compensation.
The Property Maintenance Officer shall receive such compensation as
set by the Township Committee in the Salary Ordinance.
