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Township of Mount Olive, NJ
Morris County
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[Amended 1-27-1976 by Ord. No. 2-76; 12-23-1980 by Ord. No. 29-80[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 2 of this ordinance provided as follows: "To the extent that the provisions of Ch. 74, entitled 'Sewage and Water,' are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, this ordinance shall prevail." Now see also Ch. 318, Sewers and Water.
There shall be a Department of Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement, the Director of which shall be the Township Planner. The Department shall consist of a Division of Planning and Zoning and a Division of Inspections and Code Enforcement.
[Added 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
A. 
A licensed professional planner of the State of New Jersey may be appointed as a full-time employee by the Mayor or as a consultant with the advice and consent of the Council, for a term coincidental with that of the Mayor so appointing. Said term shall commence upon the Township Council's granting its consent to the Mayor's nomination and shall continue until a successor is appointed and qualified. And that person appointed shall be known as the Township Planner.
B. 
The Township Planner appointed, whether as an employee or a consultant, shall be head of the Division of Planning and Zoning within the Department of Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement.
Within the Department of Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement, there shall be a Division of Planning and Zoning, the head of which shall be the Township Planner. The powers and duties of the Division shall be:
A. 
To advise and assist the Mayor and Council in regard to the physical planning and public improvement aspects of all matters related to the development of the Township.
B. 
To provide staff assistance to the Planning Board in all matters under its jurisdiction.
C. 
To conduct continuous studies and collect statistical and other data to serve as the basis for planning recommendations.
D. 
To study the operation and effect of land use controls and their administration within the Township and report thereon to the Mayor and Council.
Within the department of Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement, there shall be a Division of Inspections and Code Enforcement, the head of which shall be the Construction Officer or the Zoning Enforcement Officer. The Division shall:
A. 
Administer the Building Code, for which there shall be a Construction Officer and as many associated and assistants as may be required.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Administer the Township Zoning Ordinance,[2] subject to the provisions of the state enabling act, for which there shall be a Zoning Officer, who may be the same person as the Construction Officer.
[2]
Editor's Note: See now Ch. 550, Land Use Procedures.
C. 
Require compliance with the National Electrical Code and the Township ordinances relating thereto.
[Amended 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 40-90]
D. 
Administer the provisions of the Plumbing Code by subcode officials, as defined in Chapter 217 of the Laws of 1975.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
E. 
Administer such codes and perform such services and inspections as may be required by state law, regulations, rules or local municipal ordinances.
F. 
Conduct and administer such inspections and enforcement proceedings as are authorized by the ordinances and laws under its administration. It shall, so far as practicable, consolidate and coordinate all regulatory inspections relating to the construction, maintenance, use and occupancy of buildings and structures which are not vested in any other department or division by the Administrative Code and shall provide for coordinated cooperative inspection and enforcement so far as practicable.
A. 
Pursuant to the standards established by Chapter 217 of the Law of 1975 of the State of New Jersey,[1] there shall be a Municipal Construction Officer responsible for the administration of the property construction codes operative within the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
B. 
The Officer shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Planning, Zoning and Enforcement, pursuant to the Faulkner Act of the State of New Jersey[2] and the Administrative Code of the Township of Mount Olive.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
C. 
The Municipal Construction Officer must be certified by the State of New Jersey in accordance with such procedures as are established by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and shall meet one of the following qualifications:
(1) 
He shall be a licensed engineer or registered architect.
(2) 
He shall have five years' experience in construction design or supervision as an architect or engineer, with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institute of higher education.
(3) 
He shall have 10 years' experience in construction design or supervision as a journeyman in a trade or as a contractor.
D. 
The Construction Officer may be the same person as the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
E. 
The Construction Officer shall perform all duties and functions as were formerly required of the position of Building Inspector within Mount Olive Township and also those functions and duties required of the post of Building Inspector by state or local law.