[Adopted 8-8-1974 by Ord. No. B-1-74; amended in its entirety 5-14-1998 by Ord. No.
B-2-98 (Ch. 312, Art. III, of the 1990 Code)]
A.
This article shall be enforced by the Township Health Officer or
Registered Environmental Specialist.
[Amended 3-18-2015 by Ord. No. BOH 2015-1]
B.
No Board of Health certificate shall be issued except in compliance
with the provisions of this article. No certificate of health inspection
regarding individual sewage disposal systems and potable water supplies
for existing occupied properties shall be issued except in compliance
with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 3-18-2015 by Ord. No. BOH 2015-1]
A.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all rental buildings
where individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS) are used for the control
and treatment of sewage and/or all buildings served by an individual
potable water supply. The term "building" shall include but not be
limited to residential, commercial and industrial use structures.
B.
LICENSED SEPTIC SLUDGE REMOVAL EXPERT
NEW OWNER
RESALE PROPERTY
Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation which has been duly examined by the enforcing official and found qualified to so serve and has paid the Township the sum fee hereby fixed as set forth in § 412-1, Fee schedule, as an annual registration fee.
[Amended 10-19-2022 by Ord. No. BOH 2022-01]
Any person, firm, entity, partnership or corporation, or
combination thereof, which jointly or singly obtains title to a property,
or a part thereof, by a deed recorded in the land records of the appropriate
County Clerk, except those deeds which can be recorded without payment
of the realty transfer fee pursuant to the full exemptions granted
under N.J.S.A. 46:15-10, as hereafter may be amended.
Any property or part thereof, the title to which has been
conveyed to a new owner as defined above.
[Amended 3-18-2015 by Ord. No. BOH 2015-1]
A.
Rental properties.
(1)
No building or part thereof shall now or hereafter be leased or rented
to any tenant or lessee unless the owner of said premises shall first
have obtained a Board of Health certificate from the enforcing official.
(2)
The owner of every building who rents or leases all or any part thereof
shall file with the Health Department a statement, on a form supplied
by the Health Department, containing the following information:
(a)
The address and a description of the building.
(b)
The name, address and telephone number of the owner.
(c)
The name of the person or persons to whom it is being rented
to.
(d)
The number of persons to occupy the building or part of the
building being rented.
(e)
Number of bedrooms or size of unit(s).
(3)
Certificate of health inspection shall apply to properties which
are currently utilized for residential, commercial or industrial use
where the new renter intends to utilize the properties for the same
use and to any property which the new renter intends a different use.
(4)
If the owner of the building resides out of the County of Morris,
he or she shall appoint an agent to act in his or her behalf and be
responsible for complying with this article.
(5)
It shall be the obligation of the owner to furnish a copy of the
certificate of health inspection to the renter prior to occupancy.
A.
A certificate of health shall be issued once the requirements of
the Board of Health regarding individual sewage disposal system and/or
water supply system are in compliance.
B.
If the Health Officer/enforcing official has issued any notification
of violation under this article or has any knowledge with respect
to any Township ordinance being violated, to a property for which
a certificate of health inspection is sought, the certificate shall
not be issued until such time as the violations have been properly
cured, remediated or fixed to the satisfaction of the enforcing official.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This section title, formerly “Certificate
for required rentals and resales,” was revised 3-18-2015 by
BOH Ord. No. 2015-1.
A.
Application for Board of Health certificates or certificates of health inspection shall be made, in writing, to the enforcing official as prescribed in § 445-30.
[Amended 3-18-2015 by Ord. No. BOH 2015-1]
B.
A Board of Health certificate is valid for a period not exceeding
one year from the date of application, if no change in ownership occurs.
If the tenant of the property changes within this allotted time, the
owner must notify the Health Department of the new tenants for same
usage to remain valid.
[Amended 3-18-2015 by Ord. No. BOH 2015-1]
As soon as practical, and within 10 working days upon receipt
of an application for the issuance of a Bored of Health certificate,
the Township enforcing official shall cause an inspection to be made
of the individual sewage disposal system. A copy of the water test,
in compliance with NJDEP private well testing standards shall be provided.
A.
Any person dissatisfied or aggrieved by the decision of the enforcing
official or any requirement under this article may file a written
appeal to the Board of Health, which shall set the matter down for
a hearing at the next available meeting. The appeal must be received
a minimum of 10 days prior to the meeting date to be heard at that
time.
B.
Within seven days after the hearing date, the Board of Health shall
decide the appeal. A copy of such decision shall be mailed to the
applicant. The Board shall also direct whether or not a Board of Health
certificate should be issued.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be
liable to a penalty for such offense of not less than $200 nor more
than $500, and for each subsequent offense to a penalty of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000.
