[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Township of Irvington 6-23-1987 by Ord. No. MC 2830 (Ch. 81 of the 1981 Revised Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing standards — See Ch. 355.
Rent control — See Ch. 472.
[Amended 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. MC 3027; 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. MC 3134; 8-14-2001 by Ord. No. MC 3176; 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. MC 3306; 12-29-2009 by Ord. No. MC 3413]
The Township Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to act as the administrative officer for the purposes as set forth in the New Jersey Condominium Act[1] and the Senior Citizen and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act,[2] and the rules and regulations enacted pursuant thereto, and is hereby authorized to charge the owner of a building being converted a fee of $166, for each dwelling unit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.35, which fee shall accompany the notice of intention and tenant list submitted to and processed by the Township Clerk. This fee shall apply to any and all applications completed after the effective date of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.22 et seq.
A. 
Any person or party aggrieved by a determination of said administrative officer shall be entitled to an administrative hearing before the Township Attorney or his designee.
B. 
All notices of determinations issued by the Township Clerk as said administrative officer shall advise the recipient of his/her right to a hearing and of the ten-day time limit for the filing of an administrative hearing request and shall give the name and address of the Township Attorney as the person to whom all applications for administrative hearings are to be made.
C. 
Application for such administrative hearing shall be made in writing and shall state the portions of the determination disagreed with and shall be delivered to the Township Attorney or his designee within 10 days after receipt by the aggrieved person or party of notice of such determination. Each notice of appeal will be accompanied by a fee of $227.
[Amended 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. MC 3027; 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. MC 3134; 8-14-2001 by Ord. No. MC 3176; 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. MC 3306; 12-29-2009 by Ord. No. MC 3413]
D. 
Administrative hearings shall be held within 10 days of the filing of the application therefor, except that the Township Attorney or his designee may hold hearings at a later date due to extenuating circumstances, at the sole discretion of the officer hearing said appeal.
E. 
Notice of the date, time and place of each and every administrative hearing shall be given by the Township Attorney or his designee to all known parties in interest, all of whom shall have the opportunity to testify and present evidence and to examine adverse witnesses and evidence, including, without limitation, application forms and supporting documentation previously submitted to either the Township Clerk as the administrative officer or the Township Attorney or his designee as the hearing officer.
F. 
A sound recording of the administrative hearing shall be made and a transcript obtainable, at the expense of the requesting party, in accordance with the rules applicable to municipal courts.
G. 
Within 10 days of the hearing, the Township Attorney or his designee shall issue a written final decision to all said parties in interest either upholding or reversing the original determination, which decision shall state the reasons therefor.