[Adopted 7-1-1980 by Ord.
No. 80-9 (Ch. 175, Art. I, of the 1986 Code)]
[Amended 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-15; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
The provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1 et seq. and the International
Existing Building Code 2015 are hereby accepted, adopted, and established
as standards to be used as a guide in determining the fitness of a
building for human habitation, occupancy, or use. Copies are on file
in the office of the Borough Clerk and are available to persons desiring
to use and examine the same.
[Amended 7-5-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-11; 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-15; 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
Said code, established and adopted by this article, is described
and commonly known as the "International Existing Building Code 2015,"
published by the International Code Council, Inc.
[Amended 7-5-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-11; 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
Three copies of the International Existing Building Code have
been placed on file in the office of the Borough Clerk, upon introduction
of this article, and will remain on file there until final action
is taken on this article for the use and examination of the public.
[Added 8-4-1992 by Ord.
No. 92-14; amended 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7]
The International Existing Building Code adopted under § 347-1 and named under § 347-2 is amended to add:
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SECTION 112 RIGHT TO APPEAL
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112.1 Petition. Any person affected by any notice
which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision
of this code, or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto,
shall have the right and be granted a review of the matter by the
Appeals Officer, provided that such person shall file, in the office
of the Appeals Officer, a written petition requesting such a review
and containing a statement of the grounds therefor within 20 days
after the day the notice was served.
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112.2 Appeals Officer. In order to permit a review
of a notice of violation prior to an appearance in the Municipal Court
of the Borough of Penns Grove, an Appeals Officer is hereby established,
which officer shall be the Construction Code Official or person acting
in that capacity in the Borough in the absence of a Construction Code
Official.
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112.3 Review. The Appeals Officer shall hear all
appeals made relative to the enforcement of this code and shall reverse
or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the decision appealed from
and shall make such order or determination as in his opinion ought
to be made.
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112.4 Appeals process. The Appeals Officer is encouraged
to personally review each property that is the subject of an appeal.
If possible, the Appeals Officer should meet jointly with the property
owner and the Housing Officer or Deputy Housing Officer who filed
the notice of violation.
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112.5 Written record. The Appeals Officer shall
keep a written report concerning his investigation and findings in
regard to each appeal filed.
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112.6 Municipal Court. In the event that the decision
appealed from is wholly or partially affirmed, the matter or matters
shall be listed to be heard in the Municipal Court of the Borough
of Penns Grove.
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[Added 11-1-1982 by Ord.
No. 82-10; amended 7-5-1988 by Ord. No. 88-11; 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
The Housing Officer and Housing Inspector of the Borough of
Penns Grove shall have the right to make inspections, issue orders
and otherwise enforce the provisions of the International Existing
Building Code; provided, however, that all such activities of the
Housing Officer and Housing Inspector with regard to the enforcement
of the International Existing Building Code must be authorized by
the Construction Code Official of the Borough of Penns Grove, who,
notwithstanding the provisions of this section, shall remain primarily
responsible for such enforcement.
[Added 7-18-1989 by Ord.
No. 89-15; amended 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-7; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
In addition to the overall enforcement of the International
Existing Building Code by the Construction Code Official, any police
officer of the Borough of Penns Grove authorized by the Chief of Police
is hereby empowered to make inspections, issue notices of violations,
prepare and serve complaints and otherwise enforce the sections of
the International Existing Building Code previously adopted which
relate to exterior maintenance.
