City of Rahway, NJ
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2023-12-11
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 320 Property Maintenance
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Article VI Administration and Enforcement
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
- Ch 13 Cable Television Advisory Committee
- Ch 15 City Funds, Deposit of
- Ch 19 Court, Municipal
- Ch 23 Defense Council
- Ch 27 Downtown Business Improvement Zone
- Ch 31 Environmental Commission
- Ch 35 Municipal Ethics Board
- Ch 39 Flag
- Ch 43 Funds
- Ch 47 Housing Authority
- Ch 57 Library Board
- Ch 67 Parking Utility, Division of
- Ch 73 Personnel Policies
- Ch 81 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 82 Land Bank
- Ch 85 Residency Requirements
- Ch 89 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 93 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 95 Social Justice Commission
- Ch 97 Special Improvement Districts
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 98 Affordable Housing
- Ch 109 Accommodations: Registration of Guests
- Ch 110 Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
- Ch 113 Advertising
- Ch 117 Aircraft
- Ch 121 Air Pollution
- Ch 125 Alarm Systems
- Ch 129 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 133 Amusement Devices, Coin-Operated; Picture Arcades
- Ch 137 Amusements, Exhibitions and Performances
- Ch 141 Animals
- Ch 147 Bicycles
- Ch 149 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 151 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 157 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 163 Businesses
- Ch 173 Condominium Conversion
- Ch 177 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 178 Builders and Contractors Licensing
- Ch 181 Curfew
- Ch 189 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 193 Drunk-Driving-Free School Zones
- Ch 199 Fees
- Ch 203 Filming
- Ch 205 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 209 Fire Prevention
- Ch 217 Food Establishments and Vendors, Retail
- Ch 221 Food Service Personnel
- Ch 225 Fuel Deliveries
- Ch 229 Fund-Raising, Political
- Ch 233 Games of Chance
- Ch 237 Garage Sales
- Ch 241 Golf Courses
- Ch 245 (Reserved)
- Ch 249 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 253 Headphones
- Ch 257 Dwellings and Structures, Unfit
- Ch 261 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 265 Junkyards, Junk Shops and Junk Dealers
- Ch 269 Labor Disputes: Recruitment
- Ch 271 Lead-Based Paint Inspections
- Ch 273 Limousines
- Ch 277 Littering
- Ch 281 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments
- Ch 283 Native Vegetation
- Ch 287 Noise
- Ch 291 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 297 Parking: City-Owned Properties
- Ch 303 Pay Telephones
- Ch 307 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 311 Peddling, Soliciting and Vending
- Ch 315 Pool and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 319 Precious Metals, Dealers in
- Ch 319A Property, Abandoned
- Ch 320 Property Maintenance
- Ch 320 Art VI Administration and Enforcement
- § 320-28 Enforcement officer designated.
- § 320-29 Notice of violations.
- § 320-30 Appeals.
- § 320-31 Emergency action.
- § 320-32 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 323 Publications, Obscene and Violent
- Ch 327 Recreational Areas
- Ch 331 Roller Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 337 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 341 Shopping Carts
- Ch 344 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 345 Sidewalk Sales, Street Fairs and Block Parties
- Ch 353 Smoking
- Ch 357 Solid Waste
- Ch 361 Stormwater Runoff
- Ch 362 Stormwater Control for Nonresidential Major Development
- Ch 363 Storm Drains
- Ch 365 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 373 Swimming Pools, Public Recreational Bathing Facilities
- Ch 377 Taxation
- Ch 381 Taxicabs
- Ch 385 Tobacco Products
- Ch 389 Tow Trucks; Wreckers
- Ch 393 Trees
- Ch 395 Vacant and Foreclosing Property
- Ch 397 Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable
- Ch 401 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 407 Vending Machines, Food and Beverage
- Ch 411 Water
- Ch 415 Weapons
- Ch 416 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 419 Yard Waste Collection
- Ch 420 Cannabis Transfer and User Tax
- Ch 422 Cannabis Licensing and Business Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A427 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A431 Communications Facilities
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Land Use Legislation
- Ch 53 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 213 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 349 Site Plan Review
- Ch 369 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 421 Zoning
[Amended 8-9-2021 by Ord. No. O-28-21]
The Director of Code Enforcement or his/her designee of the
City of Rahway shall be considered the Enforcement Officer of the
provisions of the Code.
A.
The City Enforcement Officer shall serve written notice of violation
on the person or persons responsible for the erection, construction,
alteration, repair, maintenance, use and occupancy of any premises
in violation of the provisions of this Code. An administrative fee
of $150 shall be charged for each notice of violation issued by the
City Enforcement Officer to cover the overhead expenses of the City.
Violators shall be allowed seven days to abate said conditions before
further action is taken unless, in the opinion of the City Enforcement
Officer, special reasons or conditions have been demonstrated to allow
for an extension of this time period.
B.
The seven-day period set forth in Subsection A shall not apply to repeat violators of this Code. Said repeat violators shall be subject to immediate action by the Enforcement Officer and may immediately be issued a summons for a violation of this Code. For the purposes of this Code, repeat violator(s) shall mean a person or persons who have previously been served with a notice of violation within the past year for a substantially similar violation of this Code pertaining to the same property.
Within 10 days of notification of violation of this Code or
within the extended time period as permitted by the City Enforcement
Officer an owner or operator may appeal for relief from the provisions
of this Code to the Business Administrator. Said appeal shall be acted
upon within 45 days of the date of appeal and if action is not taken
during that time period or during an extension of that period, as
agreed to between the City Enforcement Officer and the owner or operator,
the relief shall be considered granted.
In the event that a nuisance or hazardous condition exists which,
in the opinion of the City Enforcement Officer, places an individual
on or near the site in jeopardy of life, limb or health, that condition
shall be immediately rectified by the owner or operator. If said immediate
action is not taken, the City Enforcement Officer shall cause said
action to be taken. The expense for the remedial action shall be borne
by the owner or operator.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provisions
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 for
the first offense and not to exceed $2,000 for a second or subsequent
offense or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both,
at the discretion of the court. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and
provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense.
