Whenever an owner, operator, occupant, prospective purchaser,
mortgagee or prospective occupant shall apply to the enforcing officer
for an inspection in order to ascertain if any section of this code
has been violated, the enforcing officer shall, upon payment of the
fee hereunder stated, cause an inspection to be made of the premises
and issue an informational certificate or report of the inspections
to the applicant, indicating therein any violations of this code on
the premises. The applicant for such inspection shall state in writing
his full name, residence and the reasons and basis for which the inspection
is requested. The enforcing office may deny the application for failure
to comply with this requirement.
Where in lieu of an inspection, an owner, operator, occupant,
lessee, prospective purchaser, mortgagee or prospective occupant requests
a status report as to whether or not there are any known violations
presently pending on the said premises, upon payment of the fee prescribed
herein, a copy of any notice or order on any violations then pending
shall be sent to the applicant.
No inspection report issued or status report shall be construed
as providing a defense against any violation of this code or any other
ordinance of the Township which may be discovered thereafter whether
or not the condition or violation existed at the time of any such
inspection or status report. The inspection or status report is provided
as a convenience to the public and shall not constitute a limitation
on the full enforcement of this code. The inspection or status report
shall include only such matters as are embraced in this code.
[Amended 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 10-2001; 2-7-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1]
The fee for any inspection or status report of a residential inspection shall be as established in Chapter 240, Fees, for a single-family home or condominium unit, and shall be as established in Chapter 240, Fees, for an apartment unit. The fee for any inspection or status report on a business, commercial or property other than residential shall be as established in Chapter 240, Fees.
