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Town of Westfield, NJ
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2024-04-09
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Part II: The Code
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Chapter 8 Buildings
Adopting Ordinance
Ch AO
Adopting Ordinance
Part I: The Charter
Ch C
Westfield Charter (1967)
Part II: The Code
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration
Ch 3
Advertising and Signs
Ch 4
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 5
Amusements
Ch 6
Animals and Fowl
Ch 7
Bicycles
Ch 8
Buildings
Ch 8 Art I
In General
§ 8-1
State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency.
§ 8-2
Construction board of appeals.
§ 8-3
Uniform construction code municipal enforcing agency fees, subcode fees.
§ 8-4
Fire limits.
Ch 8 Art IA
Demolitions
§ 8-5
Permit required.
§ 8-6
Procedure to obtain permit.
§ 8-7
Requirements to obtain permit.
§ 8-8
Notice.
§ 8-9
Issuance of permit.
§ 8-10
Action required by persons demolishing a building or structure.
§ 8-11
Exceptions for emergencies and demolitions by the Town of Westfield.
§ 8-11.1
Violations and penalties.
Ch 8 Art II
Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation, Occupancy or Use
§ 8-12
Definitions.
§ 8-13
Housing code committee designated "public officer."
§ 8-14
Investigation of complaints that buildings are unfit for human habitation, etc.; issuance of complaint; hearing.
§ 8-15
Issuance and service of order by public officer; authority of public officer to do work when owner fails to do so.
§ 8-16
Costs of proceedings, repairs, abatement, etc., constitute lien on real estate; credits to owner for materials sold by Town.
§ 8-17
State law remedies of persons affected by orders of public officer.
§ 8-18
Method of service of orders by public officer.
§ 8-19
Additional powers of public officer.
§ 8-20
Appointment of officers, agents, etc., to assist public officer.
§ 8-21
Defects which render buildings unfit for human habitation, etc.
§ 8-22
Applicability of article.
§ 8-23
Penalties.
Ch 8 Art III
Building Code
§ 8-23.1
Building Code.
Ch 8 Art IV
Storm Water Control and Flood Plain Ordinance
§ 8-24
Scope and administration.
§ 8-25
Applicability.
§ 8-26
Duties and powers of the Floodplain Administrator.
§ 8-27
Permits.
§ 8-28
Site plans and construction documents.
§ 8-29
Inspections.
§ 8-30
Variances.
§ 8-31
Violations.
§ 8-32
Definitions.
§ 8-33
Subdivisions and other developments.
§ 8-33.1
Site improvement.
§ 8-33.2
Manufactured homes.
§ 8-33.3
Recreational vehicles.
§ 8-33.4
Tanks.
§ 8-33.5
Other development and building work.
§ 8-33.6
Temporary structures and temporary storage.
§ 8-33.7
Utility and miscellaneous Group U.
Ch 8 Art V
Payment of Fire Insurance Proceeds Under Certain Circumstances
§ 8-34
Payment of fire insurance proceeds in excess of $2,500.
§ 8-35
Payment by insurance company.
§ 8-36
Funds held in the event of appeal.
§ 8-37
Installment payments.
§ 8-38
Payments to mortgagee.
§ 8-39
Amendment or modification of official certificate of search.
Ch 8 Art VI
Maintenance of Sites Under Construction
§ 8-40
Definitions.
§ 8-41
Securing the construction site.
§ 8-42
Modular and premanufactured homes and components.
§ 8-43
Penalties.
Ch 9
Business and Occupations Generally
Ch 10
Mobile Storage Structures
Ch 10A
Conservation Center and Curbside Bulky Waste Collection
Ch 11
Fire Protection
Ch 12
(Reserved)
Ch 12A
Housing Code
Ch 12B
Certificate of Occupancy
Ch 13
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 14
Offenses — Miscellaneous
Ch 15
Emergency Alarm Systems
Ch 15A
Tort Claims for Personal Injury or Property Damage Against the Town of Westfield
Ch 16
Parks and Recreation
Ch 17
Small Wireless Facilities, Poles and Wires
Ch 18
Police
Ch 19
Storing or Parking Inoperable Motor Vehicles
Ch 19A
Establishment, Regulation and Licensing for Police Requested and Non-Preference Vehicle Towing and Storage Services
Ch 20
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 21
Smoke Control
Ch 22
Soil Removal and Replacement
Ch 23
Special Sales
Ch 24
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 24A
Newsracks
Ch 25
Subdivisions
Ch 26
Swimming Pools
Ch 27
Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 28
Trailers
Ch 29
Trees, Shrubs, Weeds and Other Plant Growth
Ch 29A
Tree Preservation
Ch 30
Used Car Lots
Ch 31
Water
Ch 32
Public Lands, Buildings and Property
Ch 33
Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste, Garbage and Refuse
Ch 34
Drug-Free School Zones
Ch 35
Exterior Property Maintenance Code
Ch 36
Filming Ordinance
Ch 37
Communications Advisory Board
Ch 38
Stormwater Management
Ch 39
Registration and Maintenance of Vacant and/or Abandoned Properties
Ch 40
Rooming and Boarding Houses
Part III: Land Use Regulations
Ch LUL
Land Use Regulations
PART IV: Board of Health Regulations
Ch BOH1
General Provisions, Board of Health
Ch BOH2
Animals
Ch BOH3
Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Ch BOH4
Garbage and Refuse
Ch BOH5
Sanitary Regulations
Ch BOH6
Sewage Disposal; Scavengers
Ch BOH7
Exterior Lead Paint Removal
Ch BOH8
Sale and Manufacture of Electronic Smoking Devices
Ch BOH9
Noise Control Ordinance
Ch BOH10
Disease Prevention
Ch BOH11
Flu Vaccination Fees
Ch BOH12
(Reserved)
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 8
Buildings
Article I
In General
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§ 8-1
State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency.
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§ 8-2
Construction board of appeals.
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§ 8-3
Uniform construction code municipal enforcing agency fees, subcode fees.
chevron_right
§ 8-4
Fire limits.
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Article IA
Demolitions
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§ 8-5
Permit required.
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§ 8-6
Procedure to obtain permit.
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§ 8-7
Requirements to obtain permit.
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§ 8-8
Notice.
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§ 8-9
Issuance of permit.
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§ 8-10
Action required by persons demolishing a building or structure.
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§ 8-11
Exceptions for emergencies and demolitions by the Town of Westfield.
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§ 8-11.1
Violations and penalties.
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Article II
Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation, Occupancy or Use
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§ 8-12
Definitions.
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§ 8-13
Housing code committee designated "public officer."
chevron_right
§ 8-14
Investigation of complaints that buildings are unfit for human habitation, etc.; issuance of complaint; hearing.
chevron_right
§ 8-15
Issuance and service of order by public officer; authority of public officer to do work when owner fails to do so.
chevron_right
§ 8-16
Costs of proceedings, repairs, abatement, etc., constitute lien on real estate; credits to owner for materials sold by Town.
chevron_right
§ 8-17
State law remedies of persons affected by orders of public officer.
chevron_right
§ 8-18
Method of service of orders by public officer.
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§ 8-19
Additional powers of public officer.
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§ 8-20
Appointment of officers, agents, etc., to assist public officer.
chevron_right
§ 8-21
Defects which render buildings unfit for human habitation, etc.
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§ 8-22
Applicability of article.
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§ 8-23
Penalties.
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Article III
Building Code
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§ 8-23.1
Building Code.
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Article IV
Storm Water Control and Flood Plain Ordinance
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§ 8-24
Scope and administration.
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§ 8-25
Applicability.
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§ 8-26
Duties and powers of the Floodplain Administrator.
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§ 8-27
Permits.
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§ 8-28
Site plans and construction documents.
chevron_right
§ 8-29
Inspections.
chevron_right
§ 8-30
Variances.
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§ 8-31
Violations.
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§ 8-32
Definitions.
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§ 8-33
Subdivisions and other developments.
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§ 8-33.1
Site improvement.
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§ 8-33.2
Manufactured homes.
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§ 8-33.3
Recreational vehicles.
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§ 8-33.4
Tanks.
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§ 8-33.5
Other development and building work.
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§ 8-33.6
Temporary structures and temporary storage.
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§ 8-33.7
Utility and miscellaneous Group U.
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Article V
Payment of Fire Insurance Proceeds Under Certain Circumstances
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§ 8-34
Payment of fire insurance proceeds in excess of $2,500.
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§ 8-35
Payment by insurance company.
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§ 8-36
Funds held in the event of appeal.
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§ 8-37
Installment payments.
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§ 8-38
Payments to mortgagee.
chevron_right
§ 8-39
Amendment or modification of official certificate of search.
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Article VI
Maintenance of Sites Under Construction
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§ 8-40
Definitions.
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§ 8-41
Securing the construction site.
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§ 8-42
Modular and premanufactured homes and components.
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§ 8-43
Penalties.
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