Township of Barnegat, NJ
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2022-12-06
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 55E Invasive Plants
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 1A Administrator
- Ch 1B Americans With Disabilities Act
- Ch 2 Attorney, Municipal
- Ch 2A Auxiliary Police
- Ch 3 Engineer, Municipal
- Ch 4 Assessors, Board of
- Ch 5 Cable Television: Programming Policies and Procedures for Government Access Channel
- Ch 6 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 7 Claims and Payments
- Ch 8 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 9 Court, Municipal
- Ch 9A Deputy Township Clerk
- Ch 9B Economic Development Committee
- Ch 9BB Emergency Management Services
- Ch 9C Environmental Commission
- Ch 10 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 10A Handicapped Grievance Procedure
- Ch 11 Health, Board of
- Ch 11A Holiday Celebrations Committee
- Ch 11B Historian, Local
- Ch 11C Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 11D Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP)
- Ch 12 Local Assistance Board
- Ch 12A Parks and Recreation Department
- Ch 12B Meadowedge Park
- Ch 12C Officers and Employees
- Ch 13 Personnel Policy
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Police Department
- Ch 15A Principal Assessing Clerk
- Ch 16 (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Manager of Municipal Operations
- Ch 18 Public Works Department
- Ch 19 Recreation Commission
- Ch 20 Recreation Disability Advisory Board
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 22 Salaries
- Ch 22A Senior Advisory Council
- Ch 23 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 24 Tax Assessor, Assistant
- Ch 24A Transportation Assistance Program Committee
- Ch 24B Tort Claims Act Notice
- Ch 24C (Reserved)
- Ch 24D (Reserved)
- Ch 24E Wildfire Safety Council
- Ch 25 Veterans Commission
- Ch 25A Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer, Deputy
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 25B Adopt-A-Highway Program
- Ch 26 Alarm Systems
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 29 Alcoholic Beverages Consumption by Underage Persons on Private Property Prohibited
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Bathing Beach
- Ch 34 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 (Reserved)
- Ch 36 Brush, Weeds, Obnoxious Growth
- Ch 36A Properties in Foreclosure
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 38 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 38A Cats
- Ch 38B Letters of Non-Interest for Resale of Units
- Ch 38C Charitable Solicitation on Roadways
- Ch 39 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 40 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 41 Curfew
- Ch 41A Truancy
- Ch 42 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 42A Drunk Driving Free School Zones
- Ch 43 Dock, Municipal
- Ch 44 Dogs
- Ch 44A Fees, Miscellaneous
- Ch 44B Fertilizer Application
- Ch 45 Fences
- Ch 45A Firearms
- Ch 46 Fire Prevention
- Ch 46A Fire Lanes
- Ch 46B Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 47 Fraudulent Checks
- Ch 48 Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse Matter
- Ch 48A Recycling
- Ch 49 Garage Sales
- Ch 50 Charitable Clothing Bins
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 52 Canvassers, Solicitors and Mobile Vendors
- Ch 53 Insurance
- Ch 54 Junk and Junk Dealers
- Ch 55 Land Use
- Ch 55A Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 55B (Reserved)
- Ch 55C Anti-Litter Ordinance
- Ch 55D Loitering
- Ch 55E Invasive Plants
- § 55E-1 Purpose.
- § 55E-2 Definitions.
- § 55E-3 Control of growth.
- § 55E-4 Inspections.
- § 55E-5 Removal or abatement.
- § 55E-6 Violation of chapter.
- Ch 55F Manufactured Home Communities for "Housing for Older Persons" Service Fee
- Ch 56 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 57 Motor Vehicle Junk Dealers
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Nuisances
- Ch 60 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 60A Excessive Consumption of Municipal Services
- Ch 61 Sale of Puppies and Kittens
- Ch 62 Pollution
- Ch 62A Property Damage by Minors
- Ch 63 Property Maintenance
- Ch 63A (Reserved)
- Ch 63B Rental Properties
- Ch 64 Rent Leveling
- Ch 64A Smoking
- Ch 64B Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 65 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 65A Soil Removal, Excavation and Mining
- Ch 66 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 67 Taxes and Assessments
- Ch 68 Taxicabs
- Ch 68A Tobacco Products, Sale of
- Ch 68B Towing Businesses
- Ch 69 Trailers and Camp Cars
- Ch 70 Random Drug Testing Policy for First Aid and Firefighting Volunteers
- Ch 70A Pet Waste, Proper Disposal
- Ch 70B Litter Control
- Ch 70C Improper Disposal of Waste
- Ch 70D Wildlife Feeding, Prohibited
- Ch 70E Containerized Yard Waste
- Ch 70F Yard Waste Collection Program
- Ch 70G Illicit Connection
- Ch 70H Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
- Ch 71 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 71A Vehicles, Parking Restrictions in Residential Areas
- Ch 72 Vehicles, Unlicensed and Licensed
- Ch 73 Vending Machines
- Ch 73A Water Conservation
- Ch 74 Water/Sewer Utility
- Part III: Board Of Health Legislation
- Ch 75 Food Establishments, Mobile
- Ch 76 Food Handling Establishments
- Ch 77 Laundries, Self-Service
- Ch 78 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 79A Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 80 Swine
- Ch 81 Swimming Pools
- Ch 82 Water Supplies
- Appendix
- Ch A85 Sewerage Authority Agreement
- Ch A86 Cable Television and Communications System
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Ch LUDL Land Use Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Barnegat 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the public
health through the control of growth of invasive plant species.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings
indicated:
All native and nonnative vines and vegetation that grow out
of place and are competitive, persistent, and pernicious. These plants
may damage trees, vegetation or structures. Examples include but are
not limited to bamboo (spreading or running type), ragweed, multiflora
rose, kudzu vine, and poison ivy or oak.
All property owners must control the growth of invasive plants
onto their property and insure that the growth of invasive plants
does not spread to adjoining properties. Failure to control the spread
of such vegetation beyond the boundaries of the owner's property
is a violation of this chapter.
All places and premises in the Township of Barnegat shall be
subject to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer. Such inspections
shall be performed by such person, or persons, or agency duly authorized
and appointed by the Township of Barnegat. An inspection shall be
made if that official believes that any section of this chapter is
being violated.
A.
Whenever an invasive plant as defined in this chapter is found to
have spread to an adjoining property, a notice of violation shall
be given to the owner of the property from which the invasive plant
originated, in writing. That person/owner shall be ordered to remove
and abate the same within such time as may be specified therein. The
time period within which the invasive plant must be removed or abated
will be up to but not more than three months from date of notice of
violation.
B.
The cost of the abatement shall be borne by the property owner.
In the event that the property owner fails to properly adhere
to and comply with the notice of violation, and after the time period
to remove or abate the problem has expired, a continuing violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $100 nor more than $1,500 per week.
