A certificate of continued occupancy is a document certifying that a general inspection of the visible parts of a building has been made and that there are no apparent violations of the International Property Maintenance Code. The issuance of a certificate of continued occupancy does not represent that all improvements to the building comply with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq.) nor that the building and premises are in compliance with the Colts Neck Development Regulations (Chapter
102).
The administration and enforcing authority for the provisions
of this chapter shall be the Construction Official.
The Construction Official or his/her agents or employees shall
be responsible to make inspections to determine the condition of rental
residential dwelling units, commercial establishments and premises
located in the Township in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 2-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1]
From and after the effective date of this chapter, no person, firm, corporation or other entity shall occupy or reoccupy any commercial property after the sale, rental or the transfer of such property, and no person, firm, corporation or other entity shall rent a residential dwelling unit unless a certificate of continued occupancy shall have been issued by the Constructional Official certifying that such property is in compliance with all of the standards of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, a "commercial property" shall be any structure or portion thereof, occupied or intended for occupancy for any retail, office, personal service, industrial use or property accessory thereto or any use other than a residential or agricultural use. Subject to the permitting requirements and limitations provided by Chapter
178, Residential Rental Property Regulations, a rental residential dwelling unit shall be a building or portion thereof occupied or intended to be occupied for residential purposes by one family that is not owner-occupied. Certificates of continued occupancy shall be required for any long-term rental as that term is defined within §
178-2, Residential rental property permitted uses and prohibitions.
The Construction Official may, in his or her discretion, issue
a temporary certificate of occupancy upon written application by the
owner or proposed occupant of such use. The Construction Official
may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy only in those circumstances
where any deficiency established under the standards of this chapter
is minor in nature and does not impair the habitability of the structure.
Any temporary certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to the terms
of this chapter shall expire within 90 days of the date of issuance
thereof and shall not be renewable.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-9 of this Code.