[Adopted 10-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-8]
For the purpose of this article, the following meanings shall
apply:
HEARING OFFICER
A person designated by the Township Council to hear and determine
proceedings under this article. The hearing officer shall be a licensed
attorney in the State of New Jersey. The hearing officer may not own
or lease any real property within the Township, nor hold any interest
in the assets of or profits arising from the ownership or lease of
such property.
LANDLORD
The person or persons who own or purport to own any building
in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living
or dwelling under either a written or oral lease, which building contains
no more than four dwelling units.
SUBSTANTIATED CONVICTION
An act of disorderly, indecent, tumultuous or riotous conduct,
including, by way of example but not limited to, simple assault, terroristic
threats, harassment, urinating in public, lewdness, criminal mischief,
or excessive noise, upon or in proximity to any rental premises, and
attributable to the acts or incitements of any of the tenants of those
premises which have been substantiated by prosecution and conviction
in any court of competent jurisdiction.
[Adopted 10-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-16]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DWELLING
Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively
for one or more dwelling units, as delineated below:
A.
DWELLING UNITA building or part thereof having cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities designed for or occupied by one family and which is entirely separated from any other dwelling unit in the building, either vertically or horizontally, and with an independent means of access.
C.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILYA building designed for or containing two dwelling units which are entirely separated from each other by vertical walls or horizontal floors.
D.
DWELLING, MULTIPLEA building designed for or containing three or more dwelling units which are entirely separated from each other by vertical walls or horizontal floors.
E.
DWELLING, EFFICIENCY APARTMENTAn apartment including the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities and a combination living room and bedroom with a combination kitchen and dining room; or a combination living room, bedroom and dining room with a separate kitchen; or a combination living room, bedroom, dining room and kitchen, provided that the kitchen can be closed off from the remainder of the room. No additional room shall be provided except hallways and suitable closet and storage space.
F.
DWELLING, ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTAn apartment including the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen and dining room with a separate living room; or a separate kitchen with a combined living room and dining room area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; and a bedroom. No additional room shall be provided except hallways and suitable closet and storage space.
G.
DWELLING, TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTAn apartment including the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen and dining room with a separate living room; or a separate kitchen with a combined living room and dining area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; a master bedroom; a second bedroom. No additional room shall be provided except hallways and suitable closet and storage space.
H.
DWELLING, THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTAn apartment including the following separate rooms or a combination thereof: a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; or a combination kitchen and dining room with a separate living room; or a separate kitchen with a combined living room and dining area, provided that in no case shall a kitchen be combined with a living room; a bathroom with toilet and bath facilities; a master bedroom; a second bedroom; a third bedroom. No additional room shall be provided except hallways and suitable closet and storage space.
I.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSEA one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical common fire-resistant walls.
SEGMENTED DWELLING
A room within or section of a dwelling that constitutes an
area less than the entire dwelling.
No dwelling, or segment thereof, may be rented or leased for
a term of less than 30 days.
The lease or rental of any dwelling for commercial or corporate
purposes is prohibited.
The lease or rental, for any purpose, of any amenity, feature,
accessory, or appurtenance to or associated with a dwelling is prohibited.
The print, electronic, or Internet advertisement of any rental
that is prohibited by or fails to comply with the provisions of this
article or any other applicable provision of the Township Code is
prohibited.
The Division of Code Enforcement and the Police Department are
empowered to enforce this article.