In the interpretation and application of the provisions of this
chapter, such provisions shall be minimum standards, adopted for promoting
the health, safety and general welfare of the municipality.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are in conflict with
the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations
or ordinances, the more restrictive or those imposing the higher standards
shall govern.
A.
(1)
For violation of any provision of the Land Use and Development Ordinance
of the Township of Woodbridge, unless a specific penalty is otherwise
provided in connection with the provision violated, the maximum penalty
upon conviction of the violation shall be by one or more of the following:
imprisonment in the County Jail or in any place provided by the municipality
for the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding 90 days;
or by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. A separate offense shall be deemed to be committed
on each day during or on which the violation occurs of continues.
[Amended 8-4-09 by Ord. No. 09-56]
(2)
Whenever
a fine is to be imposed in an amount greater than $1,250 for violations
of housing or zoning codes the owner shall be provided a 30 day period
during which the owner shall be afforded the opportunity to cure or
abate the condition and shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing
before the Court for an independent determination concerning the violation.
Subsequent to the expiration of the 30 day period, a fine greater
than $1,250 may be imposed if the Court has determined that the abatement
has not been substantially completed. [N.J.S.A. 40:69A-29]
B.
Any initial notice period that may be required by law before which
a summons may be issued for a violation of any ordinance contained
in this chapter shall not apply to repeat violators. Said repeat violators
shall be subject to immediate action by the appropriate Township official
and may immediately be issued a summons for a violation of this chapter.
For the purposes of this chapter, "repeat violator(s)" shall mean
a person or persons who have previously been served with a notice
of violation within the last two years for a substantially similar
violation of this chapter.
C.
Cannabis Penalties.
[Added 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-65]
(1)
In
addition to any penalties that may be imposed by the State of New
Jersey, and unless otherwise specified herein, any person or entity
who has been convicted of any provision of the Land Use and Development
Ordinance of the Township of Woodbridge shall be subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed $2,000 per violation. A separate offense shall
be deemed to have been committed on each day during or on which the
violation occurs or continues.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause, phrase or provision
of this chapter or the location of any zone boundary shown on the
Zoning Map that forms a part hereof shall be adjudged invalid or held
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this chapter
as a whole or any part of the provisions hereof other than the part
so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.
This chapter shall take effect upon enactment and publication
in the manner provided by law.
Any application for development declared complete by any approving
authority of the Township of Woodbridge prior to the adoption of this
chapter, shall be governed and administered in accordance with the
zoning regulations in force on said date.
A.
Ordinance No. 11-18 provided: An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
to Limit and Restrict to Specific Districts or Zones and to Regulate
Therein, Buildings and Structures According to Their Construction
and the Nature and Extent of Their Use, and the Nature and Extent
of the Uses of Land, in the Township of Woodbridge, in the County
of Middlesex, and providing for the Administration and Enforcement
of the Provisions Herein Contained and Fixing Penalties for the Violations
Thereof," also known as "The Township of Woodbridge Zoning Ordinance
of 1979," adopted May 29, 1979, as amended from time to time, is hereby
repealed.
B.
Adopting Ordinance No. 12-44 provided for the repeal of the existing
Land Use Ordinance and which may be found at the forward of this Land
Use and Development Chapter.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2, a fee of $110 is hereby established
for the obtaining of a copy of the Township of Woodbridge Land Use
and Development Regulations and $25 for Code supplements. Multiple
copies shall be charged multiple fees, depending upon the number of
copies obtained. Such fee shall be paid to the custodian of said document.
This fee has been established to defray the reproduction costs the
Township incurs in the copying of said Code for dissemination to the
public. Any other municipal, County, State or Federal agency shall
be exempt from the payment of the aforementioned fee. The fixing of
such fee shall in no way be construed as obligating the custodian
to provide such records when otherwise limited by law.
