[1983 Code § 142-1; Ord. No. 2016-19]
The International Code Council International Property Maintenance Code, 2015, is hereby adopted as the property maintenance code of the Borough of Pompton Lakes. A copy of the code is on file in the Office of the Borough Clerk.
[1983 Code § 142-1.1; Ord. No. 2016-30]
At any time a commercial or retail property with windows visible from the street or sidewalk becomes vacant, unused or unoccupied or is no longer functioning as an establishment open for business or to the public, and is either placed in the rental market or remains vacant not in the rental market, all windows, doors and or openings shall meet the following standards.
A. 
Vacant storefronts for rent.
1. 
Windows, doors or openings must be clean both inside and outside.
2. 
Visible space area must be broom clean, including free from clutter, inventory and other boxes or trash.
3. 
All furnishings must be removed from sight unless maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
4. 
Entrances and sidewalks must be maintained free of clutter and debris.
5. 
Outside dumpsters and garbage containers, other than Borough official trash and recycling cans, must be emptied or removed and are prohibited in front of the facility.
6. 
Solid color blinds, shades or curtains shall be used as an alternative to other requirements set forth herein.
7. 
For rent signs not larger than three feet by three feet in size are permitted. Signs must be professionally printed and shall not be handwritten.
B. 
Vacant storefronts not being offered for rent.
1. 
Windows, doors and other openings must be covered with solid color blinds or curtains.
C. 
Commercial or retail space undergoing renovation or construction.
1. 
Windows, doors and openings may be temporarily covered by Glass Wax with permission granted by the building department, during the construction or renovation phase. The construction code official may rescind such authority during the construction or renovation phase in such case as the construction code official determines such action to be reasonable and appropriate.
2. 
Construction permits must have been issued.
3. 
A professionally printed three-foot by three-foot "Under Construction or Renovation" sign shall be displayed.
D. 
Prohibited coverings. Except as otherwise set forth herein, soap or any other covering not permitted above is prohibited.
[1983 Code § 142-2]
If a violation of this section occurs, a notice shall be sent to the property owner, which shall include a concise statement of the reasons for the violation. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly and sufficiently served if a copy thereof is sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the person or entity upon which the same is served, as shown by the most recent tax lists of the Borough, or if a copy thereof is left at the usual place of abode or office of such persons or entities. Notice shall be given as aforesaid within or without the Borough. The notice shall also state that unless the violation is abated, removed, cured, prevented or desisted from within 10 days of the date of service of such notice (exclusive of the date of service), a summons shall issue for such violation. The Construction Official may, at the time he issues the notice, extend the period for compliance with the violation stated in the notice for a period in excess of the aforesaid 10 days if, in his judgment, the abatement, removal, prevention, cessation of or cure of the condition violated cannot reasonably be effected within the ten-day period, and in such cases the enforcement officer shall state such reasonably required extended period in the notice, which shall then be applicable instead of the aforesaid 10 days. In the event that the violation is not abated, removed, cured prevented or desisted from or otherwise fully remedied within the ten-day period or within such extended period as set forth in the notice pursuant to the foregoing, a summons shall then issue against the person, persons, entity or entities so notified. This provision as to notice shall not apply as to snow and ice removal on commercial and industrial sites.
[1983 Code § 142-3]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the enforcement officer, who shall be the Construction Official and/or any inspector he designates from his staff, and/or the Health Officer, with the assistance of the Police Department, the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Health Department.
[1983 Code § 142-4; New]
A. 
Maximum penalty. For the violation of any provision of this section, unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided in connection with the provision violated, the maximum penalty upon conviction of the violation shall be $1,250; imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding 90 days; or to a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.
B. 
Separate violation. Except as otherwise provided, every day on which a violation of any provision of this Code exists shall constitute a separate violation.
C. 
Application. The maximum penalty stated in the general penalty clause of this section is not intended to state an appropriate penalty for each and every violation. Any lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all, may be appropriate for a particular case or a particular violation.