There is hereby established in the Borough of Pine Beach a chapter
providing for the issuance of certificates of housing inspection for
inspection of existing buildings, both resale and rental; establishing
fees therefor and providing for penalties for violations thereof.
No person or persons, firm, partnership, entity or corporation
shall rent or lease or allow any other person or persons, firm, partnership,
entity or corporation to live in or inhabit as a tenant, or use any
apartment house, home, dwelling or commercial business establishment
in this borough, unless said person or persons, firm, partnership,
entity or corporation shall have first obtained a permit from the
Borough of Pine Beach to do so.
[Amended 8-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16-05-740]
No person or persons, firm, partnership, entity or corporation
in the Borough of Pine Beach purchasing any resale home, dwelling
or commercial establishment shall occupy any such building or premises
or allow any portion of such building or premises to be occupied in
any manner without first obtaining a certificate of housing inspection
from the Borough of Pine Beach. The application shall include such
additional information as the Borough may require in order to administer
the provisions of this section.
[Amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-12-775]
A. A fee of $75 for the inspection for a dwelling, or $75 per unit for
multiple-use dwellings shall be assessed for the issuance of each
such permit and such permits shall be issued upon completion of an
inspection of the building or premises by the Zoning Officer or designated
agent.
B. A fee of $40 per single-family dwelling or $40 per unit for multiple-use
dwellings shall be assessed for one reinspection.
C. In the event the premises fail the reinspection all subsequent inspections
will cost $75 per single-family dwelling or $75 per unit for multiple-use
dwellings.
All rental homes or apartments shall be inspected before new
tenants shall be permitted to move in.
No certificate of housing inspection shall be issued for any
building or dwelling or apartment that is adjudged by the Zoning Officer,
Board of Health or its designated agent to be unfit or unsafe for
human habitation. A report that a building or dwelling or apartment
unit is unfit or unsafe for human habitation shall be filed forthwith
after the inspection with the Board of Health. The Zoning Officer
or Board of Health or its designated agent shall determine that a
building, dwelling or apartment unit is unfit or unsafe for human
habitation if such conditions exist in such premises that are dangerous
or injurious or unsafe to the health, safety or welfare of the occupants
of such premises or to the residents of the Borough of Pine Beach.
Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, deterioration;
storage of excessive debris, waste, garbage or rubbish; infestation;
lack of adequate ventilation, heat, light or sanitary conditions;
disrepair or structural defects; unsafe or unfit health or cleanliness
conditions; or disrepair or defects that may cause hazards or lead
to unsafe or dangerous conditions.
All ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances and resolutions
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed as to the extent of such
inconsistency.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to one or more of the following: a fine of not more than
$1,000, imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or community
service for a period not exceeding 90 days for each and every offense.