[Added 5-5-2020 by Ord. No. 9-2020[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II, Vacant and Abandoned Properties, as amended.
N.J.S.A. 40:48-2 provides in relevant part that a municipality may make and enforce such ordinances, rules and regulations not contrary to the laws of this state or of the United States as it may deem necessary and proper for the good government, order and protection of persons and property, and for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants.
The purpose of this article is to establish the standards and to regulate the manner by which existing structures and premises within the City shall be maintained to preserve the environmental quality of the City and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
Chapters 2 through 8, inclusive, of the International Property Maintenance Code of 2012 as it may be updated, amended or revised from time to time, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein as if the same were set forth with particularity. These regulations shall be known as the "Property Maintenance Code of the City of Millville."
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Section 201.3. Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are not defined in this code or an applicable state code but are defined in the International Building Code, New Jersey edition; the International Fire Code; state and local zoning codes; the National Standard Plumbing Code; the International Mechanical Code; the International Residential Code, New Jersey edition; and the National Electrical Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
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Section 302.4. Weeds. All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of eight inches. All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. "Weeds" shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees, shrubs, cultivated flowers and gardens.
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Section 302.10. Laundry. At no time shall laundry be located on front porches, deck railings or any other appurtenances that can be viewed from the roadway.
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Section 304.14. Insect screens. During the period from May 1 to October 1, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored, shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every swinging door shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.
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Carbon monoxide alarms and smoke detectors shall be installed within all residential homes located within the City of Millville in accordance with the requirements imposed by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
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Chapter 8 referenced standards. Where there is an applicable state code and the standards in the applicable state code are in conflict with the referenced standards in this chapter, the standards contained in the state code shall apply.
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Maintenance of signs. All signs authorized or permitted by Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code (Land Use and Development Regulations) or by Chapter 33 of the Municipal Code (Licensing and Permits) or by § 11-22B of this chapter shall be maintained in good repair and be properly anchored so as to be kept in a sound condition. When required, all exposed surfaces of metal or wood shall be protected from the elements and against decay or rust by periodic application of weather-coating materials such as paint or similar surface treatment.
This article shall be construed liberally and justly to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued use and maintenance of structures and premises.
Any repairs, or alterations to a structure, or changes of use therein, which may result directly or indirectly from the enforcement of this article shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code.
All repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations which are required for compliance with this article shall be executed and installed in a workmanlike manner so as to secure the results intended by this article.
When there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out structural or mechanical provisions of this article, the public officer and the construction official shall be permitted jointly to vary or modify such provision upon application of the owner or the owner's representative, provided that the spirit and intent of this article is observed and public health, welfare and safety protected.
Every occupant of a structure or premises shall give the owner or operator thereof, or the owner's agent or employee, access to any part of such structure or its premises at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspection, maintenance, repairs, or alterations as are necessary for the owner to comply with the provisions of this article.
Whenever the public officer finds that an emergency exists in any structure or part thereof which requires immediate action to protect the public health and safety, or that of the occupants of said structure or part thereof, the public officer shall, with proper notice, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that repairs be made to the structure or premises forthwith.