Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 2:13-1.3 of these Revised General Ordinances, the Department of Health and Community Wellness, headed by the Director, is charged, among other things, with administering statutes conferring functions, powers and duties upon a local Board of Health and upon a local Health Officer. Such Statutes, for the most part, are found in N.J.S. 26:1-1 et seq. (Health and Vital Statistics).
[R.O. 1966 § 14:1-1; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007; Ord.
6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
As used in this Title, unless otherwise provided for or unless
otherwise shown by the context:
Shall mean every basement or lower story of any building
or house of which 1/2 or more of the height from the floor to the
ceiling is below the level of the street adjoining.
Shall mean the Director of the Department of Health and Community
Wellness of the City.
Shall mean the Division of Community Health in the Department
of Health and Community Wellness of the City.
Shall have the meaning ascribed to it by N.J.S.24:1.
Shall mean the Health Officer of the City.
Shall mean and include any building or structure and land
appurtenant thereto containing three or more apartments or rented
or offered for rent to three or more tenants or family units.
Shall mean the permission in writing of the Health Officer,
with the approval of the Director, issued according to the rules and
regulations of the Division of Community Health and the provisions
of this Title.
Shall mean every store, cellar, stand and place, not being
a part of a public market, at which the business of buying, selling
or keeping for sale of meat, milk, fish or vegetables for human food
is conducted.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:1-2]
a.
Any officer or agent of the Division of Community Health may make
the inspections and examinations required by any law of the State
or by any code, ordinance, regulation or order of the Division, upon
exhibiting his badge, accompanied by a certificate of authority under
the seal of the Division.
b.
All persons are hereby forbidden to interfere with or obstruct such
inspection or examination.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:1-3]
a.
Except as otherwise applicably provided, whenever on any premises
within the City anything in violation of any of the provisions of
this Title exists or is maintained, or whenever the condition of any
premises is such as to call for the interference of the Division of
Community Health, notice shall be served on the owner, agent, lessees,
tenant or occupant or other proper person, by order of the Health
Officer. Such notice shall enable the person served therewith to know
wherein any provision of this Title is violated or what is to be remedied.
The notice shall give not less than one day or more than 10 days for
compliance with such provisions or with the requirements of the Division
of Community Health. Such notice may be served on the owner, agent,
lessee, tenant or occupant or other proper person, personally or,
when there is an occupied dwelling on the premises, by leaving the
notice with an adult occupant of such dwelling.
b.
Except as otherwise applicably provided, no suit shall be brought
for a penalty fixed by any provision of this Title until such notice
shall have been disregarded by noncompliance therewith.
[R.O. 1966 § 14:1-4]
In any case where a provision of this Title is in conflict with
a provision of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, the provision of
the State Sanitary Code shall prevail and govern; except, however,
that if any provision of this Title is more restrictive than a provision
of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, then the more restrictive provision,
being the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the
health and safety of the inhabitants of the City shall prevail, govern
and be enforced.
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Editor's Note: For Statutory provisions setting forth
the force and effect of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, see N.J.S.
26:1A-9.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 14:1-5]
Except as otherwise provided in this Title or required by State
law, any person convicted of violating any provision of this Title
shall be fined in a sum of not more than $500, nor less than $5 with
the exception that the minimum fine shall be $2 for violations of
any provision of this Title, which was enacted prior to January 7,
1970.
