[Ord. 6PSF-M, 9-18-2019]
For the purposes of this Chapter:
CITY
Shall mean the City of Newark.
CONTRACTOR
Shall mean a licensed vendor that contracts with the City
of Newark to replace lead service lines.
DEPARTMENT
Shall mean the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities of
the City of Newark, New Jersey.
DWELLING
Shall mean a building or structure or part thereof containing
one or more dwelling units. This chapter shall also apply to buildings
and structures that are not used for residential purposes.
DWELLING UNIT
Shall mean any room or groups of rooms or any part thereof
located within a building and forming a single habitable unit with
facilities which are used or designed to be used for living, sleeping,
cooking, eating or bathing.
LEAD SAFE
Shall mean any condition that does not allow access or exposure
to lead, in any form, to the extent that adverse human health effects
are possible.
LEAD SERVICE LINE
Shall mean the water line on private property that leads
to the structure or building that is connected to the main City of
Newark water line.
OCCUPANT
Shall mean a person or persons in actual possession of and
living in the building or dwelling unit.
OWNER
Shall mean any person who has legal title to any dwelling,
with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or, who has
equitable title and is either in actual possession or collects rents
therefrom; or, who is executor, executrix, trustee, guardian, or receiver
of the estate of the owner, or as mortgagee or as vendee in possession
either by virtue of a Court order or by agreement or voluntary surrender
of the premises by the person holding the legal title, or as collector
of rents has charge, care or control of any dwelling or rooming house.
[Ord. 6PSF-M, 9-18-2019]
It is hereby established that the existence of lead service
lines is prohibited in the City of Newark.
[Ord. 6PSF-M, 9-18-2019]
A property owner may be excluded from the Mandatory Replacement
of its lead service line by providing the Department of Water and
Sewer Utilities, within 90 days of the effective date of this ordinance,
with written proof from a licensed and certified plumber that it does
not have a lead service line on its property and/or that the lead
service line was previously removed and replaced.
[Ord. 6PSF-M, 9-18-2019]
Violations of this Chapter by any person or corporation shall
be punishable by a fine of at least $250 but not exceeding $1,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period
of community service not to exceed 90 days.