Any person may file a complaint if there is any reason to believe
a violation of this chapter exists. All such complaints must be in
writing and shall be filed with the Zoning Officer, who shall properly
record such complaint and immediately investigate.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalty as stated in
the Code of the Village of Ridgefield Park.
A. Any person or entity who violates any provision of this chapter shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,250 or by imprisonment in a
place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners
not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding
90 days. Any person who is convicted of violating this chapter within
one year of the date of a previous conviction of the same chapter
shall be sentenced by the court to an additional fine as a repeat
offender. The additional fine imposed by the court upon a person for
a repeated offense shall not exceed $1,250 and shall be calculated
separately from the fine imposed for violating the chapter. Each day
a provision of this chapter is violated shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense.
B. In the event a person cannot pay the fine, the court may provide,
in default of the payment of the fine, either imprisonment in the
place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners
for a period not exceeding 90 days, or at the performance of community
service for a period not exceeding 90 days. All penalties for a violation
of this chapter shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, and
the Code of the Village of Ridgefield Park.
C. In addition to the foregoing penalties, the municipality may enforce
the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the provisions set
forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-18.