[Amended 6-9-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016:12]
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered
and enforced by the Administrative Officer or his designee. In no
case shall a permit be granted for the construction or alteration
of any building or structure where the proposed construction, alteration
or use thereof would be in violation of any provision of this chapter,
and no structure or land shall be used in violation of any provision
of this chapter or any approved variance, subdivision or site plan.
It shall be the duty of the Administrative Officer or his designee
to inspect any building, structure or premises which may be in violation
of this chapter or any approved variance, subdivision or site plan
and to order, in writing, the remedying of any conditions found to
exist in violation thereof. Additionally, it shall be the duty of
the Administrative Officer or his designee to enforce the conditions
of any variance, subdivision or site plan approved by the Township
Planning Board, Township Board of Adjustment, or other board or agency
of competent jurisdiction, including any conditions of approval set
forth in a resolution of approval.
[Added 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 85:21; amended 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 2010:09; 9-17-2013 by Ord. No.
2013:30]
A. Any person, firm, or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or of any detailed plan submitted and approved hereunder or as otherwise provided in §
430-298, Separate violations, shall, upon conviction, be punished by one or more of the following:
(1) A
fine not less than $100 but not exceeding $2,000 for each violation
of any provisions of this chapter and for each day the violation persists.
(2) Imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(3) A
period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
B. Any person,
firm or corporation who is convicted of violating an ordinance within
one year of the date of a previous violation of the same ordinance
and who was fined for the previous violation shall be sentenced by
a 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 be less than the minimum or exceed the maximum fine fixed for
a violation of the ordinance, but shall be calculated separately from
the fine imposed for the violation of the ordinance.
C. Any person,
firm or corporation fined an amount greater than $1,250 for a violation
of housing or zoning codes shall be provided a thirty-day period to
cure or abate the violation and shall also be afforded an opportunity
for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent
determination concerning the violation. Subsequent to the expiration
of the thirty-day period, a fine greater than $1,250 may be imposed
if a court has not determined otherwise or, upon reinspection of the
property, it is determined that the abatement has not been substantially
completed.