[Adopted by Ord. No. 1268-2002 (Sec. 10-6 of the 1997 Revised General Ordinances)]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 55:13A-13a(b), the City of Cape
May hereby assumes jurisdiction to conduct the inspections and enforce
the regulations prescribed by or pursuant to law.
Council hereby designates the City's Code Enforcement Officer/Housing
Inspector as the local authority to conduct the inspections and enforce
the regulations prescribed by or pursuant to law, subject to the supervision
and control of the Commissioner.
All applications otherwise directed by law to be filed with
the Commissioner and all fees and penalties otherwise to be imposed
or collected by the Commissioner shall be filed with or imposed and
collected by the City's Code Enforcement Officer/Housing Inspector;
provided, however, that in no case shall the City collect or impose
a penalty in excess of the minimum amount which the Commissioner is
authorized by law to collect or impose for the same violation, or
to assess a continuing penalty without the prior written approval
of New Jersey Bureau of Housing Inspection.
The Commissioner shall retain the authority to order corrective
action as may be necessary in the event the City's Code Enforcement
Officer/Housing Inspector is found to be failing to carry out its
responsibilities under the law, and to suspend the authority of the
City's Code Enforcement Officer/Housing Inspector pursuant to N.J.S.A.
55:13A-13a(b) where the local agency repeatedly or habitually fails
to enforce the law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Any person affected by the determinations of the City's Code
Enforcement Officer/Housing Inspector shall be entitled to appeal
those determinations in accordance with N.J.S.A. 55:13A-13a(c).
A certified copy of this article shall be filed with the Commissioner.
