[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle
3-6-1975 as Ord. No. 299-75. Sections 164-2, 164-3 and 164-4 amended at time
of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
The provisions of the New Jersey State Housing Code, a true copy of
which is on file in the office of the Township Clerk, are hereby adopted and
incorporated as fully as if set out in length herein, as constituting the
standards to guide the appropriate officials of the Township of Middle in
determining the fitness of a building for human habitation, use or occupancy;
provided, however, that Section 3, Water supply, and Section 4, Facilities,
of said code shall not become effective until January 1, 1976, with respect
to any dwelling unit or lodging house, unless said dwelling unit or lodging
house has at any time previously met the standards of said sections, in which
case said sections shall take effect immediately with respect to any such
dwelling unit or lodging house.
The administrative authority provided in said code to administer the
provisions thereof is the Board of Health and the Construction Official. The
public officers provided for in said code shall be the Construction Official,
Electrical Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official and the Township Health
Officer.
Construction Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode
Official and the Township Health Officer shall all be guided in the exercise
of the powers conferred upon them by law, by the provisions of the New Jersey
State Housing Code, and shall use the standards set forth therein to guide
them in determining the fitness of a building for human habitation, use or
occupancy.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter, including the provisions of the New Jersey State Housing
Code which have been hereby adopted, shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by one or more of the following: imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or a fine
not to exceed $1,000 or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
Each twenty-four-hour period that any violation continues to exist shall be
deemed to be a separate offense and shall be punishable as aforesaid.
