[Adopted 2-21-1995 by Ord. No. 94-19]
[Amended 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-20; 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-13]
The 2015 International Property Maintenance
Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is
hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Bridgeton.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-13]
All ordinances and other sections or portions
of the City Code that reference the BOCA National Property Maintenance
Code, Fourth Edition, 1993, shall be amended to reflect the adoption
of the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code as the City of
Bridgeton Property Maintenance Code.
[Amended 3-21-1995 by Ord. No. 94-24; 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 00-5; 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5; 4-1-2008 by Ord. No. 07-34; 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-13]
This section is hereby superseded by the regulations,
provisions, conditions, and terms set forth in the 2015 International
Property Maintenance Code.
Heat supply and minimum temperature provisions shall be applicable
for the period of October 1 to May 15 each year, and insect screen
provisions shall apply from April 15 through October 15 each year.
[Added 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-6]
Sections PM-106.2.1, PM-107.2, PM-303.1, PM-303.4,
PM-306.1, PM-303.8 of the Property Maintenance Code, as amended, are
further amended and revised in the following respects:
A.
All owners and occupiers of property are responsible
to maintain their property in a condition free from trash, litter,
or debris, including sidewalks, curblines, and rear and side access
alleys over which they have use and/or control, including for the
full length of the adjoining property line(s) and to the center line
of any side or rear alley.[1]
[Amended 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 22-20]
B.
It shall be unlawful for a property owner or occupier
to store trash or debris in a fashion where it is visible to the general
public. Nothing herein shall prohibit the storing of trash in cans
or bags in an orderly and neat fashion.[2]
C.
It shall be unlawful to store unregistered, untagged,
inoperable motor vehicles or vehicles in states of disrepair, which
includes but is not limited to vehicles with one or more missing or
flat tires, one or more broken windows, vehicles missing doors, trunks,
hoods, or having body damage of such an extent that a vehicle cannot
legally be driven, on property within the City of Bridgeton. This
shall not apply to businesses with proper zoning permits/appraisals/variances
so long as vehicles are stored in an orderly fashion, providing no
attractive nuisance or blighting. Nothing herein shall prohibit the
storage or overhaul of a vehicle, provided that such vehicle is maintained
in a garage or similarly approved structure.
E.
All owners or occupiers of property are responsible
to maintain and cut grasses and weeds to a height of 10 inches or
less, including along sidewalks, curblines, foundation walls, retaining
walls, fence lines, and rear access alleys, including for the full
length of the adjoining property line(s) and to the center line of
any side or rear alley.
[Amended 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 22-20]
F.
All owners and occupiers of property are responsible
to maintain bushes, shrubs, and hedge lines in a neat and orderly
fashion, so as to avoid blighting and any interference with pedestrian
or vehicle traffic on sidewalks, roads, rights-of-way and public access
areas.
G.
A first violation of this section shall not require
a court appearance unless a not-guilty plea is entered. The fine for
a first offense absent a court appearance shall be $50. Subsequent
violations absent a court appearance shall be $50. Prior notice to
abate violations of this section shall not be required prior to issuance
of a summons or ticket.
[Amended 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-11]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 265-8, Living space in
rental units; parking requirements, was repealed 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-20.
[Added 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
All windows exposed to public view shall be
kept clean and free of marks and foreign substances. Except when necessary
in the course of changing displays, no storage of materials, stocks
or inventory shall be permitted in window display areas ordinarily
exposed to public view unless such areas are first screened by drapes,
venetian blinds or other means of making the windows translucent.
All screening of interiors shall be maintained in a clean and attractive
manner and in a good state of repair.
[Added 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
No temporary painting scaffold or other temporary
equipment used for construction, repair or maintenance shall be permitted
to remain in place beyond a period of six months after erection or
placement thereof without permission of the public officer.
[Added 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
All store fronts shall be maintained in good
repair and all surfaces thereof shall be kept painted, when necessary
for purposes of preservation and appearance. In the event repairs
to a portion of a storefront are made, such repairs shall be performed
with materials identical or compatible with the materials used in
the area not undergoing repair, to the end that the appearance of
the storefront shall be uniform and attractive and shall not constitute
a blighting factor depreciating adjoining properties.
[Added 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
The occupants shall be responsible for removing
litter from the sidewalk, if any, in front of the occupant's commercial
premises, at least once in any day the premises is open for business.
[Added 10-6-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
All parking areas shall be marked with clearly
visible parking lines and necessary directional arrows. Such markings
shall be consistent with any requirements as to parking areas imposed
by the City of Bridgeton or any other duly constituted board or agency.
