[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lebanon
by Ord. No. 8-1999 (Sec. 9-5 of the 1985 Revised General
Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Construction Official of the Township of Lebanon shall have the
authority to give notice to the owner of any building or structure, which
may be dangerous to human life or the public welfare or may constitute a fire
hazard, and a hearing shall be held before said Construction Official to determine
whether or not said building or structure is dangerous to human life or the
public welfare or constitutes a fire hazard.
A.
Said notice shall fix a place and date for hearing, which notice
shall provide that the hearing shall be not less than 14 days from the mailing
of said notice by certified mail to the owner and not more than 30 days from
the mailing of said notice by certified mail to the owner.
B.
Said notice shall inform the owner that the Construction Official
may order the owner to demolish and remove said building or structure and
remove the debris therefrom at the owner's expense.
At said hearing, the Construction Official shall determine whether or
not said building or structure is dangerous to human life or the public welfare
or whether or not said building or structure constitutes a fire hazard, and
if the Construction Official so finds, the Construction Official may order
the owner to demolish said building or structure and remove the debris therefrom,
within a time fixed by the Construction Official which shall not exceed 30
days from his determination.
If the owner fails to comply with said order for the removal or demolition
of said building or structure, the Lebanon Township Committee may, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.1 and other authority, undertake the removal or demolition
of said building or structure.
In such event, the Township of Lebanon may assess the costs of such
removal or demolition as a municipal lien against the premises and, furthermore,
enforce the payment of such assessment, together with interest, as a debt
of the owner. The Lebanon Township Committee may authorize the institution
of an action at law for the collection thereof in the New Jersey Superior
Court.
In the event the Township of Lebanon seeks to impose a lien, the Township Committee shall file with the Tax Assessor of Lebanon Township a statement reciting the costs of such removal or demolition. Reference shall be made to the block and lot of the premises involved, which block and lot shall also be stated in the notice described in § 147-2 of this chapter.
The passage of this chapter shall not constitute a waiver of any other
rights the Township of Lebanon may have involving the demolition or removal
of buildings or structures above mentioned.
