The following terms, wherever used herein or referred
to in this chapter, shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
BLIGHTING
A deteriorating influence or conditions affecting use and
value of real estate.
BUILDING
Any building, structure or part thereof, having a roof supported
by columns or walls, whether used for human habitation, use or occupancy
or unused, vacant, unoccupied or abandoned, and includes any necessary
buildings and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
DETERIORATION
The condition or appearance of a building or a part thereof
characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling,
rusting or other evidence of physical decay or neglect, lack of maintenance
or excessive use.
DONATION BIN
Any enclosed receptacle, container or other depository made
of metal, steel or a similar product and designed or intended for
the donation and the temporary storage of clothing or other materials.
[Added 2-8-2012 by Ord. No. 2012:1113]
EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VIEW
Any premises or any part of any premises which may be lawfully
viewed by the public or any member thereof.
EXTERIOR OF PREMISES
Those portions of a building or a structure which are exposed
to public view or are visible from adjoining or adjacent lots, including
all outside surfaces and appurtenances thereto, and the open land
space of any premises outside of any building or structure erected
thereon.
IMMINENT DANGER
A condition that could cause serious or life-threatening
injury or death at any time.
INFESTATION
The presence on or within a premises of any insects, rodents
or other pests that present a safety hazard.
JUNKED VEHICLE
Any vehicle or trailer which is without a current valid license
plate and/or is unregistered as required by Title 39 of the New Jersey
statutes and/or is in a rusted, wrecked, discharged, dismantled, partly
dismantled, inoperative or abandoned conduit on. The Code Enforcement
Officer determines whether or not a vehicle warrants this classification.
Specifically exempt from the definition of a "junked vehicle" are
vehicles registered as historic vehicles.
LITTER or RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes, consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
NUISANCE
(1)
Any public or private condition that would constitute
a nuisance according to the statutes, laws and regulations of the
State of New Jersey, its governmental agencies or the ordinances of
the Borough of Closter.
(2)
Any condition which may be detrimental to the
health or safety of all persons, whether on or inside a building,
on the lands and premises containing a building or in or upon an unoccupied
lot. This includes, but is not limited to, such conditions created
by abandoned, open or structurally unsound wells, shafts, towers,
basements, foundations or excavations; abandoned iceboxes, refrigerators,
motor vehicles or parts thereof; structurally unsound buildings, structures
or fences; lumber, trash, debris, rubbish, refuse containers, construction
material, tree stumps, dead or dying trees, stones, appliances, furniture
or household goods; or sudden depressions or holes in the land.
(3)
Any physical condition potentially dangerous
or hazardous to human life or safety or tending to be detrimental
to the health of persons on or near or passing within the proximity
of the premises where said condition exists.
(4)
Any condition which creates a fire hazard.
(5)
Any condition which is deemed unsightly by the Code Enforcement Officer or other Closter official designated by §
147-3D of this chapter as Assistant Code Enforcement Officers.
OCCUPANT
Any individual living or sleeping in a building or having
possession of a space within a building.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge, care or control of a dwelling
or premises, or a part thereof, whether with or without the knowledge
and consent of the owner.
OWNER
The owner or tenant of a single lot in the Borough of Closter.
For the purposes of this section, the term "owner" also means the
person or entity who files a summons and complaint in an action to
foreclose, and this person or entity shall be responsible for maintenance
and upkeep of vacant residential properties.
[Amended 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011:1106; 12-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2014:1180]
PODS
Portable on-site demand storage.
[Added 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011:1106]
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, including the building or
structures thereof.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleaning, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles and parts thereof, solid market and
industrial wastes.
SOLICITATION or SOLICIT
The request, directly or indirectly, for money, credit, property,
financial assistance or other thing of any kind of value. Solicitation
shall include, but not be limited to, the use or employment of canisters,
cards, receptacles or similar devices for the collection of money
or other thing of value. A solicitation shall take place whether or
not the person making the solicitation receives any contribution.
[Added 2-8-2012 by Ord. No. 2012:1113]
STORAGE CONTAINER
A receptacle or container that is less than 1,500 cubic feet,
or any aggregate of that total (if multiple PODS), that is suitable
for the depositing of household furnishings, clothing and similar
materials for the purpose of storage of same by the owner on a temporary
basis when moving, construction or renovation is ongoing by the owner
on his/her lot in the Borough, PODS®, a registered trademark,
is included within this definition of a storage container, which PODS
or storage container must also be in good condition.
[Added 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011:1106]
STRUCTURE
An assembly of materials forming a construction, including
but not limited to buildings, platforms, sheds, bins, shelters, walls,
fences and display racks and signs. Also defined as a combination
of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy or ornamentation
whether installed on, above or below the surface of land or water.
TRAILER
A structure standing on blocks, wheels, towed or hauled by
another vehicle and used for carrying materials, goods, objects or
as a temporary office.