The provisions of the New Jersey State Housing
Code, a true copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk,
are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length
herein, as constituting the standards to guide the appropriate officials
of the City of North Wildwood in determining the fitness of a building
for human habitation, use or occupancy.
[Amended 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1801]
The administrative authority provided in said
code to administer the provisions thereof is the Director of Public
Safety. The public officers provided for in said code shall be the
Director of Public Safety, the Building Inspector, the Electrical
Inspector, the Plumbing Inspector, the City Health Officer and the
Housing Officer.
[Amended 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1801]
The Director of Public Safety, the Building
Inspector, the City Electrical Inspector, the Plumbing Inspector,
the City Health Officer and the Housing 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.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411]
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, shall, upon conviction, be punished
by a fine not to exceed $1,250 or by imprisonment in the county jail
for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both, and each violation of
any of the aforesaid provisions and each day the same is violated
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.