[Adopted 4-2-1985 by Ord. No. 887; amended in its entirety 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 1087]
[Amended 4-6-1993 by Ord. No. 1144]
No building permit shall be issued to any person
or entity in the City of North Wildwood unless said applicant for
such permit has submitted sufficient proof to the Construction Official
of the City of North Wildwood that there are no delinquent local real
property taxes and/or delinquent services charges, in excess of $50,
outstanding on the real property for which permission is being sought
to commence construction.
[Amended 4-6-1993 by Ord. No. 1144]
No contractor's license shall be issued to any
person or entity in the City of North Wildwood, unless said applicant
for said construction license has submitted sufficient proof to the
Construction Official of the City of North Wildwood that there are
no delinquent local real property taxes and/or delinquent sewer service
charges, in excess of $50, outstanding on any real property which
is considered the applicants principal place of business within the
city.
Sufficient proof of payment of such taxes shall
be in the form of a receipt from the City Tax Collector or any other
properly authenticated document from the Collector of the City of
North Wildwood declaring that the local real property taxes are current.
Sufficient proof of payment of such sewer charges shall be in the
form of a receipt from the Construction Official of the City of North
Wildwood or any other properly authenticated document from the Construction
Official declaring that the sewer service charges are current.
The Construction Official of the City of North Wildwood shall be permitted to issue a building permit, regardless of the requirements in § 398-7 of this article, provided that a determination is made that the issuance of the permit is necessitated by an emergency that exists affecting the public health, safety and welfare.
Taxpayers of the City of North Wildwood shall be permitted to enter into agreements with the City regarding the payment of past due real estate taxes and sewer service charge obligations. Should the Council of the City of North Wildwood, by resolution, approve the entry into such an agreement, said agreement shall serve as sufficient proof for the issuance of a building permit, mercantile license and/or a contractor's license for the subject premises pursuant to §§ 398-7 and 398-8 of this article.
