[Amended 2-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
OWNER
Shall include any private title holder, any agent of a private
title holder having authority to act with respect to an abandoned
or vacant property, any foreclosing entity that has filed a notice
with the Municipal Clerk pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:10B-51
(P.L. 2008, c. 127, Sec. 17, as amended by P.L. 200, c. 296), or any
other entity determined by the Code Enforcement Officer to have authority
to act with respect to the property.
VACANT PROPERTY
Any building used or to be used for a commercial or residential
use, which is not legally occupied or at which substantially all lawful
construction operations or occupancy has ceased, and which is in either
an unsafe condition or where the exterior of such property is not
maintained in accordance with the Borough's property maintenance code;
provided, however, that any property that contains all building systems
in working order and is being actively marketed by its owner for sale
or rental shall not be deemed vacant. Properties that meet the aforementioned
criteria and are subject to a summons and complaint in an action for
foreclosure shall be deemed vacant property in accordance with P.L.
2014, c. 35. Property deemed to be "abandoned property" in accordance
with the meaning of such term in the Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation
Act, N.J.S.A. 55:19-78 et seq., shall also be deemed to be vacant
property for the purposes of this section.
After filing a registration statement or a renewal of a registration
statement and upon reasonable notice, the owner of any vacant property
shall provide access to the Borough of South River to conduct an exterior
and interior inspection of the building to determine compliance with
the municipal Code during the period covered by the initial registration
or any subsequent renewal.
[Amended 2-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
The initial registration fee for each vacant property shall
be $200. The fee for subsequent renewals shall be $100. The renewal
fee for the annual registration shall be due on the yearly anniversary
of the initial registration. The registration fee will not be prorated
or refunded.