[Adopted by Ord. No. 26-2000 (§ 10-4 of the Revised
General Ordinances)]
Every condition, substance or activity which
exists or occurs in such a manner and to such extent as to threaten
or endanger the public health, safety or welfare, or adversely affects
and impairs the economic welfare of adjacent property is hereby declared
to be a nuisance. Without limiting the foregoing definition, the following
conditions, substances and activities are hereby specifically declared
to be a nuisance within the intent and meaning of this article:
A.
Low places upon lots where pools of water accumulate
or are likely to accumulate, and which may become stagnant or be breeding
places for mosquitoes or other insects.
B.
The accumulation or maintenance of rubbish, garbage,
dead animals and fish, improperly treated sewage or other materials
in such a manner and to such extent as to cause infestation by rodents
and other wild animals, the breeding of mosquitoes and vermin, or
that will threaten or endanger the public health, safety or welfare,
or adversely affect and impair the economic welfare or adjacent property.
C.
Partition fences, buildings or other structures which
have fallen into such a poor state of repair that they may reasonably
become infested or inhabited by rodents, vermin or other wild animals
or may threaten or endanger the public health, safety or welfare,
or adversely affect and impair the economic welfare or adjacent property.
D.
Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans or blowers which discharge
gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors or other gaseous
or particulate wastes directly upon abutting or adjacent public or
private property or that of another tenant.
The owner or tenant of any lands within the Borough, where a condition is deemed to be a nuisance as provided in § 286-8 above, shall remedy and correct the condition within 10 days after written notice has been given to the owner or tenant by the Code Enforcement Officer or his designated representative.
Should the owner or tenant refuse or neglect to remedy or correct any violation after proper notice, as set forth in § 286-9 above, the Borough, under the direction of the Code Enforcement Officer, may arrange for the remedy or correction of the condition.
In the event that the condition is remedied
and corrected by the Borough, under the direction of the Code Enforcement
Officer, said Code Enforcement Officer shall certify the cost thereof
to the Borough Council, who shall examine the certification and, if
found fair and reasonable, shall cause the cost, as shown thereon,
to be charged against the property, and the amount so charged shall
forthwith become a lien upon such property and shall be added to and
become a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such
property and to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and be collected
and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes,
all as provided by the provisions of the statutes of the State of
New Jersey in such case made and provided.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy
shall be issued for any property which has a lien upon the property
under the provisions of this article until said lien has been paid
in full together with any interest which may be due.
