[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of West Amwell as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-18-2005 by Ord. No. 09-2005]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, the ordinances of the Township of West Amwell of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of West Amwell, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code Publishers Corp., and consisting of Chapters 1 through 153, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Township of West Amwell," hereinafter known and referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede
the 1982 Code, adopted May 3, 1984, and all general and permanent
ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code, except such
ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal or continued
in force.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage and publication according to law.
A copy of the Code in loose-leaf form has been
filed in the office of the Township Clerk and shall remain there for
use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this
ordinance; and, if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall
be certified to by the Clerk of the Township of West Amwell by impressing
thereon the Seal of the Township, as provided by law, and such certified
copy shall remain on file in the office of the Clerk of the Township,
to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during
all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements
to the Code, when passed and adopted in such form as to indicate the
intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall be
deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the
"Code of the Township of West Amwell" shall be understood and intended
to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions,
amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall
thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the
loose-leaf book containing said Code, as amendments and supplements
thereto.
The Clerk of the Township of West Amwell, pursuant
to law, shall cause this Adopting Ordinance to be published, in the
manner required, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.
Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of
the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular
office hours. The enactment and publication of this Adopting Ordinance,
coupled with availability of copies of the Code for inspection by
the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal
publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk or someone
authorized and directed by the Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified
copy of the book containing the Code required to be filed in his or
her office for the use of the public. All changes in said Code and
all ordinances adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification
which shall be adopted specifically as part of the Code shall, when
finally adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes
or new ordinances are printed as supplements to said Code book, at
which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion
of it, may be purchased from the Clerk, or an authorized agent of
the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee to be set by the Township Committee.
The Clerk may also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation
of the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly
change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of
the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever
which will cause the law of the Township of West Amwell to be misrepresented
thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance
shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following:
a fine of not more than $1,250 or imprisonment for not more than 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the
discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
Each section of the Code and every part of each
section is an independent section or part of a section, and the holding
of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective
for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality
of any other sections or parts thereof.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent
section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of a general
and permanent nature adopted and in force on the date of the adoption
of this ordinance which are inconsistent with any provision in the
Code are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency as of
the effective date of this Adopting Ordinance.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-12 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to 12-29-2004.
B.
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred
under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of this
ordinance or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement
of such right or liability.
C.
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective
date of this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or
any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D.
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other
proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to the effective
date of this ordinance, brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E.
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege
heretofore granted or conferred.
F.
Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening,
altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing of grade,
changing of name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way,
easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place or any
portion thereof.
G.
Any ordinance appropriating money or transferring
funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing
the issuance and delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence
of the Township's indebtedness.
H.
Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or
transfer of property or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
I.
The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges
or the approval of the municipal budget.
J.
The dedication of property or approval of preliminary
or final subdivision plats.
K.
All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the
rate and manner of payment of salaries and compensation of officers
and employees.
L.
Any ordinance adopting or amending the Zoning Map.
M.
Any legislation relating to or establishing a pension
plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
A.
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption
and revision as part of the Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, certain
grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more
of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Township Committee
that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances
so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
C.
Throughout the Code, statutory references have been
updated or revised to the current citation. Consolidated (N.J.S.A.)
references have been added to unconsolidated (P.L.) where appropriate.
D.
In the following sections the penalty has been amended (or added), in whole or in part, to provide essentially for the following: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. The sections affected are: §§ 52-13, 53-7, 59-3, 61-8, 68-5A and B, 75-12, 79-4B, 90-9, 94-4, 99-5, 99-20A, 104-14, 108-21, 109-249A, 109-250A, 111-4, 113-11, 117-6, 124-8, 127-5, 138-8, 139-6, 139-9, 151-7, 153-40B(3).
E.
In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions
as set forth in Schedule A[1] attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith,
to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter
and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been
renumbered and appear in the Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of Schedule A is on
file and available for public inspection during normal business hours
in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Added 9-4-2014 by Ord.
No. 18-2014]
A.
No person shall resist, obstruct, or interfere with any police officer
of the Township of West Amwell in the performance of their duty, nor
shall any person disobey the lawful and reasonable order or instructions
of any such officer.
B.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than
$100 or more than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90
days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or combination
thereof.
The penalty provisions set forth in § 1-15 shall all apply to violations of any provision of the Code of the Township of West Amwell where penalty provisions are not specifically provided.
