[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Paterson 12-18-1984
as Ord. No. 84-119 (Ch. 13, Art. 29, of the 1979 Revised
General Ordinances of Paterson). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes but is not limited to prepared foodstuffs, as defined in
this section, and all raw materials used in the making of prepared foodstuffs,
as defined in this section.
Includes breads, pies, cakes and other bakery products; confectionery;
shelled nuts; cheese; dried fruits such as dates, figs, peaches and apricots;
cereal products such as tapioca and breakfast foods; pickled products such
as pickled pigs' feet; dried, salted or smoked fish; prepared meats such
as cooked beef, pork, veal, boiled ham, chipped beef, mincemeat; and other
food prepared for eating or subject to attacks of worms or insects.
All owners of real property located within the city whose property is
utilized, either by the owner or a tenant or lessee thereof, for the production,
manufacturing, storage, transportation of wholesale or retail sale of foodstuffs
of any type shall notify the Health Division within five (5) days after any
building on said property becomes vacant. Should any portion of the above
building remain vacant, the owner shall have the continuing obligation to
report said vacancy to the Health Division at three-month intervals, in order
that the Health Division may conduct an inspection of the property, including
any building thereon.
This chapter is not intended to apply to residential dwelling units.
All notices required to be given by the property owners to the Health
Division in this matter shall be in writing. Notice shall be effective upon
receipt by the Health Division.
A.
In addition to publication as required by law, copies
of this chapter will be distributed by the Health Division representatives
on their regular inspections of properties within the city.
B.
A copy of this chapter shall be addressed to the landlord
of the property and left at the premises. Along with the copy of this chapter,
there shall be a statement to the landlord that he shall acknowledge receipt
of the notice by a telephone call to the Health Division.
Any property owner who fails to comply with the notice provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars
($100.) a day for the first day of knowing noncompliance and not more than
twenty-five dollars ($25.) a day for each subsequent day of knowing noncompliance.
