A certificate of inspection is a document certifying that a general inspection of the visible parts of a building has been made and that there are no apparent violations of the International Property Maintenance Code. When a certificate of inspection is issued for residential rentals, it shall be known as a "residential certificate of inspection," and when a certificate of inspection is issued for a commercial building sale or commercial building rental, it shall be known as a "commercial certificate of inspection." The issuance of a certificate of inspection does not represent that all improvements to the building comply with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23 et seq.) nor that the building and premises are in compliance with the Colts Neck Development Regulations § 1. (Chapter
102).
The administration and enforcing authority for the provisions
of this chapter shall be the Construction Official.
The Construction Official or his/her agents or employees shall
be responsible to make inspections to determine the condition of rental
residential dwelling units, commercial establishments and premises
located in the Township in accordance with this chapter.
From and after the effective date of this chapter, no person,
firm, corporation or other entity shall occupy or reoccupy any commercial
property after the sale, rental or the transfer of such property,
and no person, firm, corporation or other entity shall rent a residential
dwelling unit unless a certificate of inspection shall have been issued
by the Construction Official certifying that such property is in compliance
with all of the standards of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter,
a "commercial property" shall be any structure or portion thereof
occupied or intended for occupancy for any retail, office, personal
service, industrial use or property accessory thereto or any use other
than a residential or agricultural use. A rental residential dwelling
unit shall be a building or portion thereof occupied or intended to
be occupied for residential purposes by one family that is not owner-occupied.
The Construction Official may, in his or her discretion, issue
a temporary certificate of inspection upon written application by
the owner or proposed occupant of such use. The Construction Official
may issue a temporary certificate of inspection only in those circumstances
where any deficiency established under the standards of this chapter
is minor in nature and does not impair the habitability of the structure.
Any temporary certificate of inspection issued pursuant to the terms
of this chapter shall expire within 90 days of the date of issuance
thereof and shall not be renewable.
The visual inspection contemplated herein shall include but
not be limited to the following: For commercial properties and rental
residential dwelling units, the Construction Official shall issue
a certificate of inspection if there are no noticeable violations
to the latest edition of the International Property Maintenance Code
published by the International Code Council, which is hereby adopted.
No certificate of inspection shall be issued until the Zoning
Officer certifies that the proposed use is a permitted use in the
zone, the use is in accordance with all off-street parking requirements
and the request meets the definition of "site plan, exempted."
No certificate of inspection shall be issued until the Health
Officer approves the following:
A. Receipt of a septic inspection report conducted not more than one
year prior to the application from a reputable septic system inspection
service company performed in accordance with the NJDEP manual entitled
"Technical Guidance for Inspections of Onsite Wastewater Treatment
and Disposal Systems," dated July 2003, as amended and supplemented,
confirming that the system(s) is not malfunctioning pursuant to N.J.S.A.
7:9A-3.4(b). Holders of an NJDEP treatment works permit whom are under
the jurisdiction of the NJDEP are exempt from this requirement. For
a change or intensification in use, an engineer's report may
be required to demonstrate the septic system is in compliance with
the Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewerage Disposal Systems
(N.J.A.C. 7:9A).
B. Receipt that the water test in accordance with and meeting the parameters
specified in the NJ Private Well Act (N.J.S.A. 7:9 et seq.) from a
state certified laboratory.
No certificate of inspection shall be issued for a rental residential
dwelling unit until the Construction Official receives a "Certificate
of Smoke Detector, Carbon Monoxide Detector and Residential Fire Extinguisher
Compliance" from the Fire Marshal.
When a certificate of inspection is required by this chapter,
no mercantile license shall be issued until such certificate is obtained.
When a certificate of inspection is required by this chapter,
no landlord identity registration shall be accepted until such certificate
is obtained.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-9 of this Code.