[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
The head of the Department of Code Enforcement
shall be the Construction Code Official. He/she shall be appointed
by the Township Committee to serve for a term of four years. He/she
shall be qualified by training and experience for his duties.
The Code Administrator shall:
A. Enforce the codes of the Township and have all of
the powers, functions and duties prescribed by general law and by
these ordinances for Building Inspector.
B. Keep a record of proceedings in a permit book and
a complaint book, all of which shall be subject to inspection. He
shall report regularly to the Township Committee at its direction
the number of permits issued, the estimated costs of such work and
the fees received and paid by him to the Treasurer.
C. Issue certificates of occupancy.
D. Have all the powers and duties prescribed by the Township
Committee by ordinance and/or resolution and as directed by the Township
Administrator.
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
E. Work with
and cooperate with the Department of Zoning and Housing in the performance
of their duties to ensure complete and consistent enforcement of the
Code.
[Added 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
The Department of Code Enforcement shall be
responsible for the enforcement of all laws, ordinances, codes, rules,
uniform state construction code and all regulations relating to building
of structures, their location, construction, property maintenance
and such other ordinances as designated by the Township Committee,
and insofar as applicable state law, Township ordinances and adopted
codes and standards apply.
[Amended 5-24-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-8]
Within the Department of Code Enforcement, there
shall be a Division of Construction. The Construction Official shall:
A. Have, perform and discharge all of the functions,
powers and duties prescribed by law for a construction official.
B. Enforce all of the rules and regulations relative
to the State Uniform Construction Code.
C. Act as enforcing agent for the State Uniform Construction
Code.
D. Perform such other actions that may be mandated by virtue of Chapters
115,
182,
190,
245 and
257 of the Code of the Township of Freehold.