[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Borough of Ridgefield 4-28-1964. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-28-1964]
A code regulating the emission of smoke from
fuel-burning equipment, internal-combustion engines, open fires, stacks
or chimneys and providing for the inspection of fuel-burning equipment
is hereby established pursuant to the Public Health and Sanitation
Codes Adoption by Reference Act (L. 1950, c. 188).[1] A copy of said code is annexed hereto and made a part
hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq.
The code established and adopted by this article
is described and commonly known as the "Smoke Control Code of New
Jersey (1953)."
Three copies of said Smoke Control Code of New
Jersey (1953) have been placed on file in the office of the Secretary
of this local Board of Health upon the introduction of this article
and will remain there for the use and examination by the public so
long as this article is in effect.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No.
2133]
A.
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this article
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.
