All property within the Borough, including all buildings and structures and all land surrounding the same or used in connection therewith and including all lands within the Borough, either occupied or vacant, shall be kept free from rodents and vermin which may constitute a health or safety hazard and shall be kept free from any other health or safety hazards of any kind.
All lawns, hedges, shrubs, bushes, weeds and growth or vegetation of any kind shall be kept trimmed and shall not be permitted to become overgrown, and no grass or weeds shall be permitted to grow to a height in excess of six inches.
Where the removal of refuse, garbage and waste matter is not attended to by the Borough as a municipal governmental function, it shall be the responsibility of the owner and occupant of the premises to provide for the removal of all such refuse, garbage and waste matter at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent the accumulation of such refuse, garbage or waste matter from becoming a nuisance or a health hazard.
No person shall dump or permit to be dumped or use as landfill any waste within the Borough.
Any person engaged in the business of commercial landscaper, tree surgeon, gardener or floriculturist performing services within the Borough shall remove all waste resulting from any such service rendered.
Any person constructing new structures or altering the existing structures within the Borough shall remove all waste resulting from such activity.
It shall be unlawful to deposit, maintain or permit to be maintained or to accumulate upon any public or private property any garbage, tin cans, ashes when mixed with garbage, any decaying fruit, vegetables, fish, meat or bones or any foul, putrid or obnoxious liquid or substance within the limits of the Borough.
Any lot, plot or other dumping ground heretofore used for the depositing or dumping of garbage, ashes or other waste materials shall be covered with earth or steamed ashes or otherwise treated so as to prevent foul, offensive or obnoxious odors within 15 days after this section goes into effect.
The owner or other person in charge and in control of any premises shall provide proper and suitable covered containers or receptacles for the removal of garbage and other refuse material.
The owner of lands abutting or bordering upon sidewalks, and public streets, highways, avenues and public places shall remove all snow and ice from the sidewalks within 12 hours after the same are formed or fall thereon.
Every dwelling and accessory structure and every part thereof shall be kept structurally sound and in a state of good repair according to state and local codes to avoid safety, health or fire hazards.
For residential properties:
A. 
Exterior walls, windows, sidings, roofs and accessory structures shall be kept structurally sound, in good repair and free from defects.
B. 
All exposed surfaces susceptible to decay shall be kept at all times painted or otherwise provided with a protective coating sufficient to prevent deterioration.
For nonresidential properties:
A. 
The exterior of every structure or accessory structure, including fences, signs and store fronts, shall be maintained in good repair, and all surfaces thereof shall be kept painted or whitewashed where necessary for the purpose of preservation and appearance. All surfaces shall be maintained free of broken glass, loose shingles, crumbling stone or brick, excessive peeling paint or other condition reflective of deterioration or inadequate maintenance, to the end that the property itself may be preserved, safety and fire hazards eliminated and adjoining properties and the neighborhood protected from blighting influences.
B. 
All merchants, store owners and business or professional personnel must keep their sidewalks free from litter, trash and garbage spillage at all times.
[Added 4-2-1992 by Ord. No. 40]
A. 
The custodian of the building shall immediately notify the Palisades Park Board of Health Department and all tenants who may be affected whenever unanticipated breakdowns cause the following to occur:
(1) 
The failure of a heating system when the heat will be below the prescribed levels for two hours or more.
(2) 
The failure of any other utility service such as gas, electricity or water.
B. 
The notification to the Health Department and tenants shall specify the nature of the failure, measures being taken to restore heat or utility service and estimated length of time for restoration.
C. 
The building owner shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.