[Adopted by Ord. No. 972 (Ch. 15A of the 1970 Revised Ordinances)]
[Amended 5-7-2019 by Ord.
No. 1564]
A certain document, three copies of which are
on file in the office of the Borough of Dumont, being marked and designated
as "The International Property Maintenance Code 2018," as published
by Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) International,
Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of
the Borough of Dumont in the County of Bergen in the State of New
Jersey for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided;
and each and all of the regulations of the International Property
Maintenance Code 2018, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a
part thereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, except for such
additional sections, deletions or amendments as are hereinafter set
forth.
Ordinance Nos. 865, 1-63 and 953 of the Borough
of Dumont entitled, "An Ordinance to establish a Commercial Property
Maintenance Code in and for the Borough of Dumont"; 1-63 entitled
"Borough of Dumont Multiple Housing Code 1963" and Ordinance No. 953,
"An Ordinance Amending Article 1, Sections 15A-1 through 15A-48 of
the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Dumont, as amended,
entitled "Multiple Dwelling Property Maintenance Code" to effectuate
amendments to establish same as a residential dwelling property maintenance
code" and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
[Amended 5-7-2019 by Ord.
No. 1564]
Nothing in this article or in the International Property Maintenance Code 2018 hereby adopted shall be constructed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquitted, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 306-19 of this article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
A.
Section PM-103.1 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Officer," is deleted in its entirety, and the
following substituted: "It shall be the duty and responsibility of
the Building Code Official and/or Health Officer to enforce the provisions
of this code as herein provided."
B.
Section PM-107.1 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Placarding of structure," is modified in that
the placard shall bear the following words: "This building is declared
unsafe for human occupancy."
C.
Section PM-109.2 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Penalty," is supplemented to state that the penalty
shall be a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
[Amended 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 1336]
D.
Section PM-110.2 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Appeals board," is modified in that the title
of said section now reads "Hearing board."
E.
Section PM-111.2 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Unreasonable repairs," is supplemented in that
the cost of repair shall be calculated using the latest edition of
the Building Valuation Data Report, as published by BOCA International,
Inc., and referenced in N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.
F.
Section PM-301.7 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Storage areas," is modified in that any solid
screen shall be not less than five feet in height in conformance with
Ordinance No. 466, § 4; Ordinance No. 671, § (3);
and Ordinance No. 809, § 1, of the Borough of Dumont.
G.
Section PM-302.4.4 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Insect screens," is modified in that food-handling
establishments will require insect screens even if their doors swing
out.
H.
Section PM-302.4.7 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Guards for basement windows," is supplemented
in that any shield or window must be capable of being opened from
the inside without a key or special tool.
I.
Section PM-404.5 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Minimum ceiling heights," is modified in that
habitable rooms shall have a clear ceiling height over the minimum
area required by this code of not less than 7.5 feet.
J.
Section PM-601.1 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Residential buildings," is modified to read as
follows: Every dwelling unit must provide heating facilities capable
of meeting a room temperature of 68° F. at a point of three feet
above the door and three feet from an exterior wall in all habitable
rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
K.
Section PM-801.9 of the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance
Code/1981, entitled "Caretaker," is supplemented in that the caretaker
can either reside on the premises or be readily available in case
of an emergency.
A.
Vacant lots. All grass, weeds and similar growth shall
be cut from the curbline, or the edge of the pavement when there is
no curb, to the rear property line and from side property line to
side property line. The height of any said growth shall at no time
exceed three inches.
B.
Lots on which structures exist. All grass, weeds and
similar growth shall be cut from the curbline, or the edge of the
pavement when there is no curb, to the rear property line and from
side property line to side property line. The height of said growth
shall at no time exceed three inches.
