[Adopted 11-8-1978 as Sec. 3-1 of the Revised General Ordinances]
A.
Maximum
penalty. For violation of any provision of this Code, or any other
ordinance of the Township where no specific penalty is provided, the
maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall be a fine not exceeding the
maximum fine permitted under New Jersey State law for the violation
of a municipal ordinance, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding the maximum time permitted under New Jersey
State law for the violation of a municipal ordinance, in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, or both. In any case where the penalty is an
amount greater than $1,250 upon an owner for violations of housing
or zoning codes, the owner shall be provided a thirty-day period in
which the owner shall be afforded the opportunity to cure or abate
the condition and shall also be afforded an opportunity for a hearing
before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent determination
concerning the violation. Subsequent to the expiration of the thirty-day
period, a fine greater than $1,250 may be imposed if a court has not
determined otherwise or, upon reinspection of the property, it is
determined that the abatement has not been substantially completed.
[Amended 6-10-2009 by Ord. No. 15-2009; 10-24-2018 by Ord. No. 15-2018]
B.
The additional fine for repeated offenses established
by N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 be and the same is hereby waived, and the penalty
to be imposed for repeated violation of Township ordinances shall
be determined in the sound discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.
Except as otherwise provided, every day in which
a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any other chapter
of this Code, or any other ordinance of the Township exists shall
constitute a separate violation.
The maximum penalty stated in this article is
not intended to state an appropriate penalty for every violation.
Any lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all,
may be appropriate for a particular case or violation.
