Township of Ocean, NJ Chapter 114 Buildings, Removal of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Ocean 12-10-1970 (§§ 12-10 and 12-11 of the 1972 Ocean Codified Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Unsafe and unfit buildings — See Ch. 118.

Construction regulations — See Ch. 135.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 280.

Zoning — See Ch. 410.

§ 114-1 Permit required.

Before the demolition or removal of any building is begun, written application for a permit shall be made to the Building Inspector by the owner or his/her agent, containing a statement of the facts, the ownership and the location.

§ 114-2 Manner of demolition.

In demolishing any building, story after story shall be completely removed. No materials shall be left upon the floor of any building in the course of demolition, but the bricks, timber and parts of each story shall be lowered to the ground immediately upon displacement. The materials to be removed shall be properly wet to allay the dust incident to this removal.

§ 114-3 Clearing premises.

After the building is demolished or removed, the premises from which it is removed shall be cleared of all flammable material and no open cellar or well shall remain on the premises from which the building was removed.

§ 114-4 Removal to other site.

Before removing any building, a permit shall be obtained from the building inspector specifying the time within which the removal shall be made. Every application for permission to move any building shall state the place from and the place to which it is proposed to move the building and the streets, if any, through which it is proposed to carry same.