[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bloomsbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 102-11; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
For a violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the Borough for which no specific penalty is provided, the maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall be one or more of the following: imprisonment in the county jail, or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding 90 days, a fine not exceeding $2,000, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. In the event that the Legislature authorizes an increase in penalties in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, then and in that event it is the intent of this section that any and all such increased penalties shall apply to any violations occurring hereunder.
A minimum penalty not exceeding $100 shall apply for any and all violations of any section of the Code of the Borough of Bloomsbury.
The court shall have the power to impose any fine, term of imprisonment, or period of community service not less than the minimum and not exceeding the maximum set forth in this article upon any person convicted of violating any section of this Code or any ordinance of the Borough of Bloomsbury.
Any person convicted of violating any ordinance of the Borough or any section of this Code may, in the discretion of the court and in default of the payment of any fine imposed therefor, be imprisoned in the county jail, or place of detention provided by the municipality, for any term not exceeding 90 days or be required to perform community service for a period not exceeding 90 days.
In the event that the court wishes to impose a fine in an amount greater than $1,250 upon an owner of real property for violations of housing or zoning codes of the Borough, then and in that event a thirty-day grace period shall be provided to said owner in order to cure or abate the violative condition, and said owner shall also be afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent determination concerning said 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, the court determines that the abatement has not been substantially completed.
Except as otherwise provided, each and every day in which a violation of any section of this Code or any other ordinance of the Borough exists shall constitute a separate violation.
[Adopted 10-23-2012 by Ord. No. 106-12]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, the ordinances of the Borough of Bloomsbury of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bloomsbury, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 270, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Borough of Bloomsbury," hereinafter known and referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code, except such ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal or continued in force.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication according to law.
A copy of the Code has been filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this ordinance, and, if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Clerk of the Borough of Bloomsbury by impressing thereon the Seal of the Borough, as provided by law, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of the Clerk of the Borough, to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements to the Code, when passed and adopted in such form as to indicate the intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Borough of Bloomsbury" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter be included in the Code as hereinafter provided as amendments and supplements thereto.
The Clerk of the Borough of Bloomsbury, pursuant to law, shall cause this Adopting Ordinance to be published, in the manner required, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular office hours. The enactment and publication of this Adopting Ordinance, coupled with availability of copies of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk or someone authorized and directed by the Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the Code required to be filed in his or her office for the use of the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification which shall be adopted specifically as part of the Code shall, when finally adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes or new ordinances are included as supplements to said Code.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be purchased from the Clerk, or an authorized agent of the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee authorized by the Borough. The Clerk shall also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Borough of Bloomsbury to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty, of the Code.
Each section of the Code and every part of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
A. 
Repeal of inconsistent ordinances. Except as provided in § 1-19 below, all ordinances or parts ordinances inconsistent with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this ordinance; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the Borough of Bloomsbury which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
B. 
Repeal of specific ordinances. The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bloomsbury have determined that the following ordinances are no longer in effect and hereby specifically repeal the following ordinances:
(1) 
An ordinance adopted September 9, 1969, amending an ordinance providing minimum requirements and specifications for acceptance of streets and roads.
(2) 
Ordinance No. 9-77, An Ordinance To Prevent Loitering.
(3) 
Ordinance No. 202-90, An Ordinance To Create the Position of Chief Financial Officer.
(4) 
Ordinance No. 309-91, An Ordinance Relating to Water-Saving Fixtures.
(5) 
Ordinance No. 310-91, An Ordinance Establishing the Local Violations Bureau Schedule.
(6) 
Ordinance No. 505-93, An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Regulating the Provision of Potable Water Services and Setting Standards and Fees Therefor.
(7) 
Ordinance No. 109-04, An Ordinance Incorporating Certain Provisions of Title 39 Regarding Parking Offenses, as amended by Ordinance No. 109-04-A.
(8) 
Ordinance No. 110-05, An Ordinance Establishing the Bloomsbury Water Department.
(9) 
Ordinance No. 116-05, An Ordinance Creating Pedophile-Free Zones.
(10) 
Ordinance No. 107-07, An Ordinance Establishing a Water Service Rate for the Use of Fire Suppression Systems.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-18 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A. 
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to March 22, 2011.
B. 
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of this ordinance or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
C. 
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D. 
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered, prior to the effective date of this ordinance, brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E. 
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred.
F. 
Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing of grade, changing of name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place or any portion thereof.
G. 
Any ordinance or resolution appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence of the Borough's indebtedness.
H. 
Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
I. 
The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges or the approval of the municipal budget.
J. 
The dedication of property or approval of preliminary or final subdivision plats.
K. 
All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the rate and manner of payment of salaries and compensation of officers and employees.
L. 
Any ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
M. 
Any ordinance adopting or amending the Zoning Map.
A. 
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption and revision as part of the Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, certain grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Mayor and Council that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. 
In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance.[1] (Chapter and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)
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Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-20B, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 10-23-2012 by Ord. No. 106-12." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Borough offices.