Borough of Chatham, NJ
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2023-12-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 208 Public Nuisances
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Article III Hours of Construction, Power Equipment Use
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Code
- Ch 3 Appointed Positions Registry
- Ch 6 Court
- Ch 8 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 11 Environmental Commission
- Ch 15 Fire Department
- Ch 19 Funds
- Ch 23 Health, Board of
- Ch 28 Indemnification
- Ch 33 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 35 Mutual Aid
- Ch 39 (Reserved)
- Ch 43 Payroll Account
- Ch 48 Police Department
- Ch 52 Purchasing and Claims Approval
- Ch 56 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 63 Shade Tree Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 69 Affordable Housing
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 75 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 79 Animals and Rabies Control
- Ch 83 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 94 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Business Hours
- Ch 101 Cannabis
- Ch 104 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 111 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 115 Cooperative and Condominium Conversions
- Ch 119 Development Fees
- Ch 122 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 129 Fees
- Ch 130 Fertilizer
- Ch 131 Filming
- Ch 133 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 136 Fire Code, Uniform
- Ch 139 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 144 Fire-Related Offenses
- Ch 148 Fire Zones
- Ch 154 Garage Sales
- Ch 157 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 165 Land Development Regulations
- Ch 169 Library Property and Books
- Ch 173 Littering and Handbills
- Ch 180 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 184 Noise
- Ch 188 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 189 Oil and Hazardous Substance Pipelines
- Ch 195 Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Areas
- Ch 199 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 204 Property Maintenance
- Ch 208 Public Nuisances
- Ch 208 Art III Hours of Construction, Power Equipment Use
- § 208-9 Purpose.
- § 208-10 Activities restricted.
- § 208-11 Hours restricted activities permitted.
- § 208-12 Exceptions.
- § 208-13 Enforcement.
- § 208-14 Violations and penalties.
- § 208-15 Severability.
- Ch 217 Sewers
- Ch 221 Sidewalks
- Ch 224 Single-Use Bags at Retail Establishments
- Ch 228 Smoking
- Ch 233 Solid Waste
- Ch 237 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 240 (Reserved)
- Ch 244 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Taxicabs and Liveries
- Ch 256 Towing
- Ch 257 Tree Protection and Preservation
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 267 Water
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 274 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 276 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 277 Garbage and Refuse Handling Standards
- Ch 278 Sanitary Regulations
- Ch 280 Fees, Board of Health
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 286 Fowl and Birds
- Ch 289 (Reserved)
- Ch 291 (Reserved)
- Ch 294 Painting
- Ch 303 Public Recreational Bathing
- Ch 307 Tanning Booth Establishments
- Ch 308 Smoking
- Part IV: Shade Tree Commission Legislation
- Ch 313 General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 314 Trees
- Appendix
- Ch A320 Incorporation of Borough
- Ch A321 Madison-Chatham Joint Meeting
- Ch A322 Joint Sewer System Contract
- Ch A323 Communications Facilities Franchise
- Ch A324 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A325 Telecommunications Rights-Of-Way Use Agreements
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-13-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
The purpose of this article is to regulate the
hours of construction and the use of power equipment out of doors
in order to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of
the public in the Borough of Chatham.
A.
The construction, maintenance, repair, alteration
or demolition of any building or structure, or the laying of any pavement,
and including but not limited to the making of an excavation, movement
of earth, clearing of land and loading or unloading of construction
material, equipment or supplies, shall be unlawful except as specified
in this article.
B.
Operating any power equipment, including but not limited
to a power saw, hammer, sander, drill, grinder, lawn mower, leaf blower,
thatcher, generator, air compressor or like power equipment shall
be unlawful except as specified in this chapter.
The activities restricted by this chapter shall
be permitted only during the following hours:
The restrictions of this chapter shall not apply
to the following:
A.
Activities confined within a wholly enclosed building
or structure.
B.
Activities conducted pursuant to and within the terms
of a permit issued by the Borough Administrator where he finds the
public welfare will be enhanced by the work or will be harmed by the
failure to perform the work at the times indicated therein.
C.
Activities necessary to prevent injury to persons
or property, including snow removal.
D.
Activities conducted by or for any government unit
or agency.
The Construction Code Official or his authorized representative and the Chatham Borough Police Department are hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this Article III.
Any person failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-14. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
If any section, sentence or provision of this article is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Article III.
