Ventnor City, NJ Article II Obstruction by Building Materials

[Adopted 4-15-1914 by Sections 26 and 32 of Ord. No. 3-1914]

§ 197-7 Permit required; restrictions; fee.

[Amended 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904; 7-21-1988 by Ord. No. 8821; 2-23-1995 by Ord. No. 9501; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

It shall be unlawful to place or maintain any building materials, boxes or debris of any kind upon any Ventnor City street, sidewalk, public or private property without first having obtained a permit for such purpose from the Building Subcode Official. Such permit shall state the location of the building and the amount of space to be occupied, which in no case shall exceed the width of the property and shall not exceed 1/3 of the width of driveway, and in no case shall any materials be placed within 2 1/2 feet of any railroad track or within 20 feet of any fireplug or within six feet of any street crossing, and the gutter shall be in all cases left open and clear of any obstruction for a width of 15 inches from the curb. The height of any pile of material shall in no case exceed 12 feet, provided that a sufficient passageway shall be at all times left unencumbered between said building materials and the opposite curbstone on all streets for the passage of vehicles. The fee for such permit shall be the amount set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule.. Such permit shall be valid for a period of one month only.

§ 197-8 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 8903; 1-9-1997 by Ord. No. 9616; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, at the discretion of the Mayor, Judge or other judicial officer trying the offense, for each and every offense.