[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin
9-6-1978 as Ord. No. O-14-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Ambulance corps — See Ch. 10.
Drug-free zones — See Ch. 207.
Dump sites — See Ch. 210.
Landfills — See Ch. 257.
Solid waste — See Ch. 329.
Swimming, boating and fishing — See Ch. 341.
Trailer courts and coaches — See Ch. 360.
Water pollution — See Ch. 386.
Retail food establishments — See Ch. 400.
The following public health codes are hereby adopted by reference:
A.
Public Health Nuisance Code of New Jersey.
B.
Individual Sewage Disposal System Code of New Jersey.
C.
Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey.
D.
Solid Waste Code of New Jersey.
E.
Individual and Semipublic Water Supply Code of New Jersey.
F.
New Jersey State Housing Code.
G.
Mobile Home Parks Code of New Jersey.
Three copies of each of the codes have been placed on file in the office
of the Secretary of the local Board of Health upon the introduction of this
chapter and will remain on file there for use and examination by the public.
A.
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any
provision of this chapter or the codes established herein or notice issued
pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of
not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each violation. Each day a violation
remains shall be deemed a separate violation for the purpose of penalties
assessed.
B.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the municipality
from taking immediate steps to abate a nuisance or protecting the public from
exposure to said nuisance. Further, nothing in this section shall prevent
the municipality from instituting any action to enforce the provisions of
the codes or to recover costs incurred by the municipality in the removal
or abatement of any nuisance or violations set forth in the codes.
