Township of Kingwood, NJ
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2023-03-02
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 31 Officers and Employees
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Article VI General Code Enforcement Officer
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Claims Procedure
- Ch 8 Commercial and Industrial Committee
- Ch 9 Contracts
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 15 Environmental Commission
- Ch 19 Fire Department
- Ch 24 Health, Board of
- Ch 25 Insurance Funds
- Ch 28 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Local Historian
- Ch 31 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Art VI General Code Enforcement Officer
- § 31-51 Establishment.
- § 31-52 Appointment; qualifications.
- § 31-53 Duties and responsibilities.
- § 31-54 Compensation.
- Ch 32 Open Space
- Ch 34 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 35 Personnel and Employment Policies
- Ch 37 Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Ch 39 Retirement
- Ch 41 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 51 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 54 Amusement Devices and Vending Machines
- Ch 57 Animals
- Ch 60 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 62 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 65 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 68 Damage to Municipal Roads
- Ch 71 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Farming
- Ch 75 Farmland Preservation
- Ch 75A Fees
- Ch 75B Fill Importation and Placement
- Ch 76 Fire Prevention
- Ch 77 Fire Control
- Ch 78 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 79 Floodplain Management and Regulations
- Ch 80 Games of Chance
- Ch 83 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 86 Junkyards
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Nuisances
- Ch 93 Obscene Material
- Ch 94 Open Space and Recreation Areas
- Ch 96 Property Maintenance
- Ch 97 Recycling
- Ch 98 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 99 Riparian Zones
- Ch 100 Sewers and Drains
- Ch 103 Soil Erosion
- Ch 104 Soil Replacement
- Ch 106 Soliciting and Peddling
- Ch 109 Street Excavations
- Ch 112 Streets, Sidewalks and Driveways
- Ch 114 Steep Slope Conservation
- Ch 115 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 119 Taxation
- Ch 124 Vehicles and Traffic; Public Roads and Streets
- Ch 127 Vehicles, Inoperable
- Ch 128 Littering
- Ch 132 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 135 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 141 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 (Reserved)
- Ch 153 Sewage Disposal Systems; Nonpublic Water Systems and Wells
- Ch 157 Swine
- Appendix
- Ch A163 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A164 Gas Franchise
- Ch A165 Communications Facilities Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 9-10-94]
The position of General Code Enforcement Officer
is hereby established. This person may also serve as the Zoning Officer.
The General Code Enforcement Officer shall be
appointed by the Township Committee on an annual basis upon his/her
qualifications involving knowledge and interpretive ability of general
ordinances, and specifically the Code of the Township of Kingwood,
personal demeanor and good public relations, good judgment and overall
administrative ability to fulfill all of the aspects and duties of
the office.
The General Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for enforcing the general ordinances and the Code of the Township of Kingwood, exclusive of such chapters (such as Chapter 132, Zoning, and Development Regulations, unless also serving in the position of Zoning Officer) for which a specific enforcement official or other body has been designated with the enforcement responsibility. The General Code Enforcement Officer shall respond to citizens' complaints and inquiries regarding the Code of the Township; make independent inspection of potential situations or alleged violations; and recommend, direct or order such remedial actions or the ceasing of such actions or activity or otherwise; and shall have the power on behalf of the Township, and where necessary upon consultation with the Township Attorney, to issue summons and complaints; and institute such other lawful actions as may be necessary to secure compliance with the General Code of the Township of Kingwood.
The General Code Enforcement Officer shall be
paid for the services performed in accordance with an agreement with
the Township Committee.
