[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Lower
by Ord. No. 77-70 (Sec. 9-6 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of the New Jersey State Housing Code, a true copy of
which is on file in the office of the Township Clerk, are hereby adopted and
incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, as constituting the
standards to guide the appropriate officials of the Township of Lower in determining
the fitness of a building for human habitation, use or occupancy.
The administrative authority provided in the code to administer the
provisions thereof is the Director of Public Safety. The public officers provided
for in the code shall be the Director of Public Safety, the Building Inspector,
the Electrical Inspector, the Plumbing Inspector, and the Township Health
Officer.
The Director of Public Safety, the Building Inspector, the Electrical
Inspector and the Plumbing Inspector and the Township Health Officer shall
all be guided in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by law, by
the provisions of the New Jersey State Housing Code, and shall use the standards
set forth therein to guide them in determining the fitness of a building for
human habitation, use or occupancy.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter, including the provisions of the New Jersey State Housing
Code which have been hereby adopted, shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or a fine not to exceed $500, or both.
Each twenty-four-hour period that any violation continues to exist shall be
deemed to be a separate offense and shall be punishable as aforesaid.
