Township of Clark, NJ Chapter 114 Certificate of Continued Occupancy

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Clark by Ord. No. 91-38 (Sec. 14-4 of the 2002 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building design — See Ch. 99.

Unfit buildings — See Ch. 108.

Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 122.

Housing standards — See Ch. 189.

Land use and development — See Ch. 195.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 255.

§ 114-1 Certificate required prior to sale.

A certificate of continued occupancy shall be required to be issued prior to the sale of any structure within the Township.

§ 114-2 Inspection prior to issuance.

Prior to the issuance of any such certificate of continued occupancy, the Construction Code Official shall conduct an inspection of the subject premises in order to ascertain compliance with this Code and all ordinances of the Township, including zoning, construction, health and the like. In the event there exists upon such premises any violation of the Code or of any municipal ordinance or any hazardous or dangerous conditions, as same are defined in the Uniform Construction Code,[1] a certificate of continued occupancy shall not be issued until such violations have been corrected, and the Construction Code Official has caused the same to be reinspected and found the premises to be in compliance with the foregoing.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 122, Construction Codes, Uniform.

§ 114-3 Inspection fees. [1]

The fees to be charged in connection with the foregoing inspections are as follows:

A. For one-family residential inspections: $75.

B. Per unit for each unit in a multiple dwelling: $75.

C. For commercial or industrial inspections:

(1) Up to five offices: $200.

(2) Each additional office, per office: $75.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).