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This chapter may be enforced by the Construction Code Department,
Zoning Official, Health Inspector, and Police Department of the Township.
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Whenever the enforcement officer determines that there is or has
been a violation of any provision of this chapter, the officer shall
give notice of such violation to the person, persons or entities responsible
therefor under this chapter. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
include a concise statement of the reasons for its issuance. Such
notice shall be deemed to be properly and sufficiently served if a
copy thereof is sent by registered or certified mail to the last known
address of the person or entity upon which the same is served, as
shown by the most recent tax lists of the Township, or if a copy thereof
is handed to the person or persons or a copy thereof is left at the
usual place of abode or office of the persons or entities. Notice
shall be given as aforesaid within or without the Township. The notice
shall also state that unless the violation is abated, removed, cured,
prevented or desisted from within 10 days of the date of service of
such notice (exclusive of the date of service), a summons shall issue
for such violation. The enforcement officer may, at the time the officer
issues the notice, extend the period for correction of the violation
stated in the notice for a period in excess of the aforesaid 10 days
if, in the officer's judgment, the abatement, removal, prevention,
cessation of or cure of the condition violated cannot reasonably be
effected within the ten-day period; and in such cases the enforcement
officer shall state such reasonably required extended period in the
notice, which shall then be applicable instead of the aforesaid 10
days. In the event the violation is not abated, removed, cured, prevented
or desisted from or otherwise fully remedied within the ten-day period
or within such extended period as set forth in the notice pursuant
to the foregoing, a summons shall then issue against the person, persons,
entity or entities so notified.
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Whenever the enforcement officer finds that an emergency condition
in violation of this chapter exists, which condition requires immediate
attention in order to protect the public health or safety, the officer
may issue an order by service of notice as set forth, reciting the
existence of such an emergency condition and requiring that such action
be taken by the violator as soon as reasonably necessary to meet the
emergency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, such
order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order
is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon objection
in writing to the enforcement officer any such person shall be afforded
a hearing before the governing body of the Township as soon as is
reasonably possible. After such a hearing and decision by the governing
body as to the existence or nonexistence of the emergency condition,
the governing body may continue such order in effect, or modify or
withdraw it, subject to issuance of a summons for violation thereof
if such order is continued.
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On the basis of economic hardship any person may apply to the Township
Committee for an extension of time up to six months from the time
period set forth by the enforcement officer in the notice served pursuant
to the terms of this section. Such application for extension of time
shall be in writing, shall be filed with the Township Clerk within
the time period set forth in the notice, shall be directed to the
Township Committee and shall specifically set forth all bases of economic
hardship supporting the requested extension. The application may include
a request for a hearing before the Township Committee. Filing of such
application shall stay the operation of the terms of this chapter
until acted upon by the Township Committee.
B.
Any application properly filed shall be considered by the Township
Committee no later than the next regularly scheduled executive meeting.
If a hearing has been requested by the applicant or by any member
of the Township Committee, it shall be acted upon no later than 30
days from the date of the filing of the application with the Township
Committee. Failure of the Township Committee to act within such thirty-day
period shall be considered a denial of the application.
C.
The Township Committee, after hearing all the evidence, shall have
discretion to deny the application or to grant any extension of time
up to six months from the date of expiration of time as set forth
in the original notice served by the enforcing officer.
D.
No extension of time shall be granted for any reason other than economic
hardship as determined by the Township Committee.
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Any person or entity who shall violate any of the provisions of this
chapter or any order promulgated hereunder shall, after a summons
is issued under the terms hereof, upon conviction, be punished as
follows:
