[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kenilworth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-25-1979 by Ord. No. 79-25; amended in its entirety 5-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
For violation of any provision of this Code or other ordinance of the Borough of Kenilworth, unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided in connection with the provision violated, the maximum penalty upon conviction of the violation shall, at the discretion of the Borough, be by one or more of the following: imprisonment in the County Jail or in any place provided by the Borough for the detention of prisoners for any term not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine not exceeding $2,000; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Except as otherwise provided, each and every day in which a violation of any provision of this Code or any other ordinance of the Borough of Kenilworth exists shall constitute a separate violation.
[Adopted 9-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, the ordinances of the Borough of Kenilworth of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kenilworth, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 197, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as "Parts I and II of the Code of the Borough of Kenilworth," hereinafter known and referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code, except such ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal or continued in force.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication according to law.
A copy of the Code in loose-leaf form has been filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this ordinance; and, if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Clerk of the Borough of Kenilworth by impressing thereon the Seal of the Borough, as provided by law, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of the Clerk of the Borough, to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, amendments or supplements to the Code, when passed and adopted in such form as to indicate the intent of the governing body to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Borough of Kenilworth" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments. Whenever such additions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code as amendments and supplements thereto.
The Clerk of the Borough of Kenilworth, pursuant to law, shall cause this Adopting Ordinance to be published, in the manner required, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular office hours. The enactment and publication of this Adopting Ordinance, coupled with availability of copies of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk or someone authorized and directed by the Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the book containing the Code required to be filed in his or her office for the use of the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification which shall be adopted specifically as part of the Code shall, when finally adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes or new ordinances are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be purchased from the Clerk, or an authorized agent of the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee authorized by the Borough. The Clerk shall also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Borough of Kenilworth to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following: a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
Each section of the Code and every part of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
A. 
Except as provided in § 1-14, Ordinances saved from repeal, below, all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the Borough of Kenilworth which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect.
B. 
Repeal of specific ordinances. The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kenilworth has determined that the following ordinances are no longer in effect and hereby specifically repeals the following legislation:
(1) 
Ordinance No. 201-03, Fees and Licenses amendment, adopted February 26, 2014.
(2) 
Former Chapter 13, Cooperative Pricing (Ord. No. 94-1).
(3) 
Former Chapter 23, Flood Control Commission (Ord. No. 76-17).
(4) 
Former Chapter 30, Land Use Procedures (Ord. No. 77-1).
(5) 
Former Chapter 63, Barbershops (Ord. No. 62-5).
(6) 
Former Chapter 80, Contractors (Ord. No. 96-22).
(7) 
Former Chapter 87, Article II, Public Dances (part of Ord. No. 79-19).
(8) 
Former Chapter 87, Article IV, Pool and Billiard Halls (Ord. No. 67-4).
(9) 
Former Chapter 88, Ticket Resales (Ord. No. 80-12).
(10) 
Former Chapter 106, Article III, Clothing Recycling (Ord. No. 2013-01).
(11) 
Former Chapter 106, Article V, Medical Waste Disposal (Ord. No. 88-34).
(12) 
Former Chapter 110, Golf Courses, Miniature (Ord. No. 107).
(13) 
Former Chapter 140, Article I, Park Lot Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Ord. No. 76-23).
(14) 
Former Chapter 140, Article II, David Brearley High School (Ord. No. 82-21).
(15) 
Former Chapter 140, Article III, Lot Adjacent to Kenilworth Free Public Library (Ord. No. 82-22).
(16) 
Former Chapter 141, Article I, Joseph DiMario Playground (Ord. No. 79-22).
(17) 
Former Chapter 163, Site Plan Review (Ord. No. 77-20).
(18) 
Former Chapter 174, Subdivision of Land (Ord. No. 78-3).
(19) 
Former Chapter 182, Trailers Used for Storage (Ord. No. 88-16).
(20) 
Former Chapter 197, Zoning (Ord. No. 99-10).
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-13 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A. 
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to January 24, 2018.
B. 
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of this ordinance or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
C. 
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D. 
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered, prior to the effective date of this ordinance, brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E. 
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred.
F. 
Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing of grade, changing of name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place or any portion thereof.
G. 
Any ordinance or resolution appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence of the Borough's indebtedness.
H. 
Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
I. 
The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges or the approval of the municipal budget.
J. 
The dedication of property or approval of preliminary or final subdivision plats.
K. 
All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the rate and manner of payment of salaries and compensation of officers and employees.
L. 
Any ordinance adopting or amending the Zoning Map.
M. 
Any ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
A. 
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption and revision as part of the Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, certain grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Mayor and Council that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. 
In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions as set forth in Schedule A[1] attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-15B, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 9-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Borough offices.
C. 
Nomenclature changes.
(1) 
All references to the "Chairman" or the "Chair" are hereby revised to "Chairperson."
(2) 
All references to the "Police Committee" are hereby revised to "Public Safety Committee."
(3) 
All references to the "Construction Department" are hereby revised to "Building Department."
(4) 
All references to the "Code Enforcement Department" are hereby revised to "Building Department."
(5) 
All references to the "Construction Code Official" are hereby revised to "Construction Official."
(6) 
All references to the "Borough Hall" are hereby revised to "Municipal Building."
(7) 
All references to the "Zoning Official," the "Zoning Enforcement Officer," or the "Zoning Enforcement Official" are hereby revised to "Zoning Officer."