Township of Freehold, NJ
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2023-12-19
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 245 Property Maintenance
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Article IV Vacant Buildings
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 10 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 11 Traffic
- Ch 17 Approval of Payments and Bills
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 26 Fire Department
- Ch 30 Fire Districts
- Ch 34 Health, Board of
- Ch 43 Payroll
- Ch 47 Personnel
- Ch 51 Police Department
- Ch 59 Tort Claims
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 67 Alarm Systems
- Ch 71 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Amusements
- Ch 79 Animals
- Ch 92 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 97 Campgrounds
- Ch 101 Checks, Returned
- Ch 107 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 111 Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- Ch 115 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 119 Consumer Protection
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 125 Cpr/Aed Training
- Ch 126 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 127 Curfew
- Ch 134 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 142 Environmental Impact Statements
- Ch 150 Fees
- Ch 154 Firearms
- Ch 158 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 162 Fire Prevention
- Ch 166 Floodplain Management Regulations
- Ch 171 Games of Chance and Bingo
- Ch 177 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 182 Housing Standards
- Ch 186 Junk Dealers
- Ch 190 Land Use
- Ch 195 Licensing
- Ch 199 Limousine Certification
- Ch 203 Littering
- Ch 207 Loitering
- Ch 213 Manufactured/Mobile Homes
- Ch 217 Noise
- Ch 224 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 228 Parking Lots and Drives
- Ch 232 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 236 License Fees
- Ch 240 Pool and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 245 Property Maintenance
- Ch 245 Art IV Vacant Buildings
- § 245-14 Storage of certain items prohibited.
- § 245-15 Boarding up of windows and doors.
- § 245-16 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 249 Public Records, Access to
- Ch 251 Recreational Cannabis
- Ch 253 Recycling
- Ch 257 Rental Property Registration
- Ch 261 Rent Control
- Ch 265 Right to Farm
- Ch 270 Sewers
- Ch 273 Sex Offender Residency
- Ch 278 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 282 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 286 Soil Removal and Soil Fill
- Ch 288 Solicitation
- Ch 290 Solid Waste
- Ch 295 Sports Code of Conduct
- Ch 300 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 305 Swimming Pools
- Ch 311 Taxation
- Ch 315 Taxicabs
- Ch 319 Telecommunications Licensing
- Ch 323 Topographical Maps
- Ch 327 Towing
- Ch 331 Township Buildings
- Ch 332 Township-Owned Property
- Ch 333 Toy Guns
- Ch 336 Trees
- Ch 341 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 346 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 347 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 351 Water
- Ch 355 Water Resources Protection
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 361 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 364 Administration
- Ch 368 Animals
- Ch 373 Food Establishments
- Ch 380 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 385 Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 389 Swimming Pools
- Ch 394 Wells
- Ch 395 Quarantine and Isolation Standards
- Part IV: Shade Tree Commission Legislation
- Ch 399 General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 400 Shade Trees
- Appendix
- Ch A410 Use of Township Roads by Communications Company
- Ch A411 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted by Ord. No. O-01-2 (§ 13-3.10
of the Revised General Ordinances)]
All owners of unoccupied or vacant buildings
shall comply with the applicable provisions of the New Jersey Fire
Safety Code N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq. and any local ordinances and the
following additional standards for safety from fire:
In order to promote the early detection and
containment of fire, the boarding up of windows and doors shall not
be permitted except with the permission of the Township Construction
Official in emergency situations. When the windows and doors are allowed
to be boarded up, they shall be covered with no less than 1/2 inch
exterior plywood or equivalent and be painted the same color as the
body of the building. In no case shall boarding up of windows or doors
be permitted in excess of six months, except pursuant to an extension
granted as outlined below. Should an owner find it necessary to board
up windows and doors in excess of six months, a written appeal seeking
permission to do so must be filed with the Township Construction Official
at least 14 days prior to the expiration of the initial six month
period. At the time of such appeal, all circumstances shall be set
forth in a written affidavit supporting the owner's request for an
extension of the board-up. Based upon the information set forth in
the affidavit, such other circumstances regarding the property as
may be revealed from an inspection of it, and any other relevant information
or circumstances of which the Township Construction Official may be
aware, bearing upon the request, the Construction Official shall make
a determination whether or not to grant the extension request. Such
determination shall set forth the factors considered and the reasons
for the decision. The written determination shall be sent by regular
mail or personal delivery to the owner. The determination of the Township
Construction Official shall be final unless reversed by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
