[Adopted 9-18-1972 by Ord. No. 72-11,
Ch. 13, Art. 15, of the former Revised Ordinances]
[Amended 6-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-266; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-604]
A.
This article shall regulate the maintenance of multifamily,
commercial, community service, industrial and public service facility
properties, fix penalties for violations and be commonly known as
the "Multifamily and Nonresidential Property Maintenance Code."
B.
COMMERCIAL FACILITY
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
COMMUNITY SERVICE FACILITY
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY
PERSON
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY
PUBLIC UTILITY LAND
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
TOWNSHIP LAND
The following words and terms, when used in this article,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
Any premises, property, or facility involving traffic in
goods or furnishing of services for sale or profit, including, but
not limited to:
Banking and other financial institutions;
Dining establishments;
Retail establishments;
Wholesale establishments;
Recreation or entertainment establishments;
Office buildings;
Transportation;
Warehouses; and
Establishments providing accommodations which
exceed six dwelling units, including, but not limited to, apartments,
co-ops, hotels, motels and dormitories, when they are the source of
the sound that is being investigated and the source of sound is a
heating, air-conditioning or pool filter unit or system.
Any nonresidential facility used to provide services to the
public, including, but not limited to:
Any activity and its related premises, property, facilities
or equipment involving the fabrication, manufacture or production
of durable or nondurable goods.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Property used for human habitation of two or more families,
including, but not limited to:
Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, governmental agency, department or bureau of the state,
municipality, industry or association, including condominium or co-op
associations, limited liability corporations and partnerships and
limited liability partnerships.
Any facility and its related premises, property or equipment
used to provide governmental services to the public, including, but
not limited to:
All real property, waters and facilities owned or leased
by any entity regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Property used for human habitation, unless the habitation
is a condition of employment, including, but not limited to:
All real property, waters and facilities owned or leased
by the Township of Cedar Grove, including, but not limited to, work
areas, parks, forests, recreational areas, natural areas, marinas,
golf courses, botanical gardens, historic sites, wildlife management
areas or reservoir lands.
A.
Every multifamily dwelling, industrial facility, commercial
facility, community service facility, public service facility or public
utility land and accessory structures and every part thereof shall
be kept structurally sound and in a state of good repair to avoid
safety, health or fire hazards, including exterior walls, sidings
and roofs, and shall be kept free from defects.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-604]
B.
All exposed surfaces susceptible to decay shall be
kept at all times painted or otherwise provided with a protective
coating sufficient to prevent deterioration. Damaged materials must
be repaired or replaced. Places showing signs of rot, leakage, deterioration
or corrosion, weathering or seepage are to be restored and protected.
C.
Structural soundness and general maintenance violation
complaints may be brought by any resident, the Township Building Inspector
or the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 6-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-266]
A.
Landscaping. Premises shall be kept landscaped in
accordance with or equal to the original landscape site plan as approved
by the Planning Board. Bushes, lawns, hedges, trees and all other
features included in the approved landscape plan shall be maintained
and kept from becoming overgrown and unsightly or in any form of neglect
or disrepair. In the absence of an approved landscape site plan,
it shall be considered a violation of this provision to allow grass
to grow in excess of 10 inches in height. Landscaping violation complaints
may be brought by any resident, the Township Police Department, the
Township Building Inspector, the Township Code Enforcement Officer
or any agent of the Township.
[Amended 6-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-266; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-604]
B.
Fences. All fences shall be maintained and kept in
a good state of repair. All exposed surfaces susceptible to decay
shall be kept at all times painted or otherwise provided with a protective
coating sufficient to prevent deterioration. Fence violation complaints
may be brought by any resident, the Township Building Inspector or
the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 6-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-266]
C.
Parking lots.
(1)
All parking lots shall be maintained, where applicable,
according to the original site plan. The surface of the pavement shall
be kept in a good state of repair, free from potholes, defects, debris,
rubbish, rocks and litter. Parking lot violation complaints may be
brought by any resident or the Township Health Officer or the Township
Building Inspector.
[Amended 9-18-1978 by Ord. No. 78-77]
(2)
Additionally, all parking lots and driveways shall
be cleared of all snow and ice within 12 hours of daylight after the
same shall cease to have fallen or to have formed thereon or, in the
case of ice which may be so frozen to make removal impracticable,
shall be thoroughly covered with sand within the same period. Violation
complaints may be brought by any resident, the municipality's Code
Enforcement Officer or Cedar Grove Police Department.
[Added 8-2-1993 by Ord. No. 93-422]
D.
Refuse and natural growth.
[Amended 6-16-1986 by Ord. No. 86-266; 11-21-1988 by Ord. No. 88-328; 5-6-1996 by Ord. No. 96-472; 4-2-2001 by Ord. No. 01-557]
(1)
The exterior of the premises and all structures thereon
shall be kept free of all nuisances and any hazards to the safety
of occupants, pedestrians and other persons utilizing the premises
and free of unsanitary conditions, and any of the foregoing shall
be promptly removed and abated by the owner or operator. It shall
be the duty of the owner or operator to keep the premises free of
hazards, which include but are not limited to the following:
(a)
Refuse. Brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps,
roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash, refuse and debris.
(b)
Natural growth. Dead and dying trees and/or
limbs or other natural growth, which by reason of rotting or deteriorating
conditions or storm damage constitute a hazard to persons in the vicinity
thereof, shall be removed and replaced with a new planting. Trees,
shrubs and plantings shall be kept pruned and trimmed to prevent such
conditions.
(c)
Litter. Paper products, packing and shipping
materials and other litter.
(2)
All cuttings, clippings, and waste materials generated
within the Township shall be disposed only at the customer's location
or at such other location as may be designated and directed by a duly
authorized representative of the Township's Department of Community
Development. Disposal of any cuttings, clippings or waste materials
generated from beyond the Township is prohibited within the Township's
boundaries.
(3)
No leaves shall be piled more than three feet from the curb of his or her property in which he or she is working during the leaf collection periods designated by the Director of Community Development. During other periods of the year, these materials must be disposed of in accord with Subsection D(2) of this section.
(4)
Refuse and natural growth violation complaints may
be brought by any resident, the Township Health Officer or Code Enforcement
Officer.
E.
Signs. All permanent signs and billboards exposed
to public view, permitted by reason of other regulations or a lawful
nonconforming use, shall be maintained in good repair. Any signs which
have become excessively weathered or faded or those upon which the
paint has peeled or cracked shall, with their supporting members,
be removed forthwith or painted and put into a good state of repair.
All nonoperative or broken electrical signs shall be repaired or shall,
with their supporting members, be removed forthwith. Sign violation
complaints may be brought by any resident, the Township Building Inspector
or the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 6-16-1986 by No. 86-266]
F.
Walkways. All walkways shall be kept structurally
sound and in a state of good repair. Additionally, snow and ice shall
be removed from walkways within 12 hours of daylight after the same
shall cease to have fallen or to have formed thereon or, in the case
of ice which may be frozen to make removal impracticable, shall be
thoroughly covered with sand within the same period. Violation complaints
may be brought by any resident or the municipality's Code Enforcement
Officer.
[Added 8-2-1993 by Ord. No. 93-422]
A.
Stairs and railings. Interior stairs of every structure
used for human habitation shall be structurally sound and free from
defects. Handrailings or banisters shall be provided for all stairs,
balconies, fire escapes and stairwells, and the handrails or banisters
shall be securely attached, maintained free from defects and shall
be of sufficient height to guard against accidents and to be appropriate
for use by persons of normal height utilizing the stairway. Stairs
shall be adequately lighted in all places for 24 hours per day on
each floor to permit safe use for persons ascending or descending.
Stair and railing violation complaints may be brought by any resident
or the Township Building Inspector.
B.
Walls and ceilings. Walls and ceilings shall be considered
to be in good repair when clean and free from cracks, breaks, loose
plaster and similar conditions. Walls shall be provided with paint
or paper, sealing material or other protective covering so that the
said walls and ceilings shall be kept clean, free of visible foreign
matter, sanitary and well-maintained at all times. Wall and ceiling
violation complaints may be brought by any resident or the Township
Building Inspector.
C.
Heating. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,
every person who shall have contracted or undertaken, or shall be
bound to heat or to furnish heat for any building, or portion thereof,
occupied as a multifamily dwelling shall heat, or furnish such heat,
for every occupied room in such building or portion thereof so that
a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained
therein between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and a minimum
temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained therein between
the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any building, or portion
thereof, occupied as a multifamily dwelling throughout the year. Violation
complaints may be brought by any resident, the municipality's Code
Enforcement Officer or Health Officer.
[Added 9-8-1997 by Ord. 97-489]
[Added 7-2-1973 by Ord. No. 7211(a)]
A.
In all multifamily units, excluding two-dwelling units,
every portion of each stairway, hall cellar, basement, landing, furnace
room, utility room and garage, parking space and all similar nonhabitable
space shall have artificial light available at all times, with a minimum
illumination as hereinafter enumerated per square foot in the darkest
portions with control switches operable in each of said portions of
the building:
(1)
Stairway: 20 footcandles of light.
(2)
Hall cellar: 10 footcandles of light.
(3)
Basement: 20 footcandles of light.
(4)
Laundry: 20 footcandles of light.
(5)
Furnace room: 20 footcandles of light.
(6)
Utility room and garage: 10 footcandles of light.
(7)
Parking space: 20 footcandles of light.
(8)
All other similar nonhabitable space: 10 footcandles
of light.
B.
In all multifamily units, excluding two-family units,
every portion of any interior or exterior passageway, including the
outside entrance of a garage and outdoor parking area, shall be illuminated
artificially, between the hours from 1/2 hour before sunset to 1/2
hour after sunrise, with an illumination of at least 30 footcandles
per square foot in the darkest portion of the normally traveled stairs
and passageways to enable persons of normal vision to traverse from
such areas safely to the point of egress from the garage and outdoor
parking areas.
[Amended 7-1-1974 by Ord. No. 72-11(b); 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-227; 11-21-1988 by Ord. No. 88-328]
Prior to the start of proceedings before a court of proper jurisdiction, written notice containing the nature of the violation shall be served upon the owner and/or occupant. Service of the notice shall be made in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested. In the event that service cannot be effectuated by certified mail, service may be made by first-class mail with postage prepaid mailed to the last known address of the person to be served. Service shall be effective upon mailing, and the date of mailing or personal service shall be the beginning date for computation of the time limits hereinafter established. Upon service of a notice of violation of this article, the owner and/or occupant must correct the defective condition within seven days, except in the case of a litter violation pursuant to § 197-3D(1)(c), which shall be corrected within three days, provided that service of the required notice is made in person, or such later time as the Township official enforcing the chapter shall agree, in writing.
[Amended 7-2-1973 by Ord. No. 72-11(a); 7-30-1984 by Ord. No. 84-222; 10-23-2006 by Ord. No.
06-656]
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
