Borough of Palisades Park, NJ Article VIII Boardinghouses, Lodging Houses and Hotels

§ 315-37 State license required; violations and penalties.

[Amended 2-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2001-4]

A. No person shall conduct or maintain a boardinghouse, lodging house or hotel without first having obtained from the state a license therefore.

B. Any violation of Subsection A of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5,000 per day that said violation continues.

C. The violation of any section or subsection of this code shall constitute a separate and distinct offense independent of the violation of any other section or subsection or of any order issued pursuant to the code.

D. Each day a particular violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original Sections 2 and 3, which immediately followed this section and dealt with licenses for boardinghouses, lodging houses and hotels, were deleted 4-11-1996 by Ord. No. 96-1.

§ 315-38 Other applicable laws.

The provisions of the New Jersey State Housing Code, the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law[1] and the BOCA Code of the Borough[2] shall be enforced.

[1] Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.

[2] Editor's Note: See Ch. 143, Fire Prevention.

§ 315-39 Heating and lighting.

All heating shall be furnished by a central heating system. The use of any portable gas, electric or other small heater is hereby prohibited, as is the use of any light other than electrical.

§ 315-40 Availability of registers.

The registers of every boardinghouse, lodging house and hotel shall be made available to the enforcing agent upon request and shall contain such information as may be requested by the Board.