09-02

ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MERCHANTVILLE, COUNTY OF CAMDEN AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY AMENDING CHAPTER 20, DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, IN THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF MERCHANTVILLE

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Merchantville, County of Camden, and State of New Jersey, that Chapter 20, Demolition of Buildings, in the Code of the Borough of Merchantville, be and hereby is amended, as follows:

ARTICLE I.              SECTION 20-1                      Permit required; fee; application.

A.        Permit required.

1.         No person, firm or corporation shall remove or demolish or commence the removal or demolition of any building or structure in the Borough of Merchantville without first filing with the Building Inspector an application in writing and obtaining a permit therefore.

2.         Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Building Inspector shall determine if a required Certificate of Appropriateness has been issued by the Historic Preservation Commission  as defined in Article VIIIB of Chapter 94 of the Code of the Borough of Merchantville.

B.        Retained in its entirety.

C.        Retained in its entirety.

ARTICLE II.                        SECTION 20-2                      Method of demolition.

A.                In demolishing any structure or part thereof, story after story shall be removed in a manner that is practical and consistent with demolition practices at the time the permit is issued.  The Building Inspector shall approve the method of demolition.  In addition to the safety measures as described in Section 20-3 of this Chapter, such approval shall consider the orientation of the structure to be demolished to nearby structures, pedestrian walkways and streets; the area available to undertake the demolition; and consideration of any needed coordination with local and county authorities relative to pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow and safety. The material to be removed shall be properly wet to minimize the dust incident to its removal.

B.                 Demolition, removal and disposal of building materials and/or other building site debris shall be in accordance with any and all requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and/or any other state, federal and/or other agency having jurisdiction related to the disposal of such materials.

ARTICLE III.

All Ordinances contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith.

ARTICLE IV.

This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication according to law.

THE BOROUGH OF MERCHANTVILLE

     BY:__________________________

     FRANK M. NORTH, MAYOR

ATTEST:

_______________________________

DENISE L. BROUSE, BOROUGH CLERK

The foregoing ordinance was introduced by Mayor and Council at the regular meeting held on January 12, 2009.  This Ordinance will be considered for adoption on final reading and public hearing to be held on January 26, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room, Merchantville Borough Hall, 1 West Maple Avenue, Merchantville, New Jersey.

The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend certain provision of this Chapter regulating the demolition of building in the Borough of Merchantville.  A copy of this Ordinance is available at no charge to the general public between the hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (Legal Holidays excluded), at the Office of the Borough Clerk, Merchantville Borough Hall, 1 West Maple Avenue, Merchantville, New Jersey