09-13

ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MERCHANTVILLE, COUNTY OF CAMDEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AMENDING CHAPTER 60B, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, OF 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 60B, Property Maintenance, is hereby amended to the Code of the Borough of Merchantville, as follows:

ARTICLE I.              SECTION 60B-1                   Adoption of standards by reference.                       The International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Merchantville, in the State of New Jersey, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said IMPC are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 60B-4 of this Chapter, three (3) copies of which are on file in the Office of the Borough Clerk of Merchantville.

ARTICLE II.                        SECTION 60B-4                   Amendments to standards.

The International National Property Maintenance Code, 2006 Edition, is hereby amended and revised in the following respects:

A.        Section PM-101.1, Title, shall now read as follows:

PM-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Merchantville, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

B.        Section PM-103.1, General, shall be amended to read as follows:

            PM-103.1 General: There is hereby created in the Borough of Merchantville the position of Property Maintenance Code Official (hereinafter, “Code Officer”) who shall be appointed annually by the Mayor of the Borough of Merchantville. The code official shall enforce all provisions of this code.

C.        Section PM-106.2, Penalties, shall read as follows:

PM-107.4 Penalties: Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Merchantville, or such other court having jurisdiction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000.00, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community service for a term not exceeding 90 days, or all of the above.  Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this article.

D.        Section PM 111.0, MEANS OF APPEAL, shall be deleted in its entirety.

E.         Section PM-602.3, Heat supply, shall be amended as follows:

            PM-602.3 Heat supply: Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one (1) or more dwelling units, rooming units, dormitory or guest rooms on terms, either express or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply sufficient heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain the room temperatures specified in Section PM-602.2 during the hours between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. of each day and not less than sixty degrees (60° F.) [sixteen degrees Celsius (16° C.)] during other hours.

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 passage and publication according to law.

THE BOROUGH OF MERCHANTVILLE

                                                     BY:________________________________________

FRANK M. NORTH, MAYOR

ATTEST:

____________________________________                                                                           

DENISE BROUSE, BOROUGH CLERK

The foregoing ordinance was introduced by Mayor and Council at the regular meeting held on May 26, 2009.  This Ordinance will be considered for adoption on final reading and public hearing to be held on June 8, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room, Merchantville Borough Hall, One West Maple Avenue, Merchantville, New Jersey.

The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Property Maintenance Code consistent with current revisions as stated in the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), 2006 Edition.  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, One West Maple Avenue, Merchantville, New Jersey.