HomeMy Public PortalAbout98:48 .\NORDINAN(E AMENDING CIIAPTER 109, ARTI('LE 109-$
OF THE BOI,[OI GH CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET
BY ADDING A SECTION WAIVING PERMIT FEES FOR THE
('ONSTRI ('TION OF RESIDENTIAL HANDICAPPEI)
A(TCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
I~1"~ IT ORI)AINED b', the Borough Council oF the Borougl~ oF Carteret
(tbe'Boiougb") that a new section numbered 109-5C shall be added to read as
I. Pt RPOSE
The State of Ne;~ Jerscx Unilbrm Construction ('ode Section 52:271)-126e
pet mits the Goxeming Bodx of anx municipalilv to proxide by cndinances that no
pe~son shall be charged a construction permit surcharge f~e or entbrcing agency tko
Iht anx construction reconstruction alteration or improxements designed and
undertaken so/ek 1o promote accessibility bx disabled persons lo an exisling public
et pdxate strncttuc or anx oftbe fhcililies contained therein
'Ihe Borough ('otmcil of tho Borough el'Ca, rorer believes that the promotion
of such accessibility improxements in residential buildings is tb~ the public good
2. DEFINITION.
For the ptn pose of this ()~ dinance the l'ollowing dclhfition sball apply:
I)isabled Person - a pc~son who has the total and permanent inability to
engage in 3l]v substantial gainlkd actixitv by i cason of aris medically detemfinable
ph> sical of mental impairn~enl, including blindness, and shall include, but not be
Ihnitcd to max resident of the Borough x~bo is disabled pursuant to tbe Federal Social
Nectnitx Xc1{42 rISC SS416) o~ t:cdcral Raih'oad Retirement Act of 1974(45
[ %( S%231et scq)oristatcdashaxinga6()°0 disabilitv, or higher, pursuant to
anx t~cleral laxx adminislercd bx the thfited States Veterans' Act }:or the purpose of
this palagraph "blindness" means central xisual acuity of 20 200, or less, in the better
eve with ll~c uso of a correcting lens ,Xn eye x~bich is accompanied by a linfitation m
llac fields o['xision such that thc x~ idest diameter of the xisual field subtends an angle
no g~cater tlqan 20 degrees shall bc considered as having a central visual acuity of
20 20(~ o~ less
3. ~,%\IVERofFEES.
~\ disabled petson el a palelm el sibling. ()fa disabled person, shall not be
tequhed to pa} any municipalibe, o~ cbmgc, in order to secure a construction permit
fi~r au~ construction, reconslruction, alteration, o~ improvements which pronloles
accessibility to his c)~ bc~ ox~n Ming unit. except that in the case o]'a pmcnt or sibling
ol'a disabled person, said pe~son sball establish 2)r the reasonable satisthction ot'tbe
('OlnSt~ uction Ofllcial that Ibc disabled pe~ son ]csidcs with the applicant
4. EX( LITSION.
1his ordinance specilica/I> c×clL~cic,; accessibilir, imprc, x emcnt$ matte to
buiJdinSs ol st~ udu~ cs den otcd to COllllII~21 cial use
IN('ONSISTEN10RDINAN( ES.
All ordinances or paris c, fc, rdhmnccs inconsistent xkirh oz in conllid :,.ith t}lis
o~dinance are hereb5 ~epealed to the e×tent of'such inconsistcnc,~
6. PARTIAl. INVAI.IDITh'.
If anx section paragraph clause o~ proxision of this ordinance shall be
adjudged inx alid such adiL~dication shall at)pi5 only to the section, paragraph, clause
or prox~sion as a4iudged and the remainder oFthe ordinance shall be deemed valid and
BE I'l' FI RTItER ORI)~lNIql) that this ordinance shall tal<c cf'i'cct as plcsc~ibcd
RI,;CORI) OF COUNCIL VOTE
'ii[ CRILLEY ¢ q ~ } GUTO~SKI ]-X /
,4PPROVEDBY ' 4 " " '~
ON_ MUNICIOAL CLERK