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Councilman
Presents the following Ordinance Seconded by Councilman
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING
SECTION 160-119.1 ("CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUED USE
OR OCCUPANCY") OF CHAPTER 160 "LAND
DEVELOPMENT" OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF
CARTERET
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Borough Council of the
Borough of Carteret (the "Borough") as follows:
Section 1
Subsection A, "Certificate required for all uses of
Section 160-119.1 entitled "Certificate of continued use
or occupancy" and Loading" is hereby revised to read
as follows:
(1)
Certificate of occupancy required for all uses.
Change of occupancy and/or title required. A
continued Certificate of occupancy is required on
change of occupancy and/or title of all real
property in the Borough. It shall be the
responsibility of the zoning officer to receive and
review applications for continued Certificates of
occupancy. Upon receipt of a completed
application, the zoning officer must determine the
following:
1. That the nature of the proposed use is
permitted within the zone in question;
2. That no eminent health or safety hazards
exist at the site, which will be determined by
an inspection to be conducted by the zoning
officer or his designee;
3. That all sub-code inspections have been
completed;
4. That all existing code violations and
summonses have been abated.
The zoning officer, upon a determination that all of the
foregoing items have been satisfied, shall issue a
Certificate of occupancy. The fee for the Certificate of
occupancy shall be specified by ordinance.
(2) Change of tenancy, name and/or ownership of
commercial, industrial and office usages.
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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
(a) Continued Certificate of occupancy is required upon
a change of tenancy, name and/or ownership of
commercial, industrial and office usages in the
Borough. It shall be the responsibility of the zoning
officer to receive and review such applications. The
review shall include, but not be limited to, a
description of the proposed use, the hours of
operation, the number of employees, the parking
requirements, the nature of deliveries or shipments,
etc. The fee for a Certificate of occupancy shall be
specified by ordinance.
(b) A Certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for a
change of tenancy until the new tenant has
registered with the Fire Prevention Bureau and has
met the requirements of the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code.
All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed limited
to the extent of any such inconsistency.
If any section, paragraph, sub-division, clause or
provision of this ordinance is adjudged invalid, such
adjudication shall apply only to the section, paragraph,
sub-division, clause or provision so adjudged and the
remainder of this ordinance shall be deemed valid and
effective.
This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and
publication according to applicable law.
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August 16, 2001