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thereafter as this matter can be reached, at the meeting room of the Municipal Building located at 95 W. Veterans Highway, Jackson, New Jersey, at which time all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard concerning this ordinance.

ANN MARIE EDEN, RMC TOWNSHIP CLERK

DATED: 12-9-08

48-08 TITLE:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 3 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT,” ARTICLE XII, “DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT” SO AS TO CREATE A NEW SECTION 3-70A, ENTITLED “PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION OF FINES”

MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 48-08 ON FIRST READING, ADVERTISE THE APPROVAL AND NOTICE OF SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON, DECEMBER 23, 2008 BY: MARTIN MOTION SECONDED BY: UPDEGRAVE YES: MARTIN, UPDEGRAVE & KAFTON ABSENT: RIVERE

TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON ORDINANCE NO. 48-08

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 3 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT,” ARTICLE XII, “DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT” SO AS TO CREATE A NEW SECTION 3-70A, ENTITLED “PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION OF FINES”

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 3 of the Township Code of the Township of Jackson, entitled “Administration of Government,” Article XII, “Department of Community Enforcement,” is hereby amended and supplemented so as to create a new § 3-70A, entitled “Procedures for collection of fines,” which shall read in its entirety as follows:

§ 3-70A. Procedures for collection of fines.

Whenever the construction official, or appropriate subcode official, issues a notice of violation of the Uniform Construction Code, the following procedural steps shall be followed. It is intended that these internal procedures supplement, and be used in conjunction with, State regulations and not supersede said regulations.

• A.Unless public health and safety demands otherwise, a “Notice of Violation” shall allow thirty (30) days for compliance. This compliance period may be extended by the Construction Official if the violator makes a good faith effort to effectuate compliance.
• B.Unless State regulations require the immediate issuance of a penalty, upon the failure to correct the violation prior to the expiration of the compliance period provided in subparagraph A, a fine shall be assessed in the manner provided in State regulations.