§ 10-1.10. Violations and penalties.
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Any person or corporation, including an officer, director or employee of a corporation, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 who:
1.Violates any of the provisions of this section.
2.Constructs a structure or building in violation of a condition of a building permit.
3.Fails to comply with any order issued by the Construction Code Enforcing Agency or its designees.
4.Makes a false or misleading written statement or omits any required information or statement in any application or request for approval to the Construction Code Enforcing Agency or its designees or any agency or board of the Township.
b.Anyone who knowingly refuses an inspector, who is lawfully authorized to inspect any premises, building or structure pursuant to this section, entry or access to such premises, building or structure, or who unreasonably interferes with such an inspection, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250.
c.With respect to paragraph a,3. of this subsection, a person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each day that he fails to comply with a stop-construction order validly issued by the Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency or its designees, and by any other agency or department authorized by law, and for each week that he fails to comply with any other order validly issued by the Construction Code Enforcing Agency or its designees or other agency or department. With respect to paragraphs a,1. and 4. of this subsection, a person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each violation of any provision of this section and for each false or misleading written statement or omission of required information or statement made in any application or request for approval to the Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, or its designees or other agency or department authorized by law. With respect to paragraph a,2. of this subsection, a person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each violation of the conditions of a construction permit.
d.The imposition of fines and any appeal therefrom shall be in the manner set forth in the Uniform Construction Code Act, P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.). All penalties hereunder may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.