[Amended 3-26-2004 by Ord. No. 11-2001; 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 4-2008; 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 008-2013]
A. A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hammonton and the office of the Building Official/Code Enforcement Officer, being marked and designated as International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Town of Hammonton in the State of New Jersey for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures, by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use, and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the Hammonton Construction Code Official, 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 Subsection C of this section.
B. To the extent that any other regulation or ordinance requires more strict standards than exists in the International Property Maintenance Code 2006, then the more strict standards shall apply within the Town of Hammonton.
C. The following sections are hereby revised:
(1) In Section 101.1 insert: "Town of Hammonton."
(2) In Section 103.5 insert: "Such fees are on file with the Construction Code Official of the Town of Hammonton."
(3) In Section 302.4: insert: "six inches."
(4) In Section 304.14 insert: "April 1 through October 1."
(5) Delete Section 404.4.1 in its entirety and replace with the following language:
404.4.1 Room area. Every living room shall contain at least 120 square feet of floor area. Every bedroom occupied by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area. Every bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof. |
(6) Delete Section 404.5 in its entirety and replace with the following language and subsections:
404.5 Overcrowding. The number of persons occupying a dwelling unit shall not create conditions that, in the opinion of the Construction Code Official or his designee, endanger the life, health, safety or welfare of the occupants. Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than permitted by the minimum area requirements of Table 404.5.
Table 404.5 Minimum Area Requirements | ||||
[Minimum Area (square feet)] | ||||
Space | 1-2 Occupants | 3-5 Occupants | 6-8 Occupants | 9 or More Occupants |
Living room | No requirement | 120 | 150 | 225 |
Dining room | No requirement | 80 | 150 | 200 |
Space | 1 Occupant | 2 or More Occupants |
Bedrooms | 70 square feet | Additional 50 sq. feet per occupant* |
*No more than 4 occupants per any bedroom. | ||
404.5.1 Sleeping area. The minimum occupancy area required by Table 404.5 shall not be included as a sleeping area in determining the minimum occupancy area for sleeping purposes. All sleeping areas shall comply with Sections 404.4 and 404.5. For health and fire safety reasons, no more than 4 persons may occupy any one bedroom, regardless of the square footage requirements of such room. Under no circumstances shall any sleeping area be permitted in a basement unless the basement, in the opinion of the Construction Code Official or his designee, contains adequate emergency escape openings sufficient under fire safety standards, and otherwise complies with all requirements in the International Property Maintenance Code for sleeping and living areas.
404.5.2 Combined spaces. Combined living room and dining room spaces shall comply with the requirements of Table 404.5 if the total area is equal to that required for separate rooms and if the space is located so as to function as a combination living room/dining room.
(7) Section 602.3 insert "October 1 through April 15."
(8) Section 602.4 insert "October 1 through April 15."