§ 231-35. Registration of vacant properties; designation of responsible individual.

A. 

All owners of vacant residential property must register such vacant properties with the Borough of Wharton Housing and Zoning Officer within 10 days of such property becoming vacant. The registration must be renewed annually as set forth below for as long as the property remains vacant.

B. 

All owners of vacant nonresidential property must register such vacant properties with the Borough of Wharton Housing and Zoning Officer within 30 days of such property becoming vacant. The registration must be renewed annually as set forth below for as long as the property remains vacant.

C. 

Owners of vacant properties shall designate an individual or property management company responsible for the security and maintenance of the property. The individual or property management company responsible for the security and maintenance of the property shall have an office located in New Jersey within twenty-five miles of the property.

D. 

The registration required by this section must contain the following information:

(1) 

The owner's name, telephone number, and mailing address. The mailing address may not be a post office box.

(2) 

The street address and tax map designation (lot and block) of the property.

(3) 

Whether the property is residential, nonresidential, commercial or mixed-use.

(4) 

The name, telephone number, e-mail address and mailing address of an individual or property management company located in the State of New Jersey which is responsible for the security and maintenance of the property. The mailing address may not be a post office box.

(5) 

A statement from the owner certifying that the property was inspected as required by this chapter.

(6) 

Proof of utility (gas, electric, water) connections or disconnections.

(7) 

Proof of insurance meeting the requirements of Section 7(c) of this Ordinance.

Editor's Note: So in original.

E. 

The owner shall have a continuing duty to notify the Borough of any changes to the information contained in the registration between registration cycles.

F. 

The Borough of Wharton Housing and Zoning Officer may promulgate forms on which the information in the registration must be provided.

G. 

The owner must notify the Borough of Wharton Housing and Zoning Officer if, at any time subsequent to registration as a vacant property, the property is no longer vacant, and provide proof that the property is no longer vacant.