Swedesboro City Zoning Code

The Borough Council reserves the right to amend, change, modify or repeal any regulations, limitations and restrictions of this chapter, including the Zoning Map. No such amendment, change, modification or repeal shall be adopted until after a public hearing is held thereon by the Borough Council, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this chapter or any regulations made pursuant thereto, the proper Borough authorities, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use; to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.

Any person that shall violate this chapter, or do any act or thing prohibited, or refuse or fail to do any act or thing required to be done, or refuse or fail to comply with an order of the Zoning Administrative Officer or an order of the Planning Board shall, upon conviction thereof before any judicial officer authorized to hear and determine the matter, forfeit and pay such fine not exceeding the sum of $500 as shall be imposed by such judicial officer in his discretion or, if the party so convicted is a natural person, be imprisoned for such term not exceeding 90 days as such judicial officer, in his discretion, shall determine; provided, however, that if the party so convicted is a natural person, such judicial officer shall have the power, in his discretion, to impose a sentence of both the fine and imprisonment not exceeding the maximum limits hereinbefore fixed. Whenever such person shall have been officially notified by the Zoning Administrative Officer or by service of a summons in a prosecution or in any other official manner that he is committing a violation, each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Nothing herein shall prevent imposition of penalties pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code[1] and as provided in the Laws of 1975, Chapter 217, Section 20 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-138), as from time to time amended.

All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of their inconsistency.