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Code Enforcement Code Enforcement Officer Richard Rast codeenforcement@ahnj.com Code Enforcement plays an important role in preserving the attractive appearance of neighborhoods in the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. The mission of Code Enforcement is to provide fair and comprehensive enforcement of Borough Codes, which include junk, debris, trash, nuisance, weeds, brush and rental/leased property maintenance. The Borough of Atlantic Highlands encourages its citizens to become community minded. You are encouraged to get to know your neighborhood and meet your neighbors. Working together we can provide and maintain safe, clean and attractive neighborhoods. Citizens are also encouraged to cooperate with one another in a friendly manner to resolve minor concerns before contacting Code Enforcement for assistance.
If there is a violation of the Borough Ordinances, the violator is warned of the violation and given a reasonable amount of time to correct it. If the violation is not corrected, a summons can be issued, which will result in a municipal court appearance.
GARBAGE, RUBBISH, TRASH AND JUNK REMOVAL Discard garbage and household rubbish in a clean and sanitary way that prevents it from becoming a home for rodents, insects or other pests.
JUNK, means any used, broken, discarded or abandoned materials. This term shall include wood, paper, glass, rags, rubber, metal, concrete or other personal property, whether of value or valueless, and which may or may not be partly or wholly assembled into motor vehicles, machinery or other useful objects of any kind. It shall also include motor vehicles, appliances and any parts thereof, which are no longer in an operable condition. It is unlawful to accumulate or store junk items in open air. This includes litter, trash, furniture, mattresses, appliances, wrecked or inoperative vehicles, car parts, salvage materials and any object that is normally considered useless or inoperable in its present condition LAWN MAINTENANCE Grass or weeds over ten (10) inches in height must be maintained and kept trimmed and free from weeds and other noxious growth on a regular basis. It is unlawful to park or store unregistered, inoperable, dismantled or wrecked vehicles outdoors on private property or public right-of-ways.
An inoperable vehicle is any motorized or self-propelled vehicle that cannot safely and lawfully move under its own power in its present condition.
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