The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-05
BUILDING CODE
OF TIE BOROUGH OF LiNWOOD,
NEW JERSEY.


AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE creating the Office
OF Building Inspector. prescribing
his duties and regulating the con-
struction. altera ton, removal, main
tenance and inspection of buildings
walls and appurtenances in the Bor-
eugh of Linwood, New Jersey
Be II Ordained by the Council of the
Borough of Linwood:
Section /. That there shall he in
the Borough of Linwood department
! TO be called the Building Department.
which shall be furnished at the ex-
pense OF the Borough with such sup
plies for the transaction of it's bust
ness as the Council may approve The
Borough Council of Linwood shall
elect a suitable person to be Binding
Inspector of said Borough, who shall
hold his office until January 1st. and
at the first stated meeting in January
each year there shall be elected a
BILE person to be Building Inspec-
TOR OF the said Borough for the term
OF one year. and until his successor
shall he duly elected and qualified /:
and in case of any vacancy by death.
resignation. disqualification. removal
or otherwise. the said Borough Conn-
Gil shall elect another person who
shall be subject to all the penalties
and provisions hereof for the remain
der of the term so vacated. Such
Building Inspector shall not be en-
gagged in the building business in the
Borough OF Linwood. and shall within
five days of his appointment deliver
to said Borough Council bond for
one ihoisaiiu Ioiiais SATISFACTORY 10
tiie DotouSh Not'iicH, eoiuit,oiieu iot
OF his office
For his service the Building Inspec-
tor shall receive seVenty-five per cent
of the fees received by him;
foI the purpose Oh consultation me
2liiuihs INSPECTOR VI ms aSsislanl
snah ne az ms ONCE IN the borougil
81 Linwood LOT at least one hour each
gay, thle 10 pe ny MN uestshated,
pstwtrh me hours oi a VI. anu y
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Section 2. Before the erection. con-
struetion or alteration of any building
or part Of any building, structure Or
(. part of any structure or Wall, or any
platform, staging or flooring TO he us
led for stand or seating purposes, the
OWNER or lessee. or agent of either
or the architect or builder employed
by such owner or lessee in connection
With the proposed erection. construc
ton or alteration. shall submit to the
Building Inspector a detailed state
nent in duplicate of the specification
Qn appropriate blanks to be furnished
by the Building Inspector. and fun and
complete copies OF the plans of such
Proposed work. and such structural de-
fail drawing in duplicate, of said pro-
posed work as the Building Inspector
may require. which shall be accom-
panied with a statement i'm writing
giving the fun name and residence
street and number of the owner. or of
each OF the owners of said building
..prt proposed building, structure, prem
ises. wall. platform. staging or floor
ing. If an existing building or part of
any existing building is to be demol-
fshed such fact shall be stated in said
Statement One copy of said detailed
I statement of specifications and plans
shall be kept on file in the Office Of
affle Building Inspector. and the other
shall be kept on the work and open
40 .inspection at all times: and the
s.eEeciion construction or alteration of
Z said building. structure. wall. platform,
. h1aging or flooring. or any part there
4sf shall not be commenced or pro-
.aceeded with. until said statement and
fspIans shall have been so filed and APP
proved by the Building Inspector. and
I the erection. construction or altera :
lion of such building, structure, plat
form, staging or flooring shall be in
accordance with such detailed state
ment of specifications and copy of
plans. No house or building shall be
moved within the said Borough With
out first obtaining a permit from the
Building Inspector. Any permit which
may be issued by the Building lnspec-
tor. but under which no work is com
irienced within six months from the
time of issuance. shall expire by linn
ftation Ordinary repairs OF buildings
or structures may he made without
notice to the Building Inspector. but
such repairs shall not be construed TO
Include the cutting away of any stone
or brick wall or any portion thereof.