Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:65-12.1 Definitions relative to snow removal from fire hydrants. 1. a. As used in P.L.2015, c.71 (C.40:65-12.1 et seq.): "Director" means the Director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs. "Division" means the Division of Fire Safety in the Dep…

40:65-12.2 Rules, regulations. 2. On or before the first day of the sixth month next following enactment of P.L.2015, c.71 (C.40:65-12.1 et seq.), the director, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt and promulgate…

40:65-12.3 Volunteer snow removal programs. 1. a. Each municipality may establish a volunteer program for free removal of snow and ice from the entrance ways, driveways, and abutting sidewalks of qualified residential properties within the municipality. b. The governing body of e…

40:65-13. Sidewalks on land under control of county; cost; assessments and collection The governing body may improve any street, parkway, or highway under control of any county board or commission, not wholly within the limits of a county park, with suitable curbing, gutters and …

40:65-14. Sidewalks in municipalities; ordinances for imposition on abutting landowners of expense of construction, repair, alteration or maintenance; procedure Any municipality may prescribe by general ordinance in what case curbs and sidewalks shall be constructed, repaired, al…

40:65-15. Reimbursement of account used to pay costs connected with sidewalk improvement All moneys recovered or paid to the municipality under the provisions of section 1 of this act shall be credited to the account out of which the cost of such work was paid. L.1970, c. 297, s.…

40:65-16. Application of act The powers conferred by this act shall be deemed to be in addition to and independent of any and all powers and authority conferred by any other law or laws and not subject to any limitation contained in any such law or laws. L.1970, c. 297, s. 3, eff…

40:65-2. Notice of improvement; contents In event that the cost of any such improvement is to be borne wholly or in part by the owner or owners of such real estate, the governing body shall, before making any such improvement or awarding any contract therefor cause notice of the …

40:65-3 Service of notice. 40:65-3. The notice may be served upon all owners residing in the municipality, personally, or by leaving the same at their usual place of residence with a member of the family above the age of fourteen years. In the case of minors and incapacitated per…

40:65-4. Publication of notice where service impossible If the owner is unknown, or if, for any reason, service cannot be made as hereinbefore directed, the notice shall be published in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, at least once and not less than thirty days befor…

40:65-5. Proof of service Proof by affidavit of service of such notices shall be filed within ten days thereafter with the officer in charge of the records of tax liens of the municipality, but failure to file such proofs shall not invalidate the proceedings if service has been m…

40:65-6. Notice of improvement unnecessary where notice of ordinance given The governing body may make any sidewalk improvement, or award a contract or contracts therefor, without giving the notice required by sections 40:65-2 to 40:65-5 of this title, if notice of the pendency o…

40:65-7. Municipality to make improvement on neglect of owner; contracts In any case in which the owner or owners of the real estate affected are required to bear the whole cost of the improvement after the passage of the ordinance therefor, and notice given as in sections 40:65-…

40:65-8. Costs; record filed; apportionment and assessment; notice to owners The officer of the municipality in charge of such improvement shall keep an accurate account of the cost thereof and if such cost or any part thereof is to be assessed upon the several properties frontin…

40:65-9. Assessments a lien; collection and enforcement; installments; errors immaterial Such sidewalk assessments shall bear interest from the time of confirmation at the same rate and with the same penalties for nonpayment as assessments for local improvements in the municipali…

40:65-9.1. Repair or reconstruction of sidewalks at public expense The governing body of any municipality of this State may provide for the repair or reconstruction of sidewalks on the streets or roads of such municipality at public expense under the conditions hereinafter stated…

40:65-9.2. Resolution The authority for such repair or reconstruction shall be granted by resolution concurred in by at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the governing body reciting that such repair or reconstruction of sidewalk is for the best interest of the residenc…

40:65-9.3. Appropriations and procedure Appropriations and procedure shall follow the lawful practice heretofore observed in case of cross walks and the like laid at public expense under section 40:65-10 of the Revised Statutes. L.1941, c. 207, p. 606, s. 3.

40:65-9.4. Repair or reconstruction of curbs at public expense The governing body of any municipality of this State may provide for the repair or reconstruction of curbs on the streets or roads of such municipality at public expense under the conditions hereinafter stated; both w…

40:65-9.5. Resolution The authority for such repair or reconstruction shall be granted by resolution concurred in by at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the governing body reciting that such repair or reconstruction of sidewalk is for the best interest of the resident…

40:65-9.6. Appropriations and procedure Appropriations and procedure shall follow the lawful practice heretofore observed in case of crosswalks and the like laid at public expense under section 40:65-10 of the Revised Statutes. L.1941, c. 208, p. 607, s. 3.