Town council passed several ordinances on Nov. 18
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place and use affect and are detri-
mental to the public health, com-
fort, convenience, safety, welfare
and prosperity of the residents of
the town of Hammonton.”
The ordinance states that the
provisions and prohibitions con-
tained therein are, “in pursuant of
and for the purpose of securing
and promoting the public
health, comfort, convenience,
safety, welfare and peace and
quiet” of the town and its resi-
dents.
The ordinance prohibits noise
that is “plainly audible at a dis-
tance of 50 feet from the building,
structure, vehicle, or place in
which the noise is emanating” be-
tween the hours of 10 p.m. and 6
a.m., from Monday to Friday; and
the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on
Saturday and Sunday.
Examples of loud, disturbing
and unnecessary noises include,
but are not limited to: radios, tele-
visions, phonographs, loudspeak-
ers, amplifiers for advertising,
yelling, shouting, animals, horns,
steam whistles, exhaust, vehicle
defect, drums, hawkers, pile driv-
ers, etc.
Violation of the ordinance car-
ries a fine of not more than
$2,000, imprisonment for not
more than 90 days and/or a pe-
riod of community service for
not more than 90 days.
The ordinance was approved.
Ordinance #031-2019 was then
introduced, which amends Chap-
ter 216, Articles I and II regarding
landlord responsibility for tenant
behavior.
According to the language of
the ordinance, “Hammonton and
its citizens have experienced dis-
turbances, damage and public ex-
pense from carelessly granted and
inadequately supervised rentals to
irresponsible tenants or occupants
by inept or indifferent landlords.
This Chapter is enacted to pre-
serve the peace and tranquility of
the community for its permanent
residents, and for all persons and
families availing themselves of
the facilities in the community.
The enactment of this Chapter is
necessary and desirable to provide
a means to curve and discourage
those occasional excesses arising
from irresponsible rentals.”
The ordinance states that the in-
tention is to regulate “regulate im-
proper behavior by occupants of
residential rental premises.” It
also establishes procedures to be
followed by landlords/owners if
their “tenants, or the tenant’s invi-
tees, guests and such with their
pets, engage in any disorderly
conduct, nuisance, offensive lan-
guage or other behaviors of con-
duct” which is in violation of the
law.
The ordinance would require
owners/landlords to be notified by
writing of any written warning or
summons issued to their tenants.
Should the tenant receive a second
written warning or summons for
the same offense, the landlord
would be found to be in violation
of this ordinance.
Should that be the case, the
owner/landlord may be required
to post a bond of no less than $500
and no more than $5,000 “against
the consequences of future inci-
dences of the same or similar
character.”
The ordinance was approved.
Council also introduced Ordi-
nance #028-2019, Amending
Chapter 184 Articles I and II Re-
lease of Balloons. The ordinance
states, “it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, corporation or
organization to intentionally re-
lease, organize the release of, or
intentionally cause to be released
untethered sky lanterns or aerial
luminary lanterns or similar de-
vices, except balloons released for
a specific scientific or meteoro-
logical purpose by a governmental
agency pursuant to a governmen-
tal contract or by a recognized ed-
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