§ 347-3. Access to vacant properties; notices.

The owner of any vacant property registered under this chapter shall provide access to the Borough to conduct exterior and interior inspections of the building to determine compliance with municipal codes, upon reasonable notice to the property owner or the designated agent. Such inspections shall be carried out on weekdays during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or such other time as may be mutually agreed upon between the owner and the Borough.

A. 

An owner who meets the requirements of this chapter with respect to the location of his/her residence or workplace in the State of New Jersey may designate himself/herself as agent or as the individual responsible for maintaining the property.

B. 

By designating an authorized agent under the provisions of this section the owner consents to receive any and all notices of code violations concerning the registered vacant property and all process in any court proceeding or administrative enforcement proceeding brought to enforce code provisions concerning the registered building by service of the notice or process on the authorized agent. Any owner who has designated an authorized agent under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to consent to the continuation of the agent's designation for the purpose of this section until the owner notifies the Borough, in writing, of a change of authorized agent or until the owner files a new annual registration statement.

C. 

Any owner who fails to register vacant property under the provisions of this chapter shall further be deemed to consent to receive, by posting on the building, in plain view, and by service of notice at the last known address of the owner of the property on record with the Borough by regular and certified mail, any and all notices of code violations and all process in an administrative proceeding brought to enforce code provisions concerning the building.