Teaneck requires property owners to maintain lots free of dense brush, dead vegetation, and combustible accumulations that pose fire hazards under property maintenance and fire prevention codes.
Teaneck's property maintenance ordinance and the NJ Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-3) require owners to keep premises free of combustible waste, weeds over 10 inches, and brush that creates fire hazards. The Fire Official may order abatement of hazardous vegetation near structures. Failure to comply allows the Township to perform abatement and lien costs against the property. Teaneck is not designated as a state-classified wildfire-prone area but enforces general fire-load reduction.
Notice of violation requires correction within stated timeframe; non-compliance results in municipal abatement with costs assessed as tax liens and fines up to $2,000 per offense.
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