Code Violation List Request
Dear Watchung Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose (Real Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 07/25/2025 to 08/26/2025 I kindly request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, and weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox). Thank you so much!
Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Evelyn
Greetings,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request. It will be routed to the appropriate department(s) for a search of any relevant disclosable records. Should we require additional time past the 7 or 14 business day deadline, we will reach out to request an extension.
Thank you,
Edith G. Gil, RMC
Records Custodian
Borough of Watchung
15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, New Jersey 07069
Office: (908) 756-0080
Email: [Watchung Borough request email]
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From: Evelyn <[OPRA #79989 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:21 AM
To: Edith Gil <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Code Violation List Request
Dear Watchung Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose (Real Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 07/25/2025 to 08/26/2025 I kindly request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, and weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox). Thank you so much!
Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Evelyn
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This email is in response to your OPRA request referenced below.
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response to an OPRA request.
Code Violation List Request for 07/25/2025 to 08/26/2025
356 Johnston Drive (07.31.2025)
Block 5201 Lot 7
There is a commercial vehicle parked in front of the house, where one is
not allowed. There is no fence around your pool (where one is required)
and the exterior of the house has garbage and piles of wood.
14-13.2 Responsibility.
28-401 General Zoning District Regulations
Swimming Pools. of § [1]28-502
100 Skyline Drive – Dead trees and debris, tall grass vacant lot. Summons
sent (open)
Watchung, NJ 07069
Block 6908 Lot 13
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
131 Cedar Road – Tall grass, trash debris, exterior structure in poor
condition (Ongoing open case)
Watchung, NJ 07069
Block 3401 Lot 10
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
708 Somerset Street – Trash and debris in alley and by the fence (ongoing
and open) Letter sent 08.21.2025
Watchung, NJ 07069
Block 4701 Lot 6
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
14-14 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.
14-14.1 Sanitation.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in
a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part
of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a
clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.1)
31 Tuttle – Trash debris, unsafe structure (ongoing and open)
Watchung, NJ
Block 7100 Lot 13
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to keep
the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots, obnoxious
growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person shall not
occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy premises which
do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and until a
certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-201.2)
14-14 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.
14-14.1 Sanitation.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in
a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part
of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a
clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.1)
14-17 Exterior structure.
14-17.1 General.
The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair,
structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to public
health, safety or welfare. (Ord. No. 99/08 PM-205.1)
167 Mountain Blvd – Trash and debris, broken car port, inoperable vehicle,
hazardous tree (ongoing and open)
Watchung, NJ 07069
Block 2201 Lot 1
14-14 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.
14-14.1 Sanitation.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in
a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part
of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a
clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.1)
Parking of Commercial, Inoperable or Unregistered Vehicles in
Single-Family Residential Zones. The following restrictions shall apply to
the parking of commercial, inoperable or unregistered vehicles in the R-R,
R-A, R-B, R-M-L I, R-M-L II, R-M-L III and R-M-L IV Residential Zoning
Districts:
§ 22-901TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND TEMPORARY STORAGE.
§ 22-901.1Temporary Structures.
Temporary structures shall be erected for a period of less than 180 days.
Temporary structures shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or
lateral movement resulting from hydrostatic loads, including the effects
of buoyancy, during conditions of the base flood. Fully enclosed temporary
structures shall have flood openings that are in accordance with ASCE 24
to allow for the automatic entry and exit of flood waters.
§ 22-901. [Amended 4-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23/02]
17 Johnston Drive (Speedy Mart – Open) (ongoing) Trash and debris in the
back parking lot (Letter sent 08.21.2025)
Block 4701 Lot 8
14-13.2 Responsibility.
14-14.1 Sanitation.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in
a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part
of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a
clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.1)
45 Scott Drive - Dead Trees, debris, and illegal dumping (Ongoing and
open)
Watchung, NJ 07069
Block 1604 Lot 9
[2]§ 15-3.1Dumping Prohibited.
[Added 5-2-2024 by Ord. No. 24/09]
It shall be unlawful for any person to: dump, deposit,
place or throw, or cause to permit to be dumped, deposited, placed or
thrown, upon any property belonging to another person, without express
permission of such owner, any barrels, boxes, cans, bottles, glasses,
papers, or containers broken or otherwise susceptible of holding or
containing liquids of any junk, garbage, rubbish, live or dead vegetation,
grass, leaves, trees, branches, stumps, castoff building materials, soil,
offal, or other offensive or unsightly matter.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in
a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part
of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a
clean and sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.1)
14-14.3 Walkways and Driveways.
All walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and
similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair, unbroken, and
maintained free from hazardous conditions. Stairs shall comply with the
requirements of Section PM - 304.10 and PM -702.9 of the Property
Maintenance Code. (Ord. No. 99/08 § PM-202.3)
90 Nottingham (letter sent 8.20.25) Bamboo overgrown and thrown into the
street
Block 6903 Lot 21
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
110 Glenn Eagle (Letter sent 07/31/2025) Overgrown Bamboo into the street.
Block 403 Lot 7.01
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
91 Mountain Blvd - Tall Grass (letter sent 07.31.2025)
Block 2301 Lot 10
Dead and Hazardous Trees
Block 6903 Lot 21
14-13.2 Responsibility.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures
and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in Sections 14-18 and 14-19. The owner or operator
is required to keep the premises free of hazards which include dead and
dying trees and limbs or other natural growth, which, by reason of rotting
or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to the
persons in the vicinity thereof. Trees shall be kept pruned and trimmed
to prevent such conditions. The owner or operator is also required to
keep the premises free of brush, weeds, broken glass, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash, refuge and debris. A person
shall not occupy as owner/occupant or permit another person to occupy
premises which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter and
until a certificate of occupancy has been issued. (Ord. No. 99/08 §
PM-201.2)
Dead and Hazardous Trees
15 Glen Eagle (08.22.2025)
45 Winter Way (08.20.2025 letter sent)
Your OPRA Request is now deemed answered and closed.
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Thank you,
Regina DeLeonibus
Deputy Borough Clerk
Borough of Watchung
15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, NJ 07069
908-756-0080, ext. 221
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-----Original Message-----
From: Evelyn <[7][OPRA #79989 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:21 AM
To: Edith Gil <[8][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Code Violation List Request
Dear Watchung Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL use the requested government records for a commercial purpose (Real
Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request for 07/25/2025 to 08/26/2025 I kindly request
a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include
closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period,
specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, and
weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses,
and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in
OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox). Thank you
so much!
Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the
custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide
their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Evelyn
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