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Board hears calls to strengthen property‑maintenance code and address sidewalk safety
Summary
Members recommended strengthening enforcement on property maintenance (dilapidated fences, overgrowth) and asked planners and county officials to coordinate on crosswalk markings and ADA ramps as new multifamily development increases pedestrian traffic.
Members and the planner discussed strengthening property‑maintenance regulations to give enforcement officers clearer authority to require repairs to dilapidated fences and overgrown lots. One member said the house at the corner of Old Tappan Road and Orangeburg Road remains in disrepair a year after complaints and urged more decisive enforcement; the planner said stronger code language and enforcement resources would make action more effective.
Pedestrian safety near new multifamily developments was a recurring concern. Board members described sidewalks obstructed by overgrowth and missing crosswalk markings and asked the engineer and county to consider stripe work and ADA ramp improvements. "You make me put in a sidewalk for the public, but now I gotta maintain it," one member said, and the planner acknowledged enforcement and county coordination are necessary to address crosswalk striping and ramp work.
