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Borough attorney to draft ordinance addressing hoarding-related fire-code violations

Mayor and Council of the Borough of Fort Lee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Borough Attorney Brian Chewcaskie will draft an ordinance for future introduction that would assign responsibility for fire-code violations caused by hoarding incidents; the council did not act on the draft at the Feb. 5 work session.

Borough Attorney Brian Chewcaskie told the council he will draft an ordinance for introduction at a forthcoming meeting regarding responsibility for fire-code violations caused by hoarding incidents.

The minutes do not include the proposed ordinance language, affected code sections or enforcement mechanisms; the attorney's statement records only the council direction to prepare draft language for a future meeting.