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1. Recognizing the need for preventive maintenance to ensure the continued useful life of Landmarks and structures in Historic Districts, the Mayor and Township Council hereby declare that code enforcement vis-a-vis Landmarks and structures in Historic Districts is a high municipal priority. 2. In the event that any Landmark or improvement in an Historic District deteriorates to the point that, in the best estimate of the Building Department's Division of Inspections, the cost of correcting the outstanding code violations equals more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the cost of replacing the entire improvement on which the violations occur, the Division shall serve personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice on the owner of the property, listing the violations, the estimate for their abatement, and the replacement cost of the improvement, and stating that if the owner does not take all necessary remedial action within ninety (90) days or such extensions as the Division shall for good cause grant, the Township Construction Official/Zoning Officer may, at the expiration of ninety (90) days, enter upon the property and abate such violations itself and cause the cost thereof to become a lien on the property. 3. Upon receipt of such notice, the owner may, within ten (10) days after such receipt, notify the Division of Inspections of his/her wish to have a hearing as to the allegations and estimates set forth in the Division's notice. Such hearing shall be conducted by the Construction Official/Zoning Officer and shall, so far as possible, be a formal adversary proceeding in which the Division of Inspections shall establish the matters alleged in the notice by a preponderance of the evidence. 4. If the owner does not request a hearing the procedures set forth in paragraph 2. above shall be binding. If a hearing is requested, the Construction Official/Zoning Officer will, within ten (10) days following the hearing, serve on the owner an opinion in writing setting forth his conclusions and the reasons therefor. Such opinion shall be deemed to be first notice pursuant to

ollowing the hearing, serve on the owner an opinion in writing setting forth his conclusions and the reasons therefor. Such opinion shall be deemed to be first notice pursuant to paragraph 2. above. 5. Thereafter, if the owner does not comply, the Division may enter onto the premises and, by use of municipal labor or outside contractors or both, perform such work as is necessary to abate all violations. 6. The head of the Division shall then certify to the Mayor and Township Council the cost of such work, plus all administrative, clerical and legal costs and overhead attributable thereto, and shall present the same to the Mayor and Township Council. 7. The Township Council may, by resolution, vote to cause the sum so certified to become a lien upon the Landmark or property, payable with the next quarter's real estate property taxes, and if not then paid, bearing interest at the same rate as delinquent taxes. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-6.9D; Ord. No. 1007-90; Ord. No. 1584-98 § 3) 25-30.5 Professional Qualification Standards. In the following definitions, a year of full-time professional experience need not consist of a continuous year of full-time work, but may be made up of discontinuous periods of full-time or part- time work adding up to the equivalent of a year of full-time experience. a. History. The minimum professional qualifications in history are a graduate degree in history or closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in history or closely related field plus one (1) of the following: 1. At least two (2) years of full-time experience in research, writing, teaching, interpretation, or other demonstrable professional activity with an academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution; or 2. Substantial contribution through research and publication to the body of scholarly knowledge in the field of history. 168