A.
The Township Council shall appoint a Zoning Officer
for the purposes of administering this chapter and related land use
ordinances.
B.
Duties of the Zoning Officer shall be as follows:
(1)
To interpret this chapter. The Zoning Officer
shall not have the power to permit any construction, subdivision,
or change of use of land or building which is not in accordance with
the terms of this chapter.
(2)
To be responsible for the enforcement of this
chapter, including investigation of complaints arising from this chapter
and the prosecution of violations of it.
(3)
Upon the request of the Planning Board or the
Zoning Board of Adjustment, to present such facts, records or similar
information so as to assist those agencies in making a decision in
a matter brought before it.
(4)
To be responsible for issuing permits as described
below:
(a)
Zoning permits. A document signed by the Zoning
Officer which is required by this chapter as a condition precedent
to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, conversion or installation of a structure or building
and which acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies
with the provisions of this chapter or a variance therefrom duly authorized
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.
(b)
Certificates of conformance. A document more
fully described below.
Zoning permits shall hereinafter be secured
from the Zoning Officer prior to construction, erection or alteration
of any structure or part of a structure or use of a structure or land.
All requests for zoning permits shall be made, in writing, by the
owner or his authorized agent and shall include the following:
A.
A statement of the use or intended use of the building
or structure or land;
B.
Two copies of a sealed survey plan showing thereon
the exact size, shape and location of all proposed structures and
all existing structures, metes and bounds description, showing dimensions,
bearings, etc., the location of the required building envelope, any
easements or other restrictions from the approved subdivision, the
proposed setbacks from all property lines for the proposed dwelling
unit, garage, deck, etc., and such other information as may be necessary
to provide for the enforcement of this chapter;
C.
Written verification that all federal, state, county
and local agency permits and approvals except for the construction
permit required for the construction, erection or alteration of such
structure or the use of the building or structure or land have been
obtained; and
D.
Written verification issued by the Township Tax Collector
stating that all real property taxes and sewer assessments chargeable
to the property or properties for which such application is being
made, except for taxes and assessments which are not yet due and payable
on the date such application is received by the Zoning Officer, are
paid in full and that written verification that sewer connection permit(s)
has (have) been received. No zoning permit shall be issued by the
Zoning Officer unless and until all real property taxes and sewer
assessments and all fines and penalties chargeable to the property
or properties for which such permit is sought have been paid in full.
A.
It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any
building, structure or premises or part thereof hereafter created,
erected, changed, converted, altered or enlarged wholly or partly
in its use or structure until a certificate of conformance permitting
the occupancy thereof shall have been applied for and issued therefor
by the Zoning Officer. Such certificate of conformance shall show
that such building, structure or premises or part thereof is in conformity
with the provisions of this chapter and all site plan and subdivision
approvals and determinations of the Zoning Board of Adjustment which
pertain to such building, structure or premises or part thereof.
B.
No certificate of conformance may be issued by the
Zoning Officer unless the Zoning Officer verifies that construction
on the site has been completed in accordance with and conforms to
the plans, whether site plans or subdivision plans, finally approved
by the reviewing board.
C.
All applications for certificates of conformance shall
be received by the Zoning Officer and shall be granted or denied by
the Zoning Officer within 10 business days after receipt of such written
applications.
D.
The Zoning Officer shall be responsible for carrying
out all necessary liaison with other municipal officials required
for the issuance of a certificate of conformance pursuant to this
section.
E.
Upon written request from an owner, the Zoning Officer
shall issue a certificate of conformance for any building, structure
or premises, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of
use made of the building, structure or premises and whether such use
conforms to the provisions of this chapter.
