All building and use permits shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code of the Township of Florence.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 64, Construction Codes, Uniform.
Application for any conditional use permit as permitted under the provisions of this chapter shall be made to the municipal agency through the Administrative Officer. The Administrative Officer shall forward the plans submitted in connection with the application to the municipal agency for the scheduling of a hearing on the matter. The Administrative Officer shall forward the plans submitted in connection with the application to the professional staff for its report thereon as to the application effect on the comprehensive planning of the Township. The municipal agency may hold public hearings on the application prior to receipt of the report and recommendation referred to above, but may not finally act until the recommendation and report are received. Subject to the above, the municipal agency shall hear the application in the same manner and under the same procedure as it is empowered by law and ordinance to hear such cases and make exceptions to the provisions of Part 3, Zoning. The municipal agency may thereafter direct the Administrative Officer to issue such permit if, in its judgment, any one of such cases will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the Township and is deemed necessary for its convenience. In approving any such application, the municipal agency may impose any conditions that it deems necessary to accord the reasonable application of applicable standards as provided in Articles XIV through XX and may deny any such application but only in accordance with said standards.
It is recognized that it may be in accordance with the purpose of the chapter to permit temporary activities for a limited period of time, which activities may be prohibited by other provisions of this chapter. If such uses are of such a nature and are so located that at the time of petition they will:
A. 
In no way exert a detrimental effect upon the uses of land and activities normally permitted in the zone.
B. 
Contribute materially to the welfare of the Township, particularly in a state of emergency, under conditions peculiar to the time and place involved, then the municipal agency may, subject to all requirements for the issuance of special permits elsewhere specified, direct the Zoning Officer to issue a permit for a period not to exceed six months. Such period may be extended not more than once for an additional period of six months.
Certificates of occupancy shall be issued in accordance with the procedures set forth by the Township Council.
A. 
New uses. No building shall be occupied or used until such time as a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Zoning Officer, after determination that the building, structure or use is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Existing uses. Upon written request from the owner, tenant, occupant or purchaser under contract, the Zoning Officer, after inspection, shall issue an occupancy permit for a use legally existing at the time this chapter is made effective, certifying the extent and kind of use and any other such existing use which conforms to the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Change of use. No owner, tenant or other person shall use or occupy any building or structure after the use of such building or structure is changed after the passage of this chapter without first procuring an occupancy permit, provided that an occupancy permit, once granted, shall continue in effect so long as there is no change in use, regardless of change in tenancy or occupancy.
A. 
The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee or any other person interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision, or which formed part of such a subdivision three years preceding August 1, 1976, may apply in writing to the Township Administrative Officer for the issuance of a certificate certifying whether or not such subdivision has been approved by the Planning Board. Such application shall contain a diagram showing the location and dimensions of the land to be covered by the certificate and the name of the owner thereof.
B. 
The Township Administrative Officer shall make and issue such certificate within 15 days after the receipt of such written application and the fee therefor. Said Officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the fee charged, in a binder as a permanent record of his or her office.
C. 
Each such certificate shall be designated a "certificate as to approval of subdivision of land" and shall certify:
(1) 
That there exists in the Township a duly established Planning Board and that there is an ordinance controlling subdivision of land adopted under the authority of the Municipal Land Use Law of 1975, Chapter 291.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
(2) 
Whether the subdivision, as it relates to the land shown in said application, has been approved by the Planning Board and, if so, the date of such approval and any extensions and terms thereof, showing that subdivision of which the lands are a part is a validly existing subdivision.
(3) 
Whether such subdivision, if the same has not been approved, is statutorily exempt from the requirement of approval as provided within the Municipal Land Use Law.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
D. 
The Township Administrative Officer shall be entitled to demand and receive for such certificate issued by him a reasonable fee not in excess of that provided in § 91-24. The fees so collected by the Administrative Officer shall be paid by him or her to the Chief Financial Officer.
In the event that, during the period of approval heretofore or hereafter granted to an application for development, the developer is barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from proceeding with the development otherwise permitted under such approval by a legal action instituted by any state agency, political subdivision or other party to protect the public health and welfare or by a directive or order issued by any state agency, political subdivision or court of competent jurisdiction to protect the public health or welfare, and the developer is otherwise ready, willing and able to proceed with said development, the running of the period of approval under this chapter or under any ordinance repealed by this chapter, as the case may be, shall be suspended for the period of time said legal action is pending or such directive or order is in effect.
A. 
In the event that a developer submits an application for development proposing a development that is barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, by a legal action instituted by any state agency, political subdivision or any other party to protect the public health and welfare or by a directive or order issued by any state agency, political subdivision or court of competent jurisdiction to protect the public health and welfare, the municipal agency shall process such application for development in accordance with this chapter, and if such application for development complies with the requirements of this chapter, the municipal agency shall approve such application, conditioned on removal of such legal barrier to development.
B. 
In the event that development proposed by an application for development requires an approval by a governmental agency other than the municipal agency, the municipal agency shall, in appropriate instances, condition its approval upon the subsequent approval of such governmental agency, provided that the municipal agency shall make a decision on any application for development within the time period provided in this chapter or within an extension of such period as has been agreed to by the applicant, unless the municipal agency is prevented or relieved from so acting by the operation of law.