[Amended 9-3-1998 by Ord. No. 98-44C]
Any owner or agent or any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, structurally alter, enlarge, rebuild or move any building or buildings or any structure, or who shall put into use any lot or land, in violation of any detailed conditions or plan submitted hereunder, or who shall refuse reasonable opportunity to inspect any premises, shall be liable to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty. Each and every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation.
[Added 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-12]
This chapter shall be enforced by an agent appointed
by the Township Committee, who shall be known as the "Zoning Officer,"
or his assistant who shall be appointed by Franklin Township. The
Construction Code Official shall in no case issue a construction permit
for the erection or structural alteration of any building nor issue
a certificate of occupancy for any building or use unless such building
or use has been approved by the Zoning Officer as conforming to this
chapter and other related ordinances and regulations of the Township.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer or his assistant to enforce
this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and
the land use ordinances of Franklin Township. The Zoning Officer or
his assistant shall:
A.
Investigate any violations of this chapter coming
to his attention, whether by complaint or arising from his own personal
knowledge; and if a violation is found to exist, to serve a notice
of violation upon the owner and notify the governing body. If said
notice of violation has been served upon the owner and the owner has
failed to abate the violation or work out an agreement with the Zoning
Officer for the abatement of the violation within the time prescribed
in said notice of violation, the Zoning Officer shall issue a summons
for the violations found;
B.
Examine all applications to the Construction Code
Official for building permits which involve an expansion, addition
or alteration of the premises or structure(s) thereon, or any change
of use, or new use, as to compliance with this chapter. The Zoning
Officer shall require two sealed plot plans with an embossed seal
prepared by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer, land surveyor
or architect drawn to scale and showing the size and location of all
existing and proposed buildings, structures and other facilities sufficient
to enable him to determine whether all zoning requirements are met.
The requirements for sealed plot plans may be waived by the Zoning
Officer for additions, alterations or accessory structures to existing
single-family dwellings and a sketch prepared by the owner or applicant
accepted in lieu thereof. Where a question arises as to size, location
or other zoning requirements, he may require a sealed location survey.
The Zoning Officer shall have the right to enter any building or premises
during business hours in the course of duty after proper notification
to the property owner or occupant of the property. In all cases, other
than an accessory structure, involving new construction of an improvement,
a sealed location survey shall be provided. In the event that the
new construction is an accessory structure, the Zoning Officer, at
his discretion, may require a sealed survey if deemed necessary to
make a proper evaluation.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. XV, Affordable Housing Based on
Growth Share, added 3-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-04, which immediately
followed, was repealed 6-25-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-06.
