[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]
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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.