[Amended 3-6-1979]
The provisions of this Part 1 shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer, who shall be appointed by the Township Committee for a one-year term.
[Amended 9-4-1979; 9-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-11; 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-6; 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
A.
Prior to any change in the use of any land or structure or expansion of existing use of land or expansion of a structure or construction of an additional structure, where the changed or expanded use, or expansion or construction of a structure, is affected by the requirements of this Part 1, the owner or his authorized agent shall apply for a zoning permit, unless a site plan or subdivision approval or variance has been finally granted by the applicable approving authority and the proposed changed or expanded use, or expansion of the structure or construction of the additional structure, has been approved along with or as part of the site plan, subdivision or variance so granted. For land or structures located within the Flood Hazard District, an elevation certificate and completed floodplain development permit application pursuant to Chapter 100, Article XII, of the Township Code.
B.
The application for a zoning permit shall be on forms to be supplied by the Zoning Officer and shall contain such information, sketches, plans and data as may be required by regulations of the Planning Board which would be applicable to determine that said use or structure complies with the requirements of this Part 1 and the Township’s Floodplain Management Regulations (Chapter 100, Article XII, of the Township Code), and no zoning permit shall be issued unless and until the Zoning Officer has determined that said change or expansion in use or expansion of structure or construction of additional structure complies with said requirements. The fee for said zoning permit will be as established in Chapter 83, Fees. Also, prior to the issuance of any zoning permit, the Zoning Officer shall be presented by the applicant with a certificate from the appropriate Township official that no real estate taxes or assessments for local improvements are delinquent as to any lot or lots involved in the application for the zoning permit.
C.
Any change in use of land or structure, or expansion of a structure or construction of any additional structure for which a zoning permit has been issued, shall be accomplished in accordance with such permit and the requirements of said Part 1, and with the provisions of any applicable industrial use permit theretofore granted.
[Amended 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any land or structure, the use of which has been changed in such manner as to require the issuance of a zoning permit, industrial use permit, floodplain development permit, or special exception use permit hereunder, and it shall be unlawful to use any building hereinafter located, relocated, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged or structurally altered so as to require the issuance of a building permit, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued therefor by the Construction Official. Such certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official if said land or structure, so changed in use or building so located, relocated, erected, constructed, enlarged or structurally altered, as the case may be, conforms with all the requirements of this Part 1, Part 2, Development Regulations, and applicable provisions of the New Jersey State Uniform Construction Code. Such certificate of occupancy shall be issued or denied by the Construction Official within 10 days of application for it.
[Amended 12-30-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-24]
No sign shall hereafter be erected or altered unless such sign conforms to the requirements of this Part 1. Prior to erecting or altering any sign of the nature permitted by § 100-112.1A, a sign permit shall be applied for and obtained from the Zoning Officer. No more than three sign permits for a sign permitted by § 100-112.1A(2) and (3) shall be issued for the same lot within any 12 consecutive month time period.
[Added 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-13]
Prior to using any lot for a home occupation, a home occupation permit shall be issued for such occupation by the Zoning Officer. Such permit shall be issued by the Zoning Officer if he determines that the proposed home occupation complies with the requirements of this Code. An application by the owner or his authorized agent shall be made to the Zoning Officer for such permit on such forms as the Zoning Officer shall designate, and any fee for such permit, required by this Code, shall be paid by the applicant.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Part 1 shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding 30 days, or both, and each day that any such violation continued shall constitute a separate offense.