[Amended 9-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-20C]
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered
and enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer and Zoning Officer. In
no case shall a permit be granted for the construction or alteration
of any building where the proposed construction, alteration, or use
thereof would be in violation of any provision in this chapter. It
shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Officer,
and/or his or her duly authorized assistants to cause any building,
plans, or premises to be inspected or examined and to order in writing
the remedying of any conditions found to exist in violation of any
provisions of this chapter, and he or she or she shall make the necessary
inspections of any building or premises during the daytime in the
course of his or her duties.
A.Â
Conditional use permits.
[Amended 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02C]
(1)Â
Applications for any conditional use permit shall
be made to the Land Use Board. The Board shall review the application
for the conditional use permit pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-67 and shall issue a permit in the event the applicant complies
with the required conditions.
(2)Â
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67, the applicant shall
file its site plan application with its application for a conditional
use permit, if required, and the Board shall review and decide the
site plan application and application for the conditional use at the
same time.
C.Â
Records.
(1)Â
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer
to keep a record of all applications for building permits, a record
of all permits issued and a record of all certificates of occupancy
which he or she or she signs, together with a notation of all special
conditions involved.
(2)Â
The Code Enforcement Officer shall prepare a monthly
report for the Board of Commissioners summarizing for the period since
his or her last previous report all building permits issued and certificates
signed by him or her and all complaints of violations and the action
taken by him or her consequent thereon. A copy of each such report
shall be filed with the Township Tax Assessor at the same time it
is filed with the Board of Commissioners.
D.Â
Zoning permits.
[Added 7-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-18C;
amended 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-18C; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 21-15C]
(1)Â
A zoning permit is required as a condition precedent to the commencement
of a use and/or change of use and all construction, installation,
reconstruction, alteration, erection, conversion, or alteration of
a structure or building. The zoning permit shall confirm that such
use, structure, and building complies with the provisions of this
chapter and variance approvals granted by the Land Use Board.
(2)Â
Zoning permits shall hereafter be secured from the Zoning Officer
by way of application for a zoning permit. All requests for zoning
permits shall be made in writing by the owner or the owner's authorized
agent and shall include a statement of the use or intended use of
the building or structure or land and shall be accompanied by a plan
of the lot delineating thereon the exact size, shape, and location
of all proposed structures and such other information as may be necessary
for the enforcement of this chapter.
(a)Â
The application for the permit shall be on such form as Township
may prescribe, and, where required by the Township, applications shall
be accompanied by a surveyor's plot plan prepared by a licensed surveyor
and submitted with the surveyor's seal thereon showing the entire
lot for which the zoning permit is sought, the improvements to be
placed on said lot, the location of improvements on all adjoining
lots, the location and scope of the use and/or uses at the property,
all existing and proposed parking on the lot, and a basic rendering
of the property for which the zoning permit is sought showing proposed
heated areas per floor and proposed heights of grade, first floor,
and overall height. The Zoning Officer may require any additional
documentation as reasonably required to make a decision relating to
the application.
(3)Â
Any change to an original zoning permit (i.e., alteration or use
of structure or property) shall void the original, requiring a new
zoning permit.
(4)Â
Any zoning permit shall expire within six months from the date of
issuance of the zoning permit if the authorized work or use is not
commenced within that time.
(a)Â
If the authorized work is abandoned for a period of six months
after commencement of the work or use, the zoning permit shall be
considered void.
(b)Â
In the event construction commences on an adjoining lot that
changes the circumstances upon which the zoning permit was granted
before the permittee begins construction, the zoning permit shall
be deemed invalid and the permittee shall be required to reapply for
a new zoning permit based upon the changed circumstances.
(5)Â
Zoning permits shall not be required before the issuance of a building
permit by the construction official in the case of reroofing, residing,
window changes, fireplaces, wood/coal stoves or interior renovations
of a residential dwelling where the footprint of said dwelling is
not being altered and there is no increase in the living area or cubic
content of the structure. If a change of the structure or use would
result in an issuance of a building permit, a zoning permit would
be required prior to the issuance of the building permit.
[Amended 2-18-1983 by Ord. No. 83-2C; 7-18-1997 by Ord. No.
97-16C; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No. 17-39C]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to assist, aid or abet another
in committing a violation of this chapter.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to negotiate a lease, the provisions
of which will permit occupancy or use of the leased premises in violation
of this chapter.
C.Â
The owner of any building or structure, lot or land, or part thereof,
or anything placed or existing in violation of this chapter, and any
architect, builder, contractor or agent, employed in connection therewith
and who may have assisted in the commission of any such violation.
D.Â
Any owner, contractor, agent, or any person 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 statement of plan submitted and approved hereunder, shall be subject upon conviction to the penalty provided by Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty.
