The Township Council shall appoint a Zoning
Administrative Officer to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
It shall be his duty to examine all applications for permits, issue
permits only for construction and uses which are in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter, record and file for public record
all applications for permits with any accompanying plans and documents
and make such reports as the Township Council may require. Permits
for construction and uses which are a special exception or variance
to requirements of this chapter shall be issued only upon order of
the Board of Adjustment. Nothing herein contained shall require any
change in plans or construction of a lawful use, a permit for which
has been issued before the effective date of this chapter and which
is completed within one year of the effective date of this chapter.
For applications involving low- and moderate-income units as set forth
in the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan of the Master Plan and
applicable court orders, the Zoning Administrative Officer shall not
take any action until a review and report is received from the Housing
Officer.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-30; 7-22-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-30]
A permit shall be required prior to the erection, structural
alteration or alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof
or prior to the making of any addition to any building or structure
or portion thereof and prior to the use or change in use of a building
or land and prior to the change or extension of a nonconforming use.
Applications for permits shall be made, in writing, to the Zoning
Administrative Officer on such forms as may be furnished by the Township.
Such application shall contain all information necessary for the Zoning
Administrative officer to ascertain whether the proposed erection,
alteration, addition, use or change in use complies with the provisions
of this chapter. In the case of uses or buildings which require approval
of the New Jersey Department of Labor, copies of the application and
plans furnished to such agency shall meet the terms of this section.
For applications involving low- and moderate-income units as set forth
in the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan of the Master Plan and
applicable court orders, the Zoning Administrative Officer shall not
take any action until a review and report is received from the Housing
Officer.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-30; 7-22-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-30]
Permits shall be granted or refused within 10 business days
after the written application has been filed with the Zoning Administrator
Officer. Proof of payment of all outstanding taxes and assessments
shall be a requirement for the issuance of a zoning permit.
[Added 2-6-1978 by Ord. No. 1978-1;
amended 3-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-5]
A.
Any use variance granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment
will expire after one year from the date of the Zoning Board of Adjustment's
approving resolution unless construction is commenced or extended
by the Board for a period of six months for good cause shown.
B.
Any bulk variance or conditional use approval granted
by either the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment will
expire after one year from the date of the resolution of said body
approving the grant of the conditional use or variance unless construction
is commenced within one year or extended by the Board for a period
of an additional six months, unless said conditional use approval
or variance is granted for a project which has an extended buildout
by state law, by the ordinances of the Township or by the terms of
the approval resolution for a site plan approval or subdivision. In
such case, the Board shall have the right to extend the date for commencement
of construction to be consistent with the phasing schedule of the
application as per the particular site plan or subdivision approval.
Upon the completion of the erection, location
or alteration of any building or portion thereof for which a building
permit shall have been issued by the Building Inspector, but prior
to the use or occupancy of such building or alteration, the holder
of the permit shall notify the Zoning Officer of the Township of Mount
Laurel of such completion, whereupon the Zoning Officer shall inspect
the premises and, upon ascertaining that the erection, location or
alteration referred to in the building permit has been done in conformity
with said permit and the terms and provisions of this chapter, statute
or order of the Board of Adjustment, shall issue a certificate, in
writing, to be designated certificate of occupancy or conformity,
that said work has been inspected by him and approved as in conformity
with all zoning requirements of the Township. Such certificate of
occupancy or conformity may be endorsed by the Zoning Officer upon
the original building permit. No person shall use or occupy any building
hereafter erected or located on any lot or use or occupy any alteration
of any building hereafter made, unless and until a certificate of
occupancy or conformity shall have been duly issued as required by
this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections B and C,
which immediately followed this section, regarding lots in a major
subdivision, as amended, were repealed 7-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-23.
The certificates of occupancy or conformity
required by this chapter are in addition to and not in lieu of any
and all other permits and certificates that are or may be required
by law or by any government agency or by virtue of any other ordinance
or ordinances of the Township of Mount Laurel or otherwise.
A.
No person, firm, corporation or association that is
the owner of a tract of land which has been the subject of a major
subdivision by the Mount Laurel Township Planning Board shall sell,
assign, lease, transfer or convey any lot located in said subdivision
to any other person, firm, corporation or association for the purpose
of having said lot or any building located thereon used or occupied
unless and until the developer has completely installed in the final
plat in which said lot or building is located all necessary or required
storm drainage mains, systems and structures; sanitary sewer mains,
laterals and structures; water mains, laterals and appurtenances;
and curbs, sidewalks, gutters and streets, including the final surface
treatment or paving of the streets in said final plat.
B.
The Mount Laurel Township Council may authorize the
issuance of certificates of occupancy or conformity even though the
final street paving has not been completed when unusual circumstances
are involved, such as but not limited to acts of God, strikes, adverse
weather conditions or street base too unstable to permit the application
of final street paving, provided that the final street paving is done
in two phases or applications, the first application to be 1 1/2
inches of coarse aggregate paving and the second application to be
one inch of fine aggregate paving, and provided further that the aforesaid
first application of 1 1/2 inches of coarse aggregate street
paving is completely installed prior to the Mount Laurel Township
Council's authorizing the issuance of certificates of occupancy or
conformity.
Fees for permits shall be paid in accordance
with a fee schedule to be adopted by the Township Council, and all
such fees shall be paid into the Township Treasury. Each applicant
for an appeal, special exception or variance shall, at the time of
making application, pay a fee, in accordance with the aforementioned
fee schedule.
[Added 7-2-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-23;
amended 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-30]
A.
No application for development shall be deemed complete if there
are outstanding, uncollected fees and escrows resulting from past
application or prior submissions involving the property in question
or any part thereof, including the base tract.
B.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39 and 40:55D-65, every
application for development shall be accompanied by proof that no
taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property which is the subject of such application; or, if it
is shown that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property,
any approvals or other relief granted by either Board shall be conditioned
upon either the prompt payment of such taxes or assessments or the
making of adequate provision for the payment thereof in such manner
that the municipality will be adequately protected.
C.
No date for hearing shall be set until the administrative officer
of the Board certifies the application as complete.
D.
In addition to the payment of past due fees and escrows as are set
forth above, a complete application shall consist of the following:
(1)
A properly completed application form furnished by the municipality
or submission of all of the information required by such form.
(2)
Payment of the requisite fee and escrows.
(3)
If no taxes or assessments are delinquent, proof of payment
of taxes.
(4)
Plans and supporting documentation as required by this chapter.
[Added 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-17]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8(e), no application
fees or escrow review fees shall be charged on any development application,
the primary purpose of which is to allow for improvements designed
to promote accessibility for disabled person(s).
