[Added 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 490]
A. Requirements of permits. A zoning permit shall be
required prior to the erection or structural alteration of any building,
structure, or portion thereof and prior to the change in use of a
building or land and prior to the change or extension of a nonconforming
use.
B. Application for permits. Application for permits shall
be made in writing to the Zoning Officer on such forms as may be furnished
by the Borough. Such application shall contain all information necessary
for such officer to ascertain whether the proposed erection, alteration,
use or change complies with the provisions of this chapter.
C. Issuance of permits. Permits shall be granted or refused
within 30 days after the date of application. In case of refusal,
the applicant shall be informed of his right to appeal to the Zoning
Hearing Board. Work shall be started within 90 days after the date
of issuance of a permit for the erection or alteration of any building
by notifying the Zoning Officer. Upon completion of the erection or
alteration of any building or portion thereof, the holder of such
permit shall notify the Zoning Officer of such completion. No permit
shall be considered complete or permanently effective until the Zoning
Officer has certified that work has been inspected and approved as
being in conformity with the permit and the provisions of this chapter
and all applicable ordinances.
D. Filing fees. The following fees shall be paid at the
Borough office upon the filing of applications as follows:
(1) Zoning permits for uses not requiring Board action:
$75.
(2) Requests for hearings for consideration of variances,
special exceptions or appeals from decisions of the Zoning Officer:
$75.
(3) Requests for amendment to ordinance: $75.
A Zoning Officer shall be designated by the
Borough Council, and the Borough Council may also designate as many
deputy zoning officers as it deems necessary. The Zoning Officer may
also hold the position of Building Permit Officer or Sign Officer.
[Amended 5-15-2002 by Ord. No. 571]
A. Any person, partnership or corporation who or which
shall violate or permit the violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable thereof in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Borough, pay a judgment of not more than $500, plus
court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough
as a result thereof.
B. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or
payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the
District Magistrate. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals
the judgment, the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the
applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues
shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Magistrate
determining that there has been a violation further determines that
there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation
violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation,
in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation
until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation
by the District Magistrate, and thereafter each day that a violation
continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs
and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this chapter
shall be paid over to the Borough whose ordinance has been violated.