[Adopted by Ord. No. 469-91]
The office of Zoning Officer of the Borough of Old Tappan is hereby created. The Zoning Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and shall hold office until January 1 next following the appointment. Any vacancy in the office shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the term.
A. 
Zoning permits shall hereafter be secured from the Zoning Officer prior to construction, erection or alteration of any structure or part of a structure or use of a structure or land. A grant or denial of a zoning permit shall be obtained prior to the filing of an application for site plan approval. All requests for zoning permits shall be made in writing by the owner or his authorized agent and shall include a statement of the use or intended use and shall be accompanied by a plan of the plot showing therein the exact size, shape and location of all proposed structures and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this chapter. The zoning permits shall be granted or denied within 20 days from the date that a written application is filed with the Zoning Officer.
B. 
A building permit issued in accordance with the Building Code of the Borough pursuant to the provisions thereof shall be issued only after or coincident with the issuance of a zoning permit certifying that the application is in compliance with all provisions of Chapter 255, Zoning, or approved variance therefrom.
A. 
The Zoning Officer shall be the chief enforcing officer of the provisions of Chapter 255, Zoning.
B. 
Records. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to keep a record of all applications for zoning permits issued, together with a notation of all special conditions involved. He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the same shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available for the use of the Borough Council and of other officials of the Borough.
C. 
The Zoning Officer shall prepare a bimonthly report for the Borough Council summarizing for the period since his last previous report all zoning permits issued by him and all complaints of violations and the action taken by him consequent thereon. A copy of each such report shall be filed with the Borough Tax Assessor at the same time it is filed with the Borough Council.
The annual salary for the position of Zoning Officer in the Borough of Old Tappan shall be determined from time to time by the Borough Council and shall be paid in accordance with the provision of the Salary Ordinance of the Borough of Old Tappan.