[Adopted 9-13-1983 by Ord. No. 829; amended in its entirety 11-11-2003 by Ord. No. 1246]
There is hereby established and hereby confirmed
the position of Zoning Officer of the Borough of Emerson, who shall
have the responsibilities and perform the duties herein set out.
The Zoning Officer shall be appointed annually,
to serve for one calendar year, by the Mayor of the Borough of Emerson
with the consent of the Borough Council. The individual serving as
Construction Code Official is eligible for and may be appointed to
said position.
The Zoning Officer shall enforce the provisions
of the Zoning, Land Use and Property Maintenance Ordinances of the
Borough of Emerson[1] and the statutes of the State of New Jersey dealing with
zoning, in particular the Municipal Land Use Act reported at N.J.S.A.
40:55D-62 et seq.
The Zoning Officer shall review all applications
for site plan approval and/or building permits for compliance with
applicable land use regulations in accordance with the Municipal Land
Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.) and the Code of the Borough of
Emerson and shall perform such other duties as the Mayor and Council
may require.
