[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003]
The Township Council shall appoint a Zoning
Administrator 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 conditional uses or variances to the requirements
of this chapter shall be issued only upon the order of the Planning
Board. Nothing herein contained shall require any change in plans
or construction of a lawful use for which a building permit has been
issued.
A permit shall be required prior to the erection
or structural alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof,
and prior to the use or change in use of a building or land, and prior
to a change in or extension of a nonconforming use. Farm buildings
situated 50 feet or more from any street or property line shall be
exempt from the permit requirements of this section, but all such
farm buildings shall be erected in conformity with the use, area and
height regulations applicable in the district in which such farm building
is located. Applications for permits shall be made in writing to the
Zoning Administrator on such forms as may be furnished by the Township.
Such application shall contain all the information necessary for the
Zoning Administrator to ascertain whether the proposed erection, alteration,
use or change in use complies with the provisions of this chapter.
In the case of uses or buildings which require the 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.
Permits shall be granted or refused within 10
days after the written application has been filed with the Zoning
Administrator. Upon completion of the erection or alteration of any
building or portion thereof authorized by any permit, and prior to
occupancy or use, the holder of such permit shall notify the Zoning
Administrator of such completion. No permit shall be considered complete
or permanently effective until the Zoning Administrator has certified
that the work has been inspected and approved as being in conformity
with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable ordinances.
[Amended 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 21-2003; 6-18-2012 by Ord. No. 10-2012]
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, conditional use or variance shall, at the time of making
application, pay a fee in accordance with the aforementioned fee schedule.
A. Each request
for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by a check or bank money
order payable to the Township of Greenwich in the amount of $30.