Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
the Zoning Officer or Code Enforcement Officer or such other person
as shall be designated from time to time by the Borough Manager of
the Borough of Lansdale shall administer and enforce this chapter,
including the receiving of applications, the inspection of premises
and the issuing of permits. No permit or certificate of occupancy
shall be issued by him except where the provisions of the chapter
have been complied with and the proper fees have been received.
No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered nor shall any work therefor commence until a permit therefor has been issued by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 146, Building Construction, Article I. All applications for such permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the Borough Building Code, and unless upon written order of the Zoning Hearing Board, no such building permit shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance or regulation of the Borough of Lansdale or of any statute of Pennsylvania or of the United States.
There shall be submitted with all applications
for building permits two copies of a layout or plot plan drawn to
scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon,
the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory
buildings to be erected and such other information as may be necessary
to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.
The Borough official charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall retain in a permanent record for the Borough of Lansdale the application plus the layout or plot plan attached thereto as required by § 405-2102 hereof.
One copy of the layout or plot plan shall be
returned when approved by the Borough official charged with administration
and enforcement of this chapter, together with the permit, to the
applicant. The applicant shall initial the layout or plot plan retained
by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement
of this chapter. Said building permit shall be issued upon the payment
of the fees as designated by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Lansdale in rules and regulations promulgated by it from time to time.
The issuance of a building permit by the Borough official charged
with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall indicate
that the proposed building or alteration complies with the provisions
of this chapter.
The issuance of a building permit by the appropriate
Borough official shall not relieve the owner of the subject premises
from the obligation to comply with all of the ordinances, rules and
regulations of the Borough of Lansdale or to obtain all other permits
required by the ordinances, rules or regulations of the Borough of
Lansdale.
A.Â
No newly constructed building nor any extension to
an existing building nor any existing building to which alterations
have been made pursuant to a building permit shall be occupied or
used, even though such use and occupancy is in conformance with the
provisions of this chapter, unless a certificate of occupancy shall
have first been applied for to the Borough official charged with administration
and enforcement of this chapter and granted by him.
B.Â
No nonconforming use shall be changed or extended
in any building or upon any lot unless a certificate of occupancy
shall have first been applied for to the Borough official charged
with administration and enforcement of this chapter and granted by
him.
C.Â
The Borough official charged with administration and
enforcement of this chapter shall not issue a certificate of occupancy
unless he is satisfied that said building or use complies with all
of the ordinances and regulations of the Borough of Lansdale, including
but not limited to compliance with this chapter.
D.Â
Whenever there is a change of occupancy in any commercial,
business or industrial establishment within the Borough of Lansdale,
all new occupants of the building or structure in question shall be
required to apply for and obtain a certificate of occupancy.
E.Â
The issuance of a certificate of occupancy is in no
way a municipal warranty that there is no defect in the building or
other structure nor that it is in total compliance with the terms
and conditions of this chapter.
The Borough official charged with administration
and enforcement of this chapter shall make such charge for the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy in such amount as the Borough Council
may from time to time by resolution provide for. The Borough official
charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall
maintain a record of all certificates of occupancy and shall furnish
a copy thereof to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest
in the building affected. He shall make such charge for service as
the Borough Council may from time to time by resolution provide for.
The Borough official charged with administration
and enforcement of this chapter shall require that the application
for a building permit and for a certificate of occupancy be accompanied
by such permits, plans and other information as he deems necessary
to enable him to properly ascertain whether the proposed building
or the alteration, change or use or nonconforming use, as the case
may be, complies with the provisions of this chapter and all other
applicable ordinances and regulations of the Borough of Lansdale.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by
the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of
this chapter until or unless he is satisfied as to such compliance.
The Borough official charged with administration
and enforcement of this chapter is herewith given the power and authority
to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
