The following provisions shall apply to the issuance of construction permits:
A. 
When required. No activity subject to the Uniform Construction Code Act shall commence until a construction permit has been granted by the Construction Official. Activity subject to said Act includes the construction, alteration, renovation, rehabilitation, maintenance, occupancy and use of buildings and structures and approval of premanufactured systems; all as defined in said Act.
B. 
Application procedure. Separate construction permit applications for each building or structure shall be completed and submitted to the Construction Official. A fee as set forth in the Borough Code for any construction permit shall be paid to the Borough prior to the issuance thereof.[1] Applications shall be made in accordance with the requirements as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23 et seq., and shall include properly filled out copies of the following, which shall be signed by the owner or signed and sealed by an appropriate licensed professional or tradesman as required by the Uniform Construction Code:
(1) 
The permit application folder and construction permit application form;
(2) 
The appropriate subcode form(s);
(3) 
Three copies of all construction drawings, sketches, plumbing riser diagrams, soils reports, specifications, and supporting calculations and studies;
(4) 
The estimated construction cost form for all building additions and building alterations;
(5) 
Where Chapter 184, Land Use, compliance review is necessary, three copies of a location survey which accurately shows all structures, lot lines, easements, etc. of said property, marked up to show any proposed new construction;
(6) 
Vendor information about equipment and appliances, their maximum utility consumption, rates, connection sizes, etc.; and
(7) 
Such other special information as the enforcing agency shall require.
[1]
Editor's Note: For fees relative to construction permits see Ch. 12, Construction Code Enforcement, Department of.
C. 
Review Procedure.
(1) 
Mandatory approvals. No construction permit shall be issued until the plans and intended uses therefore have been reviewed and approved in writing by the Zoning Officer, and as applicable, the Board and other agencies, pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code, and all applicable provisions of the Borough Code.
(2) 
Permits involving site work. No construction permit which involves site work ancillary to the permit activity shall be issued unless and until the grading, stormwater drainage, etc. on the site has been reviewed and approved by the Borough Engineer or by the Board and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with.
(3) 
Modification of utilization. Whenever there is a proposed modification of utilization of land, buildings or structures as defined in this chapter, even though permitted in the zone district, zoning approval shall not be issued until there has been review and approval of a site plan by the Board and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with, unless such review is waived by the Zoning Officer pursuant to this chapter.
(4) 
Change of use. Whenever there is a proposed use of land or buildings or structures which is not permitted by this chapter, no zoning approval shall be granted, nor shall any construction permit be issued until such use has been approved by the Board pursuant to this chapter, and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with.
(5) 
Completion of required improvements prior to issuance of permits. In the event subdivision, site plan and/or variance approval is required, no construction permit shall be issued prior to final approval. Furthermore, the Board may require, as a condition of any such approval, the withholding of construction permits pending the satisfactory completion of the required improvements or removals set forth.
D. 
Time period for issuance of permit. Construction permits shall be reviewed within 20 business days of the filing of a complete application. If the Construction Official fails to complete a review of the permit application and to notify the applicant of the approval or denial, as applicable, of the permit within said time period, the applicant may appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals for a determination regarding the application.
Zoning permits are not issued by the Borough. Zoning review is to be documented by a "Zoning Review and Decision Record" form, signed by the Zoning Officer and included in the construction permit application jacket. If an activity does not require site plan approval, this must be determined by the owner of the property in consultation with the Zoning Officer before any work is commenced. Such zoning approval then will be documented by a letter signed by the Zoning Officer, but will not serve as an estoppel in the event that it is later determined that this chapter required site plan approval and/or any other Board action. This shall not exempt any activity from the requirement to obtain a construction permit and the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code shall control.
[Amended 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-08R]
The following improvements shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a construction permit or written zoning approval, unless otherwise required by the Uniform Construction Code, and provided that such improvements conform to stormwater management requirements and all applicable standards in this chapter.
A. 
Exempt antennas as defined in Article XIV.
B. 
Driveways accessory to detached single-family residences, in the zone districts where such uses and structures are permitted by this chapter.
A. 
When required. Certificates of occupancy, or other forms thereof (e.g., certificates of continued occupancy, certificates of approval, certificates of compliance, etc.) shall be applied for and granted by the Construction Official before the facility is occupied or used, as required by the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23. Any change in use or modification of utilization shall require a new certificate of occupancy. Before any certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any such change in use or modification of utilization, all applicable provisions of this chapter shall be complied with.
B. 
Review procedure. A fee as set forth in the Borough Code for any certificate of occupancy shall be paid to the Borough prior to the issuance thereof.[1] No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official until the agency has received prior approvals in writing from the Zoning Officer, the Borough Engineer, the Soil Conservation District, where applicable, and such other jurisdictions as may occasionally be required, as determined by the enforcing agency. Each of the above officials shall review the application for compliance with any regulations, conditions of Board resolutions, etc., which are within their respective areas of responsibility.
[1]
Editor's Note: For certificate of occupancy fees see Ch. 12, Construction Code Enforcement, Department of.
C. 
Completion of required improvements prior to issuance of certificates of occupancy. In the event subdivision, site plan and/or variance approval is required, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued prior to final approval, nor prior to satisfactory completion of the required improvements set forth in Article IX except as may be provided otherwise by this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the Construction Official and Zoning Officer to keep records of all applications for construction permits, zoning approvals and certificates of occupancy, and of all such permits and certificates issued, together with a notation of all special terms or conditions imposed there under. They shall be responsible for the filing and safekeeping of all plans and specifications submitted to them with any application and the same shall form a part of the records of their offices and shall be available to all officials of the Borough. Duplicate copies of any permits or certificates shall be furnished upon request to any persons who shall have a right thereto by law upon payment of a fee as set forth in this chapter.
The erection or alteration of any building or structure prior to obtaining a construction permit, the installation of any improvement of land prior to obtaining a zoning approval, the use or occupancy in whole or in part of any building or structure in which the nature of the use shall have been changed or wherein there has been a modification of utilization or upon which an improvement has been made, shall be a violation of this chapter, and shall subject the violator(s) to the penalties herein prescribed in § 184-194.