The Borough Council reserves the right to amend, change, modify
or repeal any regulations, limitations and restrictions of this chapter,
including the Zoning Map. No such amendment, change, modification
or repeal shall be adopted until after a public hearing is held thereon
by the Borough Council, at which parties in interest and citizens
shall have an opportunity to be heard.
A.
No amendment or change shall become effective unless the ordinance
proposing such amendment or change shall first have been submitted
to the Planning Board for approval, disapproval or suggestions, and
the Planning Board shall have a reasonable time, not less than 30
days, for consideration and report. In the case of an unfavorable
report by the Planning Board, such amendment or change shall not become
effective except by a favorable vote of 2/3 of the Borough Council.
B.
In case of a protest against such proposed change, signed by the
owners of 20% or more either of the area of the lots or land included
in such proposed change or of the lots or land on either side thereof
or directly opposite thereto extending 100 feet therefrom, exclusive
of street space, such change shall not become effective except by
the favorable vote of 2/3 of all the members of the Borough Council.
In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, altered,
repaired, converted or maintained or any building, structure or land
is used in violation of this chapter or any regulations made pursuant
thereto, the proper Borough authorities, in addition to other remedies,
may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such
unlawful erection, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance
or use; to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the
occupancy of said building, structure or land; or to prevent any illegal
act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]
Any person that shall violate this chapter, or do any act or
thing prohibited, or refuse or fail to do any act or thing required
to be done, or refuse or fail to comply with an order of the Zoning
Administrative Officer or an order of the Planning Board shall, upon
conviction thereof before any judicial officer authorized to hear
and determine the matter, forfeit and pay such fine not exceeding
the sum of $500 as shall be imposed by such judicial officer in his
discretion or, if the party so convicted is a natural person, be imprisoned
for such term not exceeding 90 days as such judicial officer, in his
discretion, shall determine; provided, however, that if the party
so convicted is a natural person, such judicial officer shall have
the power, in his discretion, to impose a sentence of both the fine
and imprisonment not exceeding the maximum limits hereinbefore fixed.
Whenever such person shall have been officially notified by the Zoning
Administrative Officer or by service of a summons in a prosecution
or in any other official manner that he is committing a violation,
each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall
constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.
Nothing herein shall prevent imposition of penalties pursuant to the
Uniform Construction Code[1] and as provided in the Laws of 1975, Chapter 217, Section 20 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-138), as from time to time amended.
[Added 3-3-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014; amended 5-6-2016 by Ord. No. 5-2016; 5-16-2016 by Ord. No. 6-2016; 12-14-2017 by Ord. No. 8-2017]
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of their inconsistency.
