[Amended 3-5-2015 by Ord.
No. 02-15]
This chapter may be enforced by the Zoning Officer, Township
Engineer, or any officer or employee directed by the administration
to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such officers or employees
shall have the authority to investigate any alleged violation of this
chapter coming to their attention.
Recognizing, in certain instances, the necessity for certain
temporary uses, the Planning Board, after hearing, may authorize temporary
use permits pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b.
A. Such permits may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and,
on future application to the Planning Board, may be extended, for
good cause shown, for an additional period not to exceed one year.
Thereafter, such temporary use permit shall expire, and the use so
permitted shall be abated. Any structures erected in connection therewith
shall be removed. Where deemed appropriate, the Board may require
such guaranties as it may deem sufficient to cause such abatement
and/or removal.
B. Where a building permit has been issued, a temporary certificate
of occupancy for a dwelling house may be granted to a developer to
permit such dwelling house to be used, temporarily, as a sales and
management office for the sale of those homes within a subdivision,
provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
The house to be used as such office is built upon a lot approved
as part of a subdivision that has been approved by the Planning Board.
(2)
The house is of substantially the same quality of construction
as those homes to be sold within the subdivision.
(3)
No other business than that which is accessory to the management
and the sale of lands owned by the developer shall be permitted.
(4)
The dwelling house shall meet all other requirements of the
zone district in which it is located.
C. Where a building permit has been issued, the Board may grant a temporary
use permit for a nonconforming use incidental to construction projects
on the same premises, such as the storage of building supplies and
machinery and/or the assembly of building materials. For example,
but not by way of limitation, such temporary use permit may be issued
to permit the parking of a construction trailer on such a site or
a house trailer to be parked only during reconstruction of a building
damaged by fire, flood or other casualty.
D. The Board may grant a temporary use permit for the erection and maintenance
of temporary structures or buildings for the conduct of permitted
uses where such permitted uses have been interrupted by reason of
fire or other casualty. Such temporary use permit shall expire at
the time the necessary repair or reconstruction of the permanent structures
or buildings has been accomplished or within one year, whichever occurs
first.
E. The Board may grant temporary use permits for the location of temporary
structures, in connection with permitted uses, on the site of such
permitted use, which is either existing or about to be established,
upon the construction of permanent facilities which are an addition
to the permitted use or which will result in permanent facilities
to house the permitted use. For example, but not by way of limitation,
such temporary use permits may be issued to permit the parking of
a trailer housing banking facilities, temporary office space, temporary
classroom space and/or temporary warehouse space on such a site.
A sign permit shall be required prior to the erection or alteration of any sign pursuant to Article
XXIX of this chapter.
[Amended 6-2-2016 by Ord.
No. 10-16; 12-21-2023 by Ord. No. 20-23]
A. The owner or agent of a building or premises where a violation of
any provision of this chapter shall have been committed or shall exist,
or the agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person
who shall commit, take part in, or assist in any such violation, or
who shall maintain any building or premises in which any violation
of this chapter shall exist, shall be subject to the penalties set
forth in this section. Each day the violation continues shall be considered
a separate offense.
B. For a violation of any provision of this chapter or supplement or
addition thereto, the offender shall be subject to imprisonment in
the County Jail for a period not to exceed 90 days or a period of
community service not exceeding 90 days or a fine of not less than
$100 nor exceeding $1,250, or any combination of penalty.
C. Any person who is convicted of violating a provision of this chapter
within one year of the date of a previous violation of this chapter
and who was fined for the previous violation shall be sentenced by
the court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional
fine imposed by the court upon a person for a repeated offense shall
not be less than $100 nor more than $1,250 for a violation of any
provision of this chapter, but shall be calculated separately from
the fine imposed for the violation of a provision of this chapter.