The Division of Building Construction shall administer and enforce
this chapter and shall have such powers as are conferred upon it by
this chapter and as reasonably may be implied. In no case shall a
permit be granted for the construction or alteration of any building
where the proposed construction, alteration or use thereof would be
in violation of any provision of this chapter. It shall be the duty
of the Division of Building Construction Inspectors to cause any building,
plans or premises to be inspected or examined and to order, in writing,
the remedying of any conditions found to violate this chapter, and
employees of said Division may enter any building or premises in the
performance of their duties between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m.
A.
Conditional use permits:
(1)
Application for any conditional use permit as provided in this chapter
shall be made to the Planning Board through the Division of Building
Construction.
(2)
The Planning Board shall grant or deny an application for a conditional
use within 95 days of submission of a complete application to the
Division of Building Construction or within such further time as may
be consented to by the applicant.
(3)
Any conditional use permit granted under the provisions of this chapter
shall expire should the applicant fail to obtain a building permit
and begin construction with one year of the date of the granting of
said conditional use permit.
B.
Temporary use permits. The Planning Board may grant temporary use
permits for activities to be conducted for a limited period of time,
which activities would not otherwise be permitted by this chapter.
Such permits may be granted under the same regulations and procedures
for the issuance of conditional use permits as specified elsewhere
in this chapter. The Board shall determine that such uses are of such
a nature and so located as to have no detrimental effect upon the
uses of land and the activities normally permitted in the zone. The
Planning Board shall also determine that such uses contribute materially
to the general welfare under conditions peculiar to the time and place
involved. Upon such determination, the Planning Board shall direct
the Building Inspector to issue a temporary use permit for a period
not to exceed six months. Such permit may be extended not more than
once for an additional six months.
C.
Certificate of occupancy. Certificates of occupancy shall be issued
by the Construction Official in the manner prescribed by the Building
Code.[1] On the serving of notice by the Division of Building Construction
to an owner of any violation of this chapter with respect to any building
or use thereof of land, any certificate of occupancy previously issued
for such use shall become void and a new certificate of occupancy
shall be required for any further use of such land or building. Certificates
of occupancy shall acknowledge compliance with all requirements of
this chapter or of the Planning Board or Zoning Board.
D.
Records. The Division of Building Construction shall keep a record
of all permits applied for and issued, together with a notation of
all special conditions involved. Copies of all plans submitted shall
be filed and safely kept, and the same shall form a part of the records
of that office and shall be available for the use of the officials
of the Township. The Municipal Council shall receive a monthly summary
of all permits applied for and issued and all complaints of violation
and the action taken by the Division of Building Construction consequent
thereon. A copy of each report shall be filed with the Tax Assessor.
E.
Fees. Fees to cover costs of processing, reviewing and acting upon
all applications for variances, conditional use permits, temporary
use permits, certificates of occupancy and appeals may be fixed by
the appropriate board or by the Municipal Council. Such fees may be
changed from time to time as necessary to maintain their relationship
to all costs incurred, directly or indirectly, by the Township.
