This Zoning Ordinance shall apply throughout North Newton Township.
Any activity regulated by this chapter shall only occur in such a
way that conforms with the regulations of this chapter.
A zoning permit indicates that a zoning application complies
with this chapter to the best knowledge of the Zoning Officer or his/her
designee. No zoning permit shall be granted by him/her for any purpose
except in compliance with the literal provisions of this chapter.
The Zoning Officer may be authorized to institute civil enforcement
proceedings as a means of enforcement when acting within his/her scope
of employment.
A. A zoning permit is required to be issued prior to the start of any
of the following activities:
(1)
Erection, construction, movement, placement, razing, demolition,
removal, alteration or expansion (vertical or horizontal) of a structure,
building or sign;
(2)
Change of the type of use or expansion of the use of a structure
or area of land;
B. No zoning permit shall be required for repairs or maintenance of
any structure or land, provided such repairs do not change the use
or the exterior dimensions of the structure, or otherwise violate
the provisions of this chapter.
C. North Newton Township may, at its option, issue combined or separate
building permits, land use permits, and zoning permits and/or may
utilize a single or separate application for the permits.
The Zoning Officer shall revoke, withhold or suspend a permit
or approval issued under the provisions of this chapter in the case
of one or more of the following:
A. Any false statement or misrepresentation of fact in the application
or on the plans on which the permit or approval was based.
B. Upon violation of any condition lawfully imposed by the Zoning Hearing
Board for a variance.
C. Upon violation of any condition lawfully imposed by the governing
body for a conditional use.
D. Any work being accomplished or use of land or structures in such
a way that does not comply with this chapter or an approved site plan
or approved permit application.
If an application under this chapter would also be regulated by Chapter
260, Subdivision and Land Development (SALDO), then any permit or approval under this Zoning Ordinance shall automatically be conditioned upon compliance with the SALDO.
The governing body may, by resolution, establish fees for the
administration of this chapter. All fees shall be determined by a
schedule that is made available to the general public. The governing
body may reevaluate the fees schedule and make necessary alterations
to it. Such alterations shall not be considered an amendment to this
chapter and may be adopted at any public meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors may from time to time, amend, supplement,
change or repeal this chapter including the Official Zoning Map. Any
amendment, supplement, change or repeal may be initiated by the Township
Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors or by petition to the
Board of Supervisors by an interested party. Any such amendment, supplement,
change or repeal shall be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, as amended.